Why Should We Bother About Risk Reduction at the Urban Scale?The Early Recovery System (Ers) Framework to Assess the Impact of Prevention Instruments on Post-Quake Urban Functionality

The traditional Italian approach to seismic risk management has focused more on postdisaster recovery than proactive urban prevention policies. This has resulted in significant costs and has profoundly affected local communities and urban functionality. This paper aims to contribute to the debate on seismic prevention strategies by introducing a new planning tool for early recovery − the Early Recovery System (ERS) − along with a methodology for assessing its impact on post-earthquake urban functionality.