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La comunicazione e la divulgazione delle Scienze della Terra per la prevenzione e riduzione dei rischi geologici
No full textTerritorial and environmental problems, ever more delicate and dramatic in our country, require, now more than ever, the constant presence of the geologist in all the social, cultural, economic and territorial contexts. It is necessary to act with greater authority, and involve the society, making the public aware of the real status of the land: how the territory can be both a source of risk or a resource. Knowledge is the key tool: the diffusion of scientific heritage, using topics well known and appreciated, more accessible to the public, may represent one of the new goals for the geologist. Sharing knowledge allows to reach the common aim of territorial safety and a shared well-being.
The natural and cultural Landscape is everywhere, often it needs to be recognized as a heritage and to be protected, in order to become a resource: the quality of landscape impinges on individual and social well-being; moreover, as finally ratified in the European Landscape Convention (2000) “Landscape is an essential element of quality of life and cooperates in the development of local cultures”. The key role of the landscape is in its perceptive and symbolic power: it’s what mankind interacts with, from the first contact with the environment, source of resources, risk, emotions.
The social-economical scenario of an area is strictly linked to the geological one. A proper technical and cultural approach to the problem of the natural and cultural management, requires a multidisciplinary methodology that aims at a balance between use and respect, in order to reach a development sustainable for both the environmental and social systems.
By integrating different information about the geo-morphological arrangement and the land use of a region, it is possible to reach a complete knowledge of the territory: the use and application of geological maps and other cartographic products GIS based, as well as their integration with similar analytical experiences, in order to compare the results of the multi-thematic studies and to suggest new strategies, aiming to a common solution for the social-environmental problems.
Overlaying the thematic maps, the gathered data and the elaborated indicators, it is possible to reach a set of tools useful for a balanced territorial management.
In Italy, a very important GIS-based tool to represent the territory is the “Carta della Natura” (“Map of Nature”, presently coordinated by the ISPRA) that aims at assessing the state of the environment in the entire Italian territory, analyzing Landscape. The methodology follows a holistic approach, taking into consideration all the components of a landscape and then integrating the information. In the “Carta della Natura” project, the entire Italian territory is studied at different scales of analysis, performing the recognition and the evaluation of the territorial reference units. All of the units, at the different scales, are identified through an integrated study and synthesis of the composition and pattern of the elements that constitute their physiognomy.
Each unit, at the different scales, is evaluated in terms of Environmental Value and Territorial Vulnerability. The total value of the environmental units at the different analysis scales, is the result of the superposition of environmental, economic, social and cultural values.
The results of the territorial evaluation can be finally expressed by simple indexes and represented by classes of values: in this way, they form complete tools for the knowledge and management of the territory, very useful to find and recognize the sites to be submitted under special protection, as geological and environmental heritage sites.
The areas with a high rank of environmental value and fragility, enriched by the presence of cultural elements, suggest a need of a special protection and exploitation. The strategies for the protection will be headed for the most appropriate actions, working on the sensitivity and the anthropic pressure factors. The application of these so-called environmental indicators in the recognition of the geological and geo-environmental heritage becomes very useful in the proceedings of planning and development of a region.
The basis of any balanced management of land and a true participatory democracy, must be based on knowledge and one of the most important tools is the dissemination of scientific heritage in order to achieve shared and consolidated awareness.
Referring to the latest dramatic events in Italy, emerged the need to create a new kind of communication that can activate a wider and conscious target, providing society with correct and clear information on the geo-environmental scenarios of our country.
The ethic vocation of the geologists appears clear and strictly connected to the professional mission.
There is an obvious need for a new approach to the problems related to the complex context that now shows us a planet going beyond the critical point. A holistic approach is imperative to study the planet, a method that considers environmental and social ecosystem on the whole, providing all policy makers with a realistic view of the situation and the possible developments.
A big problem for scientists and mankind, is the prediction of disasters. Knowing what is going to happen, as accurately as possible, is the key to be able to provide an effective warning of the population and plan action to safeguard people and properties.
It can be said that the most balanced approach to the problem is based on prevention, referring to all the components, tot the responsibilities, to the fundamental element of consciousness, then knowledge , the disclosure of education.
The scientists study all the possible aspects of disasters, through mathematical models that simulate the mechanisms and processes that determine the occurrence of a catastrophic event, its evolution, the resulting damage. But we are able to know what will happen, but where, when and how, sometimes only partially, for limits or differentiated availability of technology.
It could be interesting to recall some points of the recent State of The Planet Declaration: “Humanity’s impact on the Earth system has become comparable to planetary-scale geological processes such as ice ages. Consensus is growing that we have driven the planet into a new epoch, the Anthropocene, in which many Earth-system processes and the living fabric of ecosystems are now dominated by human activities”
Discovering the landscape by cycling: A geo-touristic experience through italian badlands
Full text linkToday, more than ever, it is necessary to adopt an innovative approach to studying and educating the public about territorial sciences. The complex link connecting Earth and society has to be rediscovered, by raising awareness about environmental balances, resources, and risks. The best way, scientifically and culturally, to tackle the problem of sustainable development, is to adopt a methodological approach that includes the fundamental elements of communication, public education and training. Geotourism is a modern and powerful way of informing the general public about geological sciences. Landscape ecology offers new approaches in the field of scientific research, while on the socio-political front, the European Landscape Convention ratifies its essential functions on the cultural, ecological, environmental and social levels. Geographical information system (GIS) technology provides us with powerful communicative tools, suitable for creative and flexible use. We will examine the geo-touristic potential of the “Calanchi” (Badlands) areas in Basilicata region, particularly significant since it is representative of the socio-environmental balance of the territory. An original integration between the landscape, cycling and tourism offers new perspectives on the local economy
GIS technologies as a tool for Earth Science learning through geotouristic itineraries: application in the Marche
No full textLa Geologia è una disciplina scientifica che cerca di comprendere la storia e i cambiamenti che ha subito il nostro pianeta. Geoturismo significa viaggiare per scoprire le meraviglie geologiche (geositi e geomorfositi) dove esse si trovano. Attraverso i geositi infatti è possibile far conoscere i luoghi dove la geologia si manifesta con maggiore evidenza.
La necessità di parlare di paesaggio, delle sue forme e della sua origine, attraverso un linguaggio comprensibile e con schemi che facilitano la comprensione, permetterebbe di percepire come molti luoghi “geologici” di grande bellezza paesaggistica sono stati generati: ne deriverebbe pertanto la consapevolezza che tali bellezze, oltreché
comprese, debbano essere tutelate e valorizzate.
In tutto questo lo strumento che ben si adatta alla creazione di banche dati a supporto della progettazione degli itinerari più rappresentativi per una consapevole conoscenza degli aspetti abiotici di un territorio, e quindi la possibilità di utilizzare tali conoscenze per una corretta divulgazione delle Scienze della terra, sembra appunto il GIS.
I principali obiettivi, attraverso il quale il GIS rappresenterebbe lo strumento più efficace, quindi possono essere così individuati: 1- aumentare la conoscenza geologico-naturalistica del territorio per valorizzare i luoghi come patrimonio scientifico e geo-naturalistico; 2- fornire conoscenze specifiche sulle geodiversità (geositi e geomorfositi) attraverso la realizzazione di guide ed itinerari a tema
geologico e naturalistico; 3- illustrare possibili elementi del territorio che possono essere valorizzati e promossi al fine di una fruizione turistica; 4- aumentare la consapevolezza della fragile natura delle bellezze naturali del territorio finalizzato al rispetto dell’ambiente e delle bellezze naturali stesse; 5- utilizzare i percorsi geo-naturalistici per facilitare l’integrazione della componente geologica con quelle
tradizionali per fini turistici (culturale; storico; archeologico; enogastronomico; ecc.).
Tali obiettivi passano attraverso l’utilizzo di metodologie quali quelle di tipo comunicativo per presentare e far conoscere gli elementi geoturistici del territorio (schede, immagini, carte, mappe, pannelli, audiovisivi, ecc.), derivanti dall’individuazione puntuale di una trama di elementi (“geositi”) che emergono per rarità, rappresentatività o esemplarità didattica e che testimoniano, con una
fisicità accompagnata da forti elementi di conoscenza scientifica, le tappe nell’evoluzione geologica del territorio
La geologia e il paesaggio sulla e nell'etichetta. il progetto di Lucilia Gregori.
No full textThe wines, as well as other cultural expressions, they can become a tool to promote sustainable development in Italy, as well as a culture of responsible consumption.
Socio-economic development of a country is closely linked to the geomorphological assect of the itself: even if at different scales, the endogenous and exogenous processes, and rocks, such as landscape elements, influence the development of the environment and form the basis spatio-temporal development of a region. By integrating a variety of information on the geology and land use, it is possible to study the link between landscapes and wine areas
Paesaggio, Ambiente naturale e culturale in un approccio sistemico per la divulgazione delle Geoscienze
No full textNew environmental problems require new models for territorial study and innovative management strategies. The aim of enhancing local resources can be achieved only by directing development policies towards a path of integration between landscape protection, and socio-economic and cultural requirements.
Through this approach, Geosciences allow you to deal with and understand a concept dear to geologists and geologists should be able to disclose, that is what it is and how the geologic time geologic time, usually, government actions and processes of Nature . The contribution from the Earth Sciences to the knowledge of natural processes, is the unit of measurement of the time dimension.
The geologist therefore has the collective memory of the natural processes of which the company seems to have lost the notion of a memory effect for much more attentive to the part-time human life. With this background it is necessary to think about the implementation of activities aimed at enhancing Geosciences and sharing of such knowledge, opening dialogues profitable broad-spectrum with the institutions, the world of research, and with the company. With the start of new activities that they see the renewal of themes and codes in the service of effective communication of geology, have opened up major loopholes they see in professional communication and dissemination of Earth Sciences, in geo-tourism and geo-escursion, planning resources of the landscape, strategic objectives and secure socio-economic impact.
The awareness that the disclosure of Earth Sciences, through various forms of communication, could be the common denominator for an approach to the landscape and its development, allows to hypothesize as these initiatives we can lay the foundations for the development of themes not peculiar to those who, like the geologist, used to "read" the landscape from a physical point of view, would know instead represent the best vehicle to provide access keys to the basic principles of the "Earth system", arousing interest in the Company and their up-his knowledge.
These functions can only be based on knowledge, enabled by new themes, such as wine production, and disseminated through new media, such as sports or film . Landscape is the key to the reading and cartography is the tool. With modern geographic information systems, each mapping process is associated with a database that indicates the value of each graphic element
Disaster risk management, social participation and geoethics. An Italian answer to earthquakes and pandemic
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The role of Earth Science and Landscape approach in the ethic geology: communication and divulgation for the prevention and reduction of geological hazard.
No full textTerritorial and environmental problems demand, now more than ever, and par-ticularly in Italy where the situation is dramatic, the constant presence of the geol-ogist in all social, cultural, economic and territorial contexts. It is necessary to act with greater authority and to make the public aware of how the territory in which they live can be both a source of risk and a resource. Knowledge is the key tool; the diffusion of scientific heritage, using well known and appreciated topics that are more accessible to the public, may represent one of the goals for the commu-nication and sensitivity versus natural disasters.
From the latest dramatic events in Italy emerged the need to create a new kind of communication that can activate a wider and conscious target, providing society with correct and clear information about the geo-environmental conditions in Italy.
There is an obvious need for a new approach to the problems related to the complex context that now shows us a planet going beyond the critical point. A ho-listic approach is imperative, that is a one that considers the environmental and social ecosystem in its entirety, providing all policy makers with a realistic view of the situation and of possible developments.
In fact, a big problem for scientists as well as for society, is the prediction of natu-ral disasters. Knowing what is going to happen, as accurately as possible, is the key to be able to provide an effective warning of the population and plan action to safeguard people and properties
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