Title: Resilience of the built environment and cultural heritage at risk: Earthquakes, blast, and other extreme events.

Over the years European countries have gained valuable experience and knowledge in the field of conservation and restoration, leading to impressive developments in the areas of inspection, non-destructive testing, monitoring, and structural analysis of historical constructions. The guidelines developed on the basis of such knowledge and experience for future reuse and conservation projects allow for safer, economical, and more adequate remedial measures. The lecture will present such knowledge and guidelines addressing aspects related to the risk posed by natural disasters, such as floods, storms, landslides, earthquake, and blast. Also covered will be recent research and applications related to the design and evaluation of structures to deal with the threat posed by explosions.