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Vulnerability may be considered one of the most important components of the seismic risk, as it is the only one that human society may act upon in order to reduce the risk. As seismic vulnerability implies multiple dimensions, from the physical one to the social and economic ones, a multi-criteria decision-making approach proves to be appropriate for its assessment. The uncertainty inherently involved in the assessment process is addressed using fuzzy logic theory. This paper aims to assess the seismic vulnerabili...