Survey activity for the volcanic vulnerability assessment in the Vesuvian area: The ‘quick’ methodology and the survey form

The Vesuvius Case Study was developed in the framework of the topics foreseen in the activities ofWorking Group 4 ('Risk Assessment for Catastrophic Scenarios in Urban Areas') of the EU COSTAction C26 ('Urban Habitat Constructions under Catastrophic Events'). An important activity has been the in situ survey for the volcanic vulnerability assessment on different construction typologies, such as residential and historical buildings, school buildings and monumental villas, located in some selected areas exposed to volcanic hazard. During this activity, the buildings identification has been performed through a visual investigation, supported by an ad hoc form, related to the building vulnerability to seismic and volcanic actions. The survey form and the corresponding 'quick' methodology for the volcanic vulnerability assessment are presented in this paper.