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    The historical stones of Campania: from oblivion to rediscovery

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    "The historical stones of Campania: from oblivion to rediscovery", edited by Maurizio de Gennaro, Domenico Calcaterra and Alessio Langella, is a book published by Luciano Publisher, Naples. It has been realized with the contribution of many researchers from the Universities Federico II (Naples) and Sannio (Benevento), with the aim of spreading the knowledge of the building materials used for centuries in the historical architecture of Campania, also in the prospect of enhancing local stones

    Weathering as a predisposing factor to slope movements: an introduction

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    Recognition of weathering as a primary process in the development of landforms dates back at least to the late 19th and early 20th century, as indicated by several contributions from various countries (e.g. Cortese 1895; Branner 1896; Falconer 1911; Jutson 1914; Walther 1915); nevertheless, it was only in the second half of the last century that systematic studies on weathering and related topics such as geomorphology, engineering geology and petrography were carried out
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