The backbone of the Earth
The project
The earthquake
The earthquake
The history of earthquakes in Friuli
1976: May 6 and September 15
Seismology and prevention
The emergency
The first disaster relief efforts
Emergency strategies
The volunteers
Securing works and demolitions
The first securing measures and shoring works
Damage assessment
Demolishing and preserving
Stay or go
In tents, and in caravans
The exodus of September
The sense of community
Solidarity
Friuli gives thanks and will never forget
The voluntary response of artists and intellectuals
The numbers
The protagonists
The rebuild
Priority
First the factories
The first Regional Reconstruction Law (No. 17 of 1976)
The debate
‘As it was, where it was’ or new towns?
The political debate and the ‘seismic compromise’
How to reconstruct: the technical debate
The 'Friuli Model'
National and regional legislation
The organisational machine and its instruments
Territorial and urban planning
The reconstruction
Preserving the urban layout: the Detail Plans of Venzone and Gemona
The architecture of rebuilding: construction, industry and infrastructure
The cultural heritage
The resilience
How to face, and overcome, a catastrophe
The years of growth: 1978-1998
A collective legacy
The numbers
The protagonists
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The numbers of earthquake
6.42
mw
la magnitudo della scossa del 6 maggio 1976
45
i comuni 'disastrati', altri 92 quelli 'danneggiati' e 'gravemente danneggiati'
990
le persone decedute
11
mila
gli scout che hanno lavorato in Friuli
14
mila
i soldati in servizio
15
mila
gli alpini in congedo
17
mila
le tende montate, 5200 le roulotte arrivate
18
mila
gli edifici crollati
18
mila
i posti di lavoro persi
80
mila
i senza tetto
85
mila
le schede di rilevamento danni degli edifici compilate
125
mila
le firme raccolte per l'istituzione dell'Università del Friuli
50
milioni
di dollari stanziati dal governo americano
210
miliardi
di lire dell'epoca di stima dei danni