NET4SAFE: Network for Emergency and Safety Management. A Platform for Emergency Management and Accessibility

The constant increase in the frequency and intensity of impactful climate events, combined with the Italian territory’s complex morphology and extreme urban fragmentation, underscores the urgent need for tools that support more resilient and effective planning. This study introduces an innovative and scalable methodology for analyzing territorial accessibility. The model is based on an initial application of network theory, which, through geospatial data, represents urban settlements and their infrastructural connections. The aim is to identify areas most vulnerable due to limited accessibility to both services and key infrastructure networks. The study sets the foundation for the development of an operational tool to support emergency planning and response management. The proposed system serves as an efficient Decision Support System (DSS) for public authorities, adaptable to various territorial scales and integrable with demographic, building, and risk-related indicators. This approach addresses a gap in territorial knowledge and aims to provide an accurate representation of the infrastructural fabric. Such representation enables the definition of intervention priorities and risk mitigation strategies, ultimately promoting sustainable urban development.