Earthquakes can generate large volumes of debris which may threaten public health, hinder reconstruction and impact the environment. The present paper aims at investigating how the current Italian regulatory framework may be further developed to improve communities’ ability to manage debris from earthquakes. Since the lack of preparedness for managing disaster debris is not confined to Italy, the paper may be valuable to stimulate a broader debate on this issue. The research work is based on selected case studies (L’Aquila 2009, Regione Emilia-Romagna—Circolare n. 2 of 12.06.2012 (2012) “Provisions for the resumption of production activities according to art. 3 paragraphs 7 to 10 of Legislative Decree June 6, 2012 n. 74” and Central Italy 2016–2017 earthquakes) and the review of the relevant literature and legislation. It shows that preparedness could have contributed to reducing or avoiding significant delays and problems in managing debris after the above-mentioned Italian earthquakes. It further suggests that disaster debris management in Italy could benefit from the existence of a comprehensive ex ante regulatory framework including a range of different tools (laws, guidelines, contingency plans and the like) and from the proper implementation of laws that are already part of our legal order. The above findings may directly feed into decision-making addressing disaster debris management. Overall, the paper focuses on a research topic which is becoming increasingly relevant, given the rise in the number and severity of natural disasters, but which is still not widely explored.

地震会产生大量碎片，这些碎片可能威胁公众健康，阻碍重建并影响环境。本文旨在研究如何进一步发展当前的意大利法规框架，以提高社区管理地震残骸的能力。由于管理灾害碎片的准备工作不仅仅限于意大利，因此本文可能对激发有关该问题的广泛辩论具有重要意义。该研究工作基于选定的案例研究（L'Aquila 2009，艾米利亚-罗马涅大区（Circolare n。2 of 2012.06.2012），“根据立法第3条第7至10款恢复生产活动的规定2012年6月6日第74号法令和意大利中部2016-2017年地震）以及相关文献和法规的审查。它表明，做好准备本来可以有助于减少或避免上述意大利地震后在管理碎片方面的重大延误和问题。它进一步表明，意大利的灾害碎片管理可以受益于全面的事前监管框架的存在，其中包括一系列不同的工具（法律，准则，应急计划等），以及适当实施已经属于法律一部分的法律我们的法律秩序。以上发现可直接用于处理灾害碎片管理的决策中。总体而言，鉴于自然灾害的数量和严重性不断增加，本文关注的研究主题变得越来越重要，但仍未被广泛探索。