“Sea routes” in Risk Management Planning. The case study of Bacoli

Abstract

The coastal region from Bacoli to Castellammare di Stabia contains, besides an alternation of fine landscapes and large areas of unplanned urban sprawl, different natural risk elements, object of planning tools that affecting substantially in the urban policies and urban plans.
If a Civil Protection and Emergency Plan, in fact, is a project of all activities and procedures to be adopted to deal with a disaster expected in a region, it is evident that the coordination with urban planning is fundamental. This, in particular, in sensitive areas such as coastal ones.
In the article, using the case study of the Italian city of Bacoli (near Naples), I’ll explore the possibilities offered in emergency planning, from the sea as a specific escape route in case of drought. The reflection moves from an examination of the particular orographic and geographic Phlegraean coast, the topography of the area, the level of interconnections and infrastructures. The strategies developed during the preparation of the plan of emergency and civil protection, from which this article starts, identify the waterfront area, specially adapted, infrastructured and safety, a fundamental option in the management of major emergencies of the Phlegraean area.