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Dr Sonia Giovinazzi

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Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: sonia.giovinazzi@canterbury.ac.nz

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Languages: English, French, Italian

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Fields of Research

  • Natural and man-induced hazard risk analysis
  • GIS-based territorial scale damage scenario analysis
  • Structure and infrastructure vulnerability analysis

Researcher Summary

Natural and man-induced hazard risk analysis
GIS-based territorial scale damage scenario analysis
Structure and infrastructure vulnerability analysis
Risk reduction strategies including mitigation strategies, emergency management and resilience enhancement strategies
Extreme events decision making
Seismic vulnerability assessment of unreinforced masonry and heritage/monumental buildings

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Engineering and Technology: Civil; Earthquake Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering
  • Resilience: Social: Culture and Heritage; Emergency Management Planning
  • Resilience: Physical: Buildings; Infrastructure; Lifelines
  • Resilience: Technological: Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Santarsiero G., Di Sarno L., Giovinazzi S., Masi A., Cosenza E. and Biondi S. (2019) Performance of the healthcare facilities during the 2016–2017 Central Italy seismic sequence. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 17(10): 5701-5727. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-018-0330-z.
  • Liu M., Milke MW., Heiler D. and Giovinazzi S. (2018) Postearthquake Decision Making on Sewer Recovery and the Roles of Damage and Repair Data: Case Study of Christchurch, New Zealand. Journal of Infrastructure Systems 24(1) 05017007: 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000406.
  • Akaa O., Abu A., Spearpoint M. and Giovinazzi S. (2017) Optimising design decision-making for steel structures in fire using a hybrid analysis technique. Fire Safety Journal 91: 532-541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.03.018.
  • Akaa OU., Abu A., Spearpoint M. and Giovinazzi S. (2017) Group-analytic network process for balancing stakeholder views on fire protection of steel-framed buildings. Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis 24(3-4): 162-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mcda.1607.
  • Giovinazzi S., Austin A., Ruiter R., Foster C., Nayyerloo M., Nair NK. and Wotherspoon L. (2017) Resilience and fragility of the telecommunication network to seismic events: Evidence after the Kaikoura (New Zealand) earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 318-328. http://dx.doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.50.2.318-328.
  • Kongar I., Esposito S. and Giovinazzi S. (2017) Post-earthquake assessment and management for infrastructure systems: learning from the Canterbury (New Zealand) and L’Aquila (Italy) earthquakes. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 15(2): 589-620. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-015-9761-y.
  • Kongar I., Giovinazzi S. and Rossetto T. (2017) Seismic performance of buried electrical cables: evidence-based repair rates and fragility functions. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 15(7): 3151-3181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-016-0077-3.
  • Kongar I., Rossetto T. and Giovinazzi S. (2017) Evaluating simplified methods for liquefaction assessment for loss estimation. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 17(5): 781-800. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-781-2017.
  • Vecere A., Monteiro R., Ammann WJ., Giovinazzi S. and Melo Santos RH. (2017) Predictive models for post disaster shelter needs assessment. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 21: 44-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.11.010.
  • Akaa OU., Abu A., Spearpoint M. and Giovinazzi S. (2016) A group-AHP decision analysis for the selection of applied fire protection to steel structures. Fire Safety Journal 86: 95-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2016.10.005.
  • Giovinazzi S., Brown C., Seville E., Stevenson JR., Hatton T. and Vargo JJ. (2016) Criticality of infrastructures for organisations. International Journal of Critical Infrastructures 12(4): 331-363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJCIS.2016.081303.
  • Liu M., Giovinazzi S. and Beukman P. (2016) Post-earthquake performance indicators for sewerage systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer 169(2): 74-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.15.00028.
  • Liu M., Scheepbouwer E. and Giovinazzi S. (2016) Critical success factors for post-disaster infrastructure recovery: Learning from the Canterbury (NZ) earthquake recovery. Disaster Prevention and Management 25(5): 685-700. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/DPM-01-2016-0006.
  • Bocchini GM., Giovinazzi S., Pomonis A., Pampanin S., Ingham JM. and King A. (2015) New Zealand contributions to the global earthquake model’s earthquake consequences database (GEMECD). Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 48(4): 245-263.
  • Brown C., Stevenson J., Giovinazzi S., Seville E. and Vargo J. (2015) Factors influencing impacts on and recovery trends of organisations: evidence from the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 14(1): 56-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.11.009.
  • Marotta A., Goded T., Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S., Liberatore D., Sorrentino L. and Ingham JM. (2015) An inventory of unreinforced masonry churches in New Zealand. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 48(3): 171-190.
  • Jacques CC., McIntosh J., Giovinazzi S., Kirsch TD., Wilson TM. and Mitrani-Reiser J. (2014) Resilience of the Canterbury Hospital System to the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra 30(1): 533-554. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/032013EQS074M.
  • Esposito S., Giovinazzi S., Elefante L. and Iervolino I. (2013) Erratum to Performance of the L'Aquila (central Italy) gas distribution network in the 2009 (MW6.3) earthquake (Bull Earthquake Eng, 10.1007/s10518-013-9478-8). Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 11(6): 2467-2468. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-013-9488-6.
  • Esposito S., Giovinazzi S., Elefante L. and Iervolino I. (2013) Performance of the L’Aquila (central Italy) gas distribution network in the 2009 (Mw 6.3) earthquake. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering Online http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-013-9478-8.
  • Liu M., Giovinazzi S., MacGeorge R. and Beukman P. (2013) Wastewater network restoration following the Canterbury (NZ) Earthquake sequence: Turning post-earthquake recovery into resilience enhancement. Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Publications and Monographs 38: 160-167.
  • Giovinazzi S., Wilson TM., Davis C., Bristow D., Gallagher M., Schofield A., Villemure M., Eidinger J. and Tang A. (2011) Lifelines Performance and Management following the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand: Highlights of Resilience. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 44(4): 402-417.
  • Ferreira F., Dantas A., Sevilles E. and Giovinazzi S. (2010) Extreme Events Decision Making in Transport Networks: A Holistic Approach Using Emergency Scenarios and Decision Making Theory. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 8: 70-85.
  • Dolce M., Giovinazzi S., Iervolino I., Nigro E. and Tang A. (2009) Emergency management for lifelines and rapid response after L'Aquila earthquake. Progettazione Sismica 3(2009): 209-217.
  • Giovinazzi S. (2009) 2. Representation of alternative sources of geotechnical hazards within a seismic risk analysis. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 42(3): 222-234.
  • Giovinazzi S. (2009) Geotechnical Hazard Representation for Seismic Risk Analysis. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 42(3): 221-234.
  • Giovinazzi S. (2009) Geotechnical hazard representation for seismic risk analysis. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 42(4): 308. http://dx.doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.42.3.221-234.
  • Giovinazzi O. and Giovinazzi S. (2008) Guidelines for a Sustainable Planning of Urban Waterfront after Disasters. Portus 16.
  • Lagomarsino S. and Giovinazzi S. (2006) Macroseismic and mechanical models for the vulnerability and damage assessment of current buildings. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 4(4): 415-443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-006-9024-z.
Chapters
  • Giovinazzi S., Kongar I., Bocchini GM. and Ottonelli D. (2016) Damage to Buildings: Modeling. In Beer M; Kougioumtzoglou IA; Patelli E; Au ISK (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering: 20pp. New York: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36197-5_357-1.
  • Kongar I. and Giovinazzi S. (2016) Damage to Infrastructure: Modelling. In Beer M; Kougioumtzoglou IA; Patelli E; Au ISK (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering: 14pp. New York: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36197-5_356-1.
  • Stevenson J., Giovinazzi S., Seville E., Brown C., Chang-Richards Y. and Wilkinson S. (2016) From disaster to opportunity: Reviving urban function after the Canterbury earthquakes. Cities at Risk: Planning for and Recovering from Natural Disasters: 97-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315572109.
  • Kongar I., Rossetto T. and Giovinazzi S. (2014) The Effectiveness of Existing Methodologies for Predicting Electrical Substation Damage Due to Earthquakes in New Zealand. In Beer M; Au SK; Hall JW (Ed.), Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Qualification, Mitigation and Management: 752-761. Reston: American Society of Civil Engineers. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.077.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • D’Agostino G., Di Pietro A., Giovinazzi S., La Porta L., Pollino M., Rosato V. and Tofani A. (2019) Earthquake simulation on urban areas: Improving contingency plans by damage assessment. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) 11260 LNCS: 72-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05849-4_6.
  • Calcara L., Pietro AD., Giovinazzi S., Pollino M. and Pompili M. (2018) Towards the Resilience Assessment of Electric Distribution System to Earthquakes and Adverse Meteorological Conditions. In 2018 110th AEIT International Annual Conference, AEIT 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/AEIT.2018.8577308.
  • Matassoni L., Giovinazzi S., Pollino M., Fiaschi A., La Porta L. and Rosato V. (2017) A geospatial decision support tool for seismic risk management: Florence (Italy) case study. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) 10405: 278-293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62395-5_20.
  • Akaa O., Abu A., Spearpoint M. and Giovinazzi S. (2016) Decision analysis of stakeholder views in the design of steel structures in fire. In Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering 4: 523-532. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-703-0-523.
  • Akaa OU., Abu A., Spearpoint M. and Giovinazzi S. (2015) Balancing stakeholder views for decision-making in steel structural fire design. In PLSE 2015 Proceedings: 983-992.
  • Cavalieri F., Franchin P., Ko SY., Giovinazzi S. and Hart DE. (2015) Probabilistic assessment of Increased Flooding Vulnerability in Christchurch city after the Canterbury 2010-2011 earthquake sequence, New Zealand. In 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, ICASP 2015.
  • Davis CA., Giovinazzi S. and Hart DE. (2015) Liquefaction Induced Flooding in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 6ICEGE Proceedings: 6pp.
  • Giovinazzi S., Black JR., Milke M., Esposito S., Brooks KA., Craigie EK. and Liu M. (2015) Identifying Seismic Vulnerability Factors for Wastewater Pipelines after the Canterbury (NZ) Earthquake Sequence 2010-2011. In Pipelines 2015: 304-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479360.029.
  • Hart DE., Byun DS., Giovinazzi S., Hughes MW. and Gomez C. (2015) Relative Sea Level Changes on a Seismically Active Urban Coast: Observations from Laboratory Christchurch. In Australasian Coasts & Ports Proceedings: 6pp.
  • Liu M., Giovinazzi S. and Lee P. (2015) Seismic Fragility Functions for Sewerage Pipelines. In Pipelines 2015: Recent Advances in Underground Pipeline Engineering and Construction - Proceedings of the Pipelines 2015 Conference: 291-303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479360.028.
  • Liu M., Giovinazzi S. and Lee P. (2015) Seismic fragility functions for sewerage pipelines. In.
  • Rais A., Giovinazzi S. and Palermo A. (2015) Pipelines at Bridge Crossings: Empirical-Based Seismic Vulnerability Index. In Pipelines 2015: Recent Advances in Underground Pipeline Engineering and Construction - Proceedings of the Pipelines 2015 Conference: 1642-1654. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479360.151.
  • Rais A., Giovinazzi S., Palermo AG. and Lee P. (2015) Bridge-Utility Systems: Learnings from the Canterbury Earthquakes (2010-11). In.
  • Brando M., Lin SL., Giovinazzi S. and Palermo A. (2012) Observed and predicted bridge damage following the recent Canterbury earthquakes: Toward the calibration and refinement of damage and loss estimation tools. In.
  • Giovinazzi S. and Wilson TM. (2012) "Recovery of Lifelines" following the 22nd February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake: Successes and issues. In.
  • Lin SL., Giovinazzi S. and Pampanin S. (2012) Loss Estimation in Christchurch CBD following Recent Earthquakes: Validation and Refinement of Current Procedures. In Proceedings:.
  • McIntosh JK., Jacques C., Mitrani-Reiser J., Kirsch TD., Giovinazzi S. and Wilson TM. (2012) The Impact of the 22nd February 2011 Earthquake on Christchurch Hospital. In.
  • Villemure M., Wilson TM., Bristow D., Gallagher M., Giovinazzi S. and Brown C. (2012) Liquefaction ejecta clean-up in Christchurch during the 2010-2011 earthquake sequence. In.
  • Esposito S., Giovinazzi S., Iervolino I. and Elefante L. (2011) Addressing groundshaking-induced damage of the gas distribution network in the 2009 L`Aquila Earthquake. In.
  • Esposito S., Giovinazzi S., Iervolino I. and Elefante L. (2011) Post-Earthquake Physical Damage Assessment for Gas Networks. In.
  • Ferreira F., Taniguchi E., Giovinazzi S. and Wilson TM. (2011) 2011 Christchurch Earthquake: Event's Lifecycle Response and Critical Lifeline Systems Recovery. In.
  • Ferreira F., Dantas A., Seville E. and Giovinazzi S. (2010) Dynamic Response Recovery Tool for Roading Organisations. In Proceedings of the 12th WCTR: 16pp.
  • Ferreira F., Dantas A., Seville E. and Giovinazzi S. (2010) Towards an Alternative Approach for Roading Organizations Emergency Management Training and Research: Exercises Observation and Game-Based Scenario Simulation. In.
  • Giovinazzi S. and Nicholson A. (2010) Transport Network Reliability in Seismic Risk Analysis and Management. In.
  • Nicholson A. and Giovinazzi S. (2010) Hazard Loss Estimation and Transport Network Reliability. In.
  • Giovinazzi S. and King A. (2009) Estimating seismic impacts on lifelines: an international review for RiskScape. In.
  • Giovinazzi S. and King A. (2009) Toward the Seismic Performance Assessment of Lifelines within the Regional RiskScape Model in New Zealand. In.
  • Giovinazzi S. and Pampanin S. (2009) Multi-Criteria Approach For Seismic Risk Mitigation. In.
  • Giovinazzi S., Matassoni L. and Fiaschi A. (2009) Strumenti per la Valutazione e la Programmazione di Interventi di Mitigazione del Rischio Sismico a Scala Comunale: un Caso Studio. In.
  • Giovinazzi O. and Giovinazzi S. (2008) Waterfront planning: a window of opportunities for post-disaster reconstruction. In.
  • Giovinazzi S. and Pampanin S. (2008) Multi-criteria approaches for regional earthquake retrofit strategies. In.
  • Bernardini A., Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Parodi S. (2007) Matrici di probabilità di danno implicite nella scala EMS-98. In.
  • Bernardini A., Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Parodi S. (2007) The vulnerability assessment of current buildings by a macroseismic approach derived from the EMS-98 scale. In.
  • Giovanazi S. and Cubrinovski M. (2007) Liquefaction Hazards for Seismic Risk Analysis. In Proceedings of the 2007 Annual NZSEE Technical Conference.
  • Giovinazzi S. and Pampanin S. (2007) Mitigation Analyses for the Selection of Effective Seismic Retrofit Strategies at a Territorial Scale. In Proceedings of the 2007 Annual NZSEE Technical Conference.
  • Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Pampanin S. (2006) Vulnerability Methods and Damage Scenario for Seismic Risk Analysis as Support to Retrofit Strategies: an European Perspective. In Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Conference 2006 Paper No. 14: 10pp.
  • Giovinazzi S., Pampanin S. and Lagomarsino S. (2006) Alternative Retrofit Strategies For Pre'70 R.C. Buildings: Vulnerability Models and Damage Scenarios. In Proceedings of the First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology 2006 Paper 1148: 10pp.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Cavalieri F., Franchin P., Ko SJ., Giovinazzi S. and Deirdre H. (2015) Probabilistic assessment of increased flooding vulnerability in Christchurch after the Canterbury 2010-2011 sequence. Vancouver, Canada: 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP12), 12-15 Jul 2015.
  • Gomez C., Hart DE. and Giovinazzi S. (2015) Multi-hazards Disaster Risk in Japan and New Zealand "from 2011": a multidisciplinary approach - unforeseen local and international challenges, and insights into the future of coastal cities in the face of climate change. University of Helsinki, Finland.
  • Kongar I., Rossetto T. and Giovinazzi S. (2015) Evaluating Desktop Methods for Assessing Liquefaction-Induced Damage to Infrastructure for the Insurance Sector. Vancouver, Canada: 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP12), 12-15 Jul 2015.
  • Kongar I., Rossetto T. and Giovinazzi S. (2014) Seismic fragility of Underground electrical cables in the 2010-11 Canterbury (NZ) Earthquakes. Istanbul, Turkey: 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (ECEES), 25-29 Aug 2014.
  • Giovinazzi S., Wenzel H., Powell D. and Lee JS. (2013) Consequence-based decision making tools: evidences of needs and initial activities of the m-HARP Consortium. Padova, Italy: XV ANIDIS, 30 Jun-4 Jul 2013.
  • Giovinazzi S., Stevenson JR., Mason A. and Mitchell J. (2012) Assessing temporary housing needs and issues following Christchurch Earthquakes. Lisbon, Portugal: 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2012), 24-28 Sep 2012.
  • Hart DE., Gomez C., Kirk RM., Hughes MW., Kelland E., Wood GV., Davis CA. and Giovinazzi S. (2012) Coastal quakes: New Zealand's underrated hazard complex. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Coastal Society Annual Conference (NZCS), 14-16 Nov 2012.
  • Mitrani-Reiser J., McIntosh J., Jacques C., Giovinazzi S., Kirsch TD. and Wilson T. (2012) Response of the Regional Health Care system to the 22nd February 2011, Christchurch Earthquake, NZ. Lisbon, Portugal: 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2012), 24-28 Sep 2012.
  • Villemure M., Wilson TM., Bristow D., Gallagher M., Giovinazzi S. and Brown C. (2012) Fine Grained Sediment Clean up in Urban Environments following a Disaster. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 6th Australasian Natural Hazards Management Conference, 21-22 Aug 2012.
  • Brown C., Milke M., Seville E. and Giovinazzi S. (2010) Disaster Waste Management on the Road to Recovery: L'Aquila Earthquake case study. Ohrid, Macedonia: 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14ECEE), 30 Aug-3 Sep 2010.
  • Dantas A., Giovinazzi S., Ferreira F. and Seville E. (2010) A Diagnosis of the State Highway Organisations' Decision-Making During Extreme Emergency Events. Christchurch, New Zealand: IPENZ Transportation Group Conference 2010, 14-17 Mar 2010.
  • Ferreira F., Dantas A., Seville E. and Giovinazzi S. (2010) Organizational Operations Planning and Decision-Making During Extreme Events: The New Zealand State Highway Organizations Case. Washington, DC, USA: Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, 10-14 Jan 2010.
  • Giovinazzi S., Ferreira F., Dantas A. and Seville E. (2008) Enhancing the reconstruction process for road networks: opportunities and challenges for using Information Technology. Christchurch, New Zealand: 4th International i-Rec Conference 2008: Building resilience: achieving effective post-disaster reconstruction, 30 Apr-2 May 2008.
  • Bernardini A., Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Parodi S. (2007) Vulnerabilità e previsione di danno a scala territoriale secondo una metodologia macrosismica coerente con la scala EMS-98. Pisa, Italy: 12th Italian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 1-1 Jun 2007.
  • Curti E., Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Resemini S. (2007) Non-linear analysis of damage local mechanisms for monumental structures (In Italian). Pisa, Italy: 12th Italian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 10-14 Jun 2007.
  • Giovinazzi S., Lemme A., Podestà S. and Resemini S. (2007) Data analysis finalised to the calibration of vulnerability, damage and cost and reconstruction models for residential and strategic buildings (In Italian). Pisa, Italy: XII Conference of the Italian National Association of Earthquake Engineering (ANIDIS), 10-14 Jun 2007.
  • Balbi A., Galasco A., Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Parodi S. (2006) SCENARIO SISMICO: a tool for seismic risk analysis and real time damage scenarios implementation. Geneva, Switzerland: First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (ECEES), 3-8 Sep 2006.
  • Frumento S., Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Podestà S. (2006) Seismic Retrofitting of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Italy. Napier, New Zealand: New Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineering 2006 Conference (NZSEE 2006): Remembering Napier 1931 - Building on 75 Years of Earthquake Engineering in NZ, 10-12 Mar 2006.
  • Giovinazzi S. (2006) Geotechnical Hazard representation for damage scenario and seismic risk analysis. Christchurch, New Zealand: Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Workshop, Canterbury, 20-23 Nov 2006.
  • Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Pampanin S. (2006) Vulnerability Methods and Damage Scenario for Seismic Risk Analysis as Support to Retrofit Strategies: an European Perspective. Napier, New Zealand: NZSEE 2006 New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference, 1-1 Mar 2006.
  • Giovinazzi S., Lagomarsino S. and Resemini S. (2006) Displacement capacity of ancient structures through non-linear cinematic and dynamic analyses. New Delhi, India: V International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Construction, 1-1 Nov 2006.
  • Giovinazzi S., Pampanin S. and Lagomarsino S. (2006) Alternative Retrofit Strategies for Pre'70 RC Buildings: Vulnerability Models and Damage Scenarios. Geneva, Switzerland: First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (ECEES), 3-8 Sep 2006.
  • Resemini S., Lagomarsino S. and Giovinazzi S. (2006) Damping Factors and equivalent SDOF definition in the displacement-based assessment of monumental masonry structures. Geneva, Switzerland: First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 3-8 Sep 2006.
Reports
  • Allen J., Davis C., Giovinazzi S., Hart DE., Cochrane T., Deam B., De Pascale G., Hicks M., Holland D. and Hughes M. (2014) Geotechnical & flooding reconnaissance of the 2014 March flood event post 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence, New Zealand. In Report No. GEER035, GEER Association. Commissioned by Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association. 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.18118/G6001Z.
  • Seville E., Stevenson J., Brown C., Giovinazzi S. and Vargo J. (2014) Disruption and resilience: how organisations coped with the Canterbury earthquakes; ERI Research Report 2014/002.ERI. Commissioned by Economics of Resilient Infrastructure (ERI) Research Programme. 45pp.
  • Dantas A. and Giovinazzi S. (2010) Benchmarking the readiness of road controlling authorities to meet their obligations under the Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEEM) Act 2002.Commissioned by New Zealand Transport Agency. 90pp.
  • Dantas A., Giovinazzi S., Seville E. and Ferreira F. (2010) A Diagnosis of State Highway Organisations' Decision-Making during Extreme Emergency Events.Commissioned by Resilient Organisations. 97pp.
Discussion/Working Papers
  • Seville E., Fenwick T., Brunsdon D., Myburgh D., Giovinazzi S. and Vargo J. (2009) Resilience Retreat: Current and future resilience issues. Resilient Organisations Research Group. 30pp.
Oral Presentations
  • Giovinazzi S., Hart DE., Cavalieri F. and Kongar I. (2014) Towards more Resilient Infrastructure Systems: Methods and Tools. James Cook Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand: National Lifelines Conference.
  • Giovinazzi S. (2010) A first-hand account on L'Aquila earthquake, Central Italy, 6 April 2009: Impact, response & recovery. ECan Environment Canterbury: Invited presentation.
  • Dantas A., Giovinazzi S., Dantas A. and Giovinazzi S. (2009) NZTA research project - Response to emergency events - Benchmarking the readiness of RCAs. Wellington, New Zealand: Road Controlling Authorities Forum (NZ), 07 Apr 2010.
  • Giovinazzi S. (2009) Issues and Lessons for Lifelines from the April 2009 L'Aquila earthquake in Italy. Christchurch, New Zealand: National Lifelines Forum 2009, 30 Nov 2009.

Student Supervision

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  • PhD - Akaa O: Applicability of risk-balanced fire design for steel framed structures (2017)
  • Completed
  • PhD - Akaa OU: Balancing stakeholder goals in structural fire design of steel-framed buildings (2018)

Affiliations

  • New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) (Professional Organisation): Member

Key Methodologies

  • GIS-based territorial scale damage scenario analysis
  • Structure and infrastructure vulnerability analysis
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