Archaeoseismology in a Mediterranean City
Siena and the PROTECT Project
By (author) Andrea Arrighetti
Paperback (Published)
(June 2025)
ISBN: 9781805830580
7.99 x 10.87 inches
Price: $49.00
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This book, through the European PROTECT project, explores how archeoseismology applied to architecture can impact seismic risk management. Focusing on Siena’s historic centre, it presents new methodologies and findings, offering multidisciplinary insights into its urban and social context and its relationship with earthquakes.
Seismic risk is a global challenge that spans multiple disciplines. Archaeology plays a crucial role, offering significant value in preserving and understanding Cultural Heritage. This book, through the European PROTECT project, explores how archeoseismology applied to architecture can make a meaningful impact. Focusing on the historic center of Siena, it presents new methodologies and innovative findings, offering a multidisciplinary approach that uncovers fresh perspectives on a complex urban and social context, as well as its relationship with both medieval and modern earthquakes.
Chapter I - The PROTECT project: archaeoseismology applied to urban areas
Chapter II - The city of Siena: the context of investigation and research strategy
Introduction to the study context
A seismic history of the city of Siena
Chapter III - Methodologies of analysis
Analysis of historical and seismological sources
Archeological surveys of built structures
Digital surveys
Archeosismological analysis of built features
Chapter IV - Application to study context
Analysis at the macro scale: Terzi and Popoli
Medium-scale analysis: street fronts and building aggregates
Micro-scale analysis: architectural complexes
Chapter V - First steps towards an operational protocol for historic city centres
The analysis protocol
Validation of the method: Siena and the 2023 earthquake
Chapter VI - Conclusions and prospects for research
References
Bibliography,
Chapter I - The PROTECT project: archaeoseismology applied to urban areas
Chapter II - The city of Siena: the context of investigation and research strategy
Introduction to the study context
A seismic history of the city of Siena
Chapter III - Methodologies of analysis
Analysis of historical and seismological sources
Archeological surveys of built structures
Digital surveys
Archeosismological analysis of built features
Chapter IV - Application to study context
Analysis at the macro scale: Terzi and Popoli
Medium-scale analysis: street fronts and building aggregates
Micro-scale analysis: architectural complexes
Chapter V - First steps towards an operational protocol for historic city centres
The analysis protocol
Validation of the method: Siena and the 2023 earthquake
Chapter VI - Conclusions and prospects for research
References
Bibliography
- By (author) Andrea Arrighetti
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Arqueología de las sociedades locales en la Alta Edad Media
San Julián de Aistra y las residencias de las élites rurales
Small Worlds and Relational Agencies: Local Societies in Early Medieval Iberia
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