The goal of this presentation is to describe a building collapse with fatalities in a typical southern Italian location. According to the common definition of a disaster, the authors want to warn against complacency and the underestimation of the appropriateness of certain environmental structures, and underscore the social impact of such a dramatic event, that upon review was truly a predictable tragedy. This presentation will impact the forensic community and/or humanity by demonstrating how in spite of the tragic event, people continue to live in “the caves”, in a condition of absolute poverty and in contrast of every safety rule. In all likelihood, just a few precaution safety measures could have avoided the dramatic event and could prevent a repeat collapse of these types of buildings.
The cave man in the 21st Century: chronicle of an announced tragedy: preventive measures and repeating risk
NERI, Margherita;
2006
Abstract
The goal of this presentation is to describe a building collapse with fatalities in a typical southern Italian location. According to the common definition of a disaster, the authors want to warn against complacency and the underestimation of the appropriateness of certain environmental structures, and underscore the social impact of such a dramatic event, that upon review was truly a predictable tragedy. This presentation will impact the forensic community and/or humanity by demonstrating how in spite of the tragic event, people continue to live in “the caves”, in a condition of absolute poverty and in contrast of every safety rule. In all likelihood, just a few precaution safety measures could have avoided the dramatic event and could prevent a repeat collapse of these types of buildings.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
