The paper illustrates the seismic risk maps computed by the
Authors for the residential building stock of Italy by using a general
framework specifically set up for mapping seismic risk for a generic asset
of interest. Seismic risk maps are computed taking into account a
seismogenic model of the analyzed area, and properly characterizing
vulnerability and exposure of an asset of interest. Seismic risks maps are
computed for two different conditions, the former represents the so-called
as-built condition, the latter one is computed assuming for the residential
building stock a possible strategic retrofit program. These two maps are
then used for investigating the financial sustainability of national seismic
risk reduction programs, focusing the attention on the specific case of the
national residential building stock of Italy.