ABSTRACT
Many urban habitats are prone to natural hazards, in particular earthquakes; thus, the building vulnerability must be carefully evaluated, especially for historical centers and monuments (Indirli et al. 2006b, 2007b). Thanks to an ENEA proposal and the cooperation of the Ferrara University (partners in other significant projects, see Indirli et al. 2008), four MSc.Theses have been carried out on the construction of a GIS database for the historical center of San Giuliano di Puglia (Theses 2007).The GIS database, which joins together in an ordinate way a lot of collected information, integrates two approaches: the urban planning (for the whole historical center) and a vulnerability pilot study for an inner sector, interesting for its position, morphology, value and architectonic features. The integration between the two above said aspects (usually far one from each other) can be considered innovative, and the result easily implemented in the future.
