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Coastal towers and historical sea level change along the Salento coast (southern Apulia, Italy)
No full textThe perimeter of Salento Peninsula (southern Apulia, Italy) is studded by numerous coastal towers built
in the XVI century aiming to create an “early warning system” against pirates’ attacks. At present, two of
them, Fiumicelli tower on the Adriatic coast and Pali tower on the Ionian one, have bases a few decimeters
below mean sea level. The unusual position of both coastal towers can be explained by taking into
account geomorphological features of the coastal area and the relative sea level change during the last
500 years.
Geomorphological analysis reveals the occurrence directly in front of the two coastal towers of a wide
rocky shore platform to about 1 m depth. If a mean sea level about 0.6e1.0 m below present position is
supposed at the time of coastal tower construction, the wide shore platform would be slightly above sea
level and would be able to protect the towers from sea storms. Furthermore, by comparing these data
with the results of available glacio-hydro-isostatic models for southern Apulia during the late Holocene,
it is possible to postulate tectonic subsidence of the Salento coastal area during the last five centuries.
The collated data establish the Quaternary tectonic history of Salento Peninsula. It experienced a
period of general subsidence during the Lower Pleistocene that was interrupted by rapid uplift during
the Middle Pleistocene. Uplift stopped at MIS 9.3 (about 330 ka), replaced by a phase of substantial
stability which lasted until the Late PleistoceneeHolocene. Finally, active tectonic subsidence has
affected the coast of Salento peninsula during the last four millennia probably in response to the recent
doming of the region
Il litorale settentrionale del Golfo di Taranto. Evoluzione geomorfologica e dinamica attuale
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Tsunami in Mediterranean Sea
No full textThe worldwide growth of coastal urbanization has
induced even more populous concentrations of cities,
industrial complexes, power stations - also nuclear -,
and harbours etc..., in event-vulnerable coastal areas.
Coastal areas are prone to paroxysmal events of
different origins posing major threats to its natural
and anthropic features. Recent meteorological- and/or
geodynamic-genetic events resulted in severe
economic damage and significant loss of life. In
particular, tsunami can hit any coastal zone in the
world with short or no-alarm period. In the
Mediterranean basin, the short distance substantially
annuls this possibility. In addition, the concept of
ICZM underlines the necessity to consider every
morpho-dynamic event in relation to human
activities. The task is the implementation of scientific
and cultural systems and tools capable of supporting
effective coastal management, suggesting tsunami
risk maps for example which would be essential for
coastal planners to realize effective civil-protection
measures and procedure
Ferri vecchi o risorsa storico-economica? Conversione in museo navale di Unità da demolire
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(2001). Indagine conoscitiva geologico ambientale del sistema del Mar Piccolo (Taranto): caratteri evoluzione, dinamica, valore e pericolosità di un potenziale geosito
No full textAtelier Taranto, Comune di Taranto. Progetto Posidonia, Unione Europea, Commissione Europea – DG XVI, Art. 10 FESR, Azioni Innovatrici, Programma Terra, Progetto n.55 Posidonia, Comune di Taranto, VII Settore Governo del Territorio, CD rom, http//www.comune.taranto.it. (in italiano ed in inglese)
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