Department on Risk, Disaster Management and Strategic Planning (RDM/IZIIS)

MANDATE

Qualitative and quantitative research related to:

  • Potential and effects of environmental (natural and anthropogenic) hazards;
  • Intrinsic vulnerability and risk of built environment;
  • Elements for:
    • Disaster-free spatial and master urban planning and development;
    • Emergency, crisis management and relief planning;
    • Disaster preparedness;
    • Post-disaster damage and loss assessment, recovery and re-development;
    • SAR and (HU)SAR engineering and relief;
  • Implementation of non-invasive in-citu testing methods and procedures for advanced assessment of vulnerability, operational safety and monitoring of essential facilities, physical and social lifelines' and urban utility systems and components;
  • GIS oriented ITs'  on archiving, mapping, presentation and visualization of data acquired and results derived;
  • Legislation environment for long term consistent implementation of state of the-art know‑how in risk and disaster risk reduction and mitigation, urban planning, architectural and engineering design and construction.

 

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis of environmental hazards' potential and impacts; mapping, zonation and microzonation;
  • Vulnerability and risk assessment of built environment, urban areas, physical and social lifeline and utility systems; mapping, zonation and microzonation;
  • Qualitative and quantitative hazard, vulnerability and risk analysis for insurance and reinsurance
  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis of socio-economic impacts of disasters, search and rescue engineering measures and operative procedures;
  • Post disaster damage and loss assessment, planning of measures for disaster revitalization, rehabilitation and re-development;
  • Planning of risk reduction measures, preparedness planning and emergency management measures
  • In situ  determination of fundamental dynamic characteristics of structures (ambient vibrations) and soil deposits (microtremor), non-invasive in-situ investigations and assessment of quality of built-in materials, structural capacity and deformability characteristics, diagnosis of existing conditions, defectology and safety margins for reliable exploitation.


PRINCIPAL STAFF

Academic:
Prof. Zoran MILUTINOVIC, Dr. Eng, Head (zoran@pluto.iziis.ukim.edu.mk)
Ms. Tatjana OLUMCEVA, MSc., Senior Research Assistant (olumceva@pluto.iziis.ukim.edu.mk
Ms. Radmila SALIC, MSc., Research Assistant(r_salic@pluto.iziis.ukim.edu.mk

Technical:
Mr. Branko NATEV, Grad. Civil Eng. Technitian
Mr. Ante PETROV, Grad. Civil Eng. Technitian
Ms. Sehija RADONCIC, Grad. Degree I Architect

Relevant Projects:

Ongoing

  1. Reducing Environmental Risk through Strengthening of Management of Hazardous Waste from Industrial and Agricultural Activities in the Wider Europe (RIMAWA); European Economic Commission, FP6
  2. Earthquake Protection of Historical Buildings by Reversible Mixed Technologies (PROHITECH); European Economic Commission, FP6
  3. Assessment of Seismic Site Amplification and Seismic Building Vulnerability in Republic of Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia; NATO - Science for Peace Programme; Contract: SfP 980857
  4. Harmonization of Seismic Hazard Maps for the Western Balkan Countries; NATO - Science for Peace Programme; Contract: SfP 983054

Completed

  1. Physical and Psychological Management of Earthquake Related Emergencies in Schools in Macedonia; UNICEF (Completed 2004)
  1. Vulnerability of Hospital Environment to Extreme Earthquake Loadings; WHO, (Completed 2004)
  1. An Advanced Approach to Earthquake Scenarios with Application to Different European Towns" / RISK-UE/; European Economic Commission, FP5 (Completed 2004)
  2. Health Facility Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation; WHO (Completed 2005)
    Feasibility Study for Determination of the AMBO Petrol Pipeline Corridor in Macedonia (Completed 2005)
  3. Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Key Health Facility in Macedonia - Pediatric clinic, Clinical center, Skopje; WHO (Completed 2006)
  4. Comparative study on Application of Space Imagery and Ground Inventorization Techniques for Determining Urban Built Environment Patterns; (Completed 2007)

 

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