RISE: A method for the design of resilient infrastructures and structures against emergencies

This paper originates from a European research proposal entitled RISE (Resilient Infrastructures and Structures against Emergencies). In RISE the assessment of the resilience of an urban development is carried out within an effective theoretical framework in which the large scale urban built infrastructure is perceived as a network, where nodes represent premises for the activities of the infrastructure and links represent the physical connections between them. The framework implies that the response to a critical event and the capability of recovering from the consequence of a disaster are considered both at a local level, by investigating the network elements (nodes and links) and at a global level, by considering the interactions between the elements and the response of the entire network.A basic application focusing on a specific analysis aspect (the local resilience of a critical component of the network) is provided. © 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London.