The legacy of the 1976 Friuli earthquake

A brief excursus is presented on the projects funded by the Civil protection of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region aimed at reducing Seismic risk. The project have tackled different aspect of Seismic risk reduction: the regional seismometric network can give information of earthquakes in real time, the Seismic hazard and risk map represent on guideline on how to construct new building and where to retrofit existing ones with high priority, the survey on the school buildings in the Friuli Venezia Giulia provides indication on what to do to make them safe.