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Reply to the discussion on ‘Coastal and inland karst morphologies driven by sea level stands: a GIS based method for their evaluation’ by Filomena Canora, Dolores Fidelibus and Giuseppe Spilotro (2012)
No full textThe authors welcome the discussion concerning their paper ‘Coastal and inland karst morphologies driven by sea level stands: a GIS based method for their evaluation’ by F. Canora, D. Fidelibus, G. Spilotro, made by J. De Waele and M. Parise. It provides an opportunity to open a debate about the significance
of geomorphological studies at different scales, both generally, and for the specific area of study (Murgia, Southern Italy)
Reply to the discussion on ‘Coastal and inland karst morphologies driven by sea level stands: a GIS based method for their evaluation’ by Filomena Canora, Dolores Fidelibus and Giuseppe Spilotro (2012)
No full textThe authors welcome the discussion concerning their paper
‘Coastal and inland karst morphologies driven by sea level
stands: a GIS based method for their evaluation’ by F. Canora, D. Fidelibus, G. Spilotro, made by J. De Waele and M. Parise.
It provides an opportunity to open a debate about the significance of geomorphological studies at different scales, both generally, and for the specific area of study (Murgia, Southern Italy)
Instability exposure and risk assessment of strategic road corridors in a geomorphologically complex territory
No full textGeomorphological complexity in landslide susceptibility modeling
No full textIn this work, the role of the geomorphological complexity factor on landslide susceptibility models is analyzed. The landslide susceptibility is generally modeled by evaluating the relationship between the spatial distribution of instability factors (environmental and triggering factors) and the distribution of the existing instability phenomena (landslide inventory). The geomorphological features of slopes can be considered as predisposing factors of instability. The geomorphological complexity can be defined as the descriptive feature which synthesizes and classifies the multiplicity of effects which determine the topographical surface and which are determined by the sequence and overlapping in time of the morphogenetic factors.
Moreover, the geomorphological complexity is an important factor for the prediction of landslides, as it reveals the hillslope evolution, i.e. the effects induced by mass movements and by surface drainage conditions. In this paper, the Authors attempt to develop a preliminary procedure for generating a thematic map, representing the spatial distribution of complexity factor in a determined study area
La Piccola Età Glaciale nell’area di Taranto (Puglia, Italia)
No full textNell’area di Taranto depositi marini terrazzati coprono i sedimenti fini di colmamento della Fossa Bradanica confinando l’acquifero carsico della Piattaforma carbonatica Apula. In tale contesto, le variazioni del livello del mare ed i suoi stazionamenti interagendo con i meccanismi idrogeologici, hanno contribuito a determinare dinamiche geomorfologiche ed idrogeologiche. Più in particolare, mentre gli studi geologici consentono una buona ricostruzione di tali processi nel lungo periodo, indagini storiche permettono un significativo riconoscimento di eventi determinati dalla Piccola Età Glaciale dello scorso millennio nell’area di interesse.The present study focuses on the key role that the interactions between sea level changes and standing and hydrogeological mechanisms played on the evolution of the interconnected dynamics of the actual geomorphological and hydrogeological system of the Taranto area, from the Quaternary to nowadays. Moreover the retrieval of historical maps and files allowed us to recognize clear tracks of the Little Ice Age in the area of interest
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