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High Resolution PSI for Mapping Ground Deformations and Infrastructure Instability

J. Wasowski, F. Bovenga, A. Refice, D.O. Nitti, and R. Nutricato, 2015, High Resolution PSI for Mapping Ground Deformations and Infrastructure Instability, Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2, edited by G. Lollino et al., pp. 399–403, 2015,

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Persistent scatterers interferometry (PSI) based on space-borne radar data can provide thousands km2 coverage and ...
Persistent scatterers interferometry (PSI) based on space-borne radar data can provide thousands km2 coverage and precise (mm resolution), spatially dense measurements (from hundreds to over thousands points/km2) on ground deformations and infrastructure instability. Furthermore, the practical applicability of PSI is now improved thanks to the increased data availability and the better capabilities of the new space radar sensors (Cosmo-SkyMed, TerraSAR-X) in terms of resolution (from*3 to 1 m) and revisit time (from 11 to 4 days). We compare results from medium and high resolution PSI investigations of subsidence, slope and associated infrastructure instability in two areas with different geo-environmental characteristics to illustrate (i) the potential in providing site-specific information, (ii) the advantages of high resolution radar data. We also focus on technical and interpretation issues in PSI applications and offer specific user guidelines, with emphasis on the benefits resulting from the exploitation of new generation radar sensors.
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Role of Climate and Land Use Variations on the Occurrence of Damaging Hydrogeological Events in Apulia (Southern Italy)

Lonigro Teresa, Polemio Maurizio, 2015, Role of Climate and Land Use Variations on the Occurrence of Damaging Hydrogeological Events in Apulia (Southern Italy), Climate Change and Engineering Geology, edited by Lollino G, Manconi A, Clague J, Shan W, Chiarle M., pp. 123–127. Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London_ Springer, 2015,

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The aim of this work is to present a methodology, based on the use of ...
The aim of this work is to present a methodology, based on the use of correlation, cross-correlation and trend analysis, which analyses monthly climatic data (rainfall, wet days, rainfall intensity, and temperature) from 1877 to 2008, in order to characterise the climate variations, particularly in terms of rainfall, and the effects on the occurrence trend of Damaging Hydrogeological Events (DHEs), floods and landslides. The proposed methodology consists of four phases. The first two phases concern the data collection and the creation of the climate and DHE databases, the third phase of work involves the analysis of data previously collected and the last part, not yet finished, is relative to the study of land use variations. This methodology was applied to a southern Italian region (Apulia) frequently hit by flood and landslide events. Despite the decreasing trend of rainfall and rainfall intensity and the increasing trend of temperatures and wet days, there is an increasing trend of DHE occurrence, which might related to the negative effect of anthropogenic activities in landslide-prone areas. The preliminary analysis on land use variations confirmed the increase of urban areas in the Apulia region from the 1959 to the 2006.
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Relationship Between Natural Hazards and Geological Heritage_ the Case of Cretaccio Island (Tremiti Archipelago, Southern Italy)

Pagliarulo R., 2015, Relationship Between Natural Hazards and Geological Heritage_ the Case of Cretaccio Island (Tremiti Archipelago, Southern Italy), Geoheritage (Berl., Internet) 7 (2015): 57–63. doi_10.1007/s12371-014-0108-x,

DOI: 10.1007%2Fs12371-014-0108-x

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The Tremiti Archipelago is a marine reserve within the Gargano National Park in the Apulian ...
The Tremiti Archipelago is a marine reserve within the Gargano National Park in the Apulian region of southern Italy. The Tremiti Archipelago comprises the islands of San Domino, San Nicholas, Capraia, Cretaccio and Pianosa and includes some of the most beautiful and interesting natural habitats of the Mediterranean Sea. All the islands should be considered in any regional geoheritage inventory as they have a great geological, environmental and touristic value. This papermainly aims to define a hazard susceptibility assessment for Cretaccio Island, the smallest of the archipelago and where, due to its climatic and location, weathering and erosional processes act on weak and poorly cemented carbonate rocks that have been morphologically and structurally controlled by the geodynamic evolution of the area. These processes can have a negative impact on aspects of the conservation and, more generally, the future socioeconomic life of the whole archipelago. This study aims to establish a background for the design of possible engineering works to stabilise some of the coasts.
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The coastal springs along the Taranto Gulf (South Italy)

Zuffianò, L.E. Basso, A. Casarano, D. Dragone, V. Limoni, P.P. Santaloia, F. Polemio, M., 2014, The coastal springs along the Taranto Gulf (South Italy), SWIM 2014, 23rd Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, Husum (Germany), 2104,

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The Mar Piccolo (literally "narrow sea"), a sea internal basin which is part of the ...
The Mar Piccolo (literally "narrow sea"), a sea internal basin which is part of the Taranto Gulf, located along the Ionian coast in southern Italy (Apulia region), represents both a peculiar and sensitive environmental area and a national environmental and social emergency due to the level of sea water pollution due to the pollutants coming from the close industrial area of Taranto. The area, located between the southern part of the Murgia plateau and the Ionian sea, is geologically characterized by a sequence of Mesozoic limestone (the Apulian carbonate platform) constituting the foreland of the southern Apennines chain. The Mesozoic sequence is intensely fissured and karstified, and forms an important groundwater reservoir. The aquifer occurring in the carbonate sequence of the Murgia plateau feeds numerous coastal springs and constitute the main local source of pure fresh groundwater. Galeso, Battentieri and Riso are the main subaerial springs located along the coast of Mar Piccolo, not far from the town of Taranto. This area is also characterized by several submarine springs, locally called "Citri". Submarine freshwater discharge plays an important, though not well quantified, role in the hydrogeological equilibrium of the system, but also the source of the spreading of many pollutants in the Mar Piccolo area due to the close presence of one of the largest European steel mill together a number of hazardous industrial activities of other types. The paper describes the efforts and the preliminary results to define a detailed conceptualisation of the aquifer as main support to characterise the hydrological balance of the internal sea and the quality of sea water and the effect on of the ecological equilibrium of the coastal environment.
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Occorrenza delle frane e ruolo del clima nel corso del XX secolo_ gli studi per la Calabria e la Puglia

POLEMIO M., 2014, Occorrenza delle frane e ruolo del clima nel corso del XX secolo_ gli studi per la Calabria e la Puglia, Workshop conclusivo del Progetto "Soglie Pluviometriche",, Area della Ricerca del CNR, Bari, 04/03/2014,

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Occorrenza delle frane e ruolo del clima nel corso del XX secolo_ gli studi per ...
Occorrenza delle frane e ruolo del clima nel corso del XX secolo_ gli studi per la Calabria e la Puglia
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La percezione del rischio idrogeologico e delle cause di piene e frane

POLEMIO M., 2014, La percezione del rischio idrogeologico e delle cause di piene e frane, Presentazione della mostra AIGA "La storia del Vajont, la conoscenza della frana attraverso le foto di edoardo Semenza", Politecnico di Bari, Bari, 09/10/2014,

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La percezione del rischio idrogeologico e delle cause di piene e frane ...
La percezione del rischio idrogeologico e delle cause di piene e frane
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Le acque sotterranee e le relazioni con le acque marine_ il caso del Mar Piccolo di Taranto

POLEMIO M., 2014, Le acque sotterranee e le relazioni con le acque marine_ il caso del Mar Piccolo di Taranto, Workshop RITMARE, Area della Ricerca del CNR, Bologna, 14-15/04/2014,

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Le acque sotterranee e le relazioni con le acque marine_ il caso del Mar Piccolo ...
Le acque sotterranee e le relazioni con le acque marine_ il caso del Mar Piccolo di Taranto
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Processi idrogeologici, dinamica del suolo e variazioni relative del livello del mare (il ruolo delle acque sotterranee)

POLEMIO M., 2014, Processi idrogeologici, dinamica del suolo e variazioni relative del livello del mare (il ruolo delle acque sotterranee), Seminario "Il Mar Piccolo di di Taranto_ il punto sulla ricerca", Polo Universitario Ionico, Taranto, 24/01/2014,

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Processi idrogeologici, dinamica del suolo e variazioni relative del livello del mare (il ruolo delle ...
Processi idrogeologici, dinamica del suolo e variazioni relative del livello del mare (il ruolo delle acque sotterranee).
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The coastal springs along the Taranto Gulf (South Italy)

Zuffianò, L.E. Basso, A. Casarano, D. Dragone, V. Limoni, P.P. Santaloia, F. Polemio, M., 2014, The coastal springs along the Taranto Gulf (South Italy), SWIM 2014, 23rd Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, pp. 235–237, Husum (Germany), 2014,

Abstract
The Mar Piccolo (literally "narrow sea"), a sea internal basin which is part of the ...
The Mar Piccolo (literally "narrow sea"), a sea internal basin which is part of the Taranto Gulf, located along the Ionian coast in southern Italy (Apulia region), represents both a peculiar and sensitive environmental area and a national environmental and social emergency due to the level of sea water pollution due to the pollutants coming from the close industrial area of Taranto. The area, located between the southern part of the Murgia plateau and the Ionian sea, is geologically characterized by a sequence of Mesozoic limestone (the Apulian carbonate platform) constituting the foreland of the southern Apennines chain. The Mesozoic sequence is intensely fissured and karstified, and forms an important groundwater reservoir. The aquifer occurring in the carbonate sequence of the Murgia plateau feeds numerous coastal springs and constitute the main local source of pure fresh groundwater. Galeso, Battentieri and Riso are the main subaerial springs located along the coast of Mar Piccolo, not far from the town of Taranto. This area is also characterized by several submarine springs, locally called "Citri". Submarine freshwater discharge plays an important, though not well quantified, role in the hydrogeological equilibrium of the system, but also the source of the spreading of many pollutants in the Mar Piccolo area due to the close presence of one of the largest European steel mill together a number of hazardous industrial activities of other types. The paper describes the efforts and the preliminary results to define a detailed conceptualisation of the aquifer as main support to characterise the hydrological balance of the internal sea and the quality of sea water and the effect on of the ecological equilibrium of the coastal environment.
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A peculiar case of coastal springs and geogenic saline groundwater_ the Santa Cesarea Terme thermal springs (Southern Italy)

Polemio, M. Limoni, P.P. Liotta, D. Palladino, G. Santaloia, F. Zuffianò, L.E., 2014, A peculiar case of coastal springs and geogenic saline groundwater_ the Santa Cesarea Terme thermal springs (Southern Italy), SWIM 2014, 23rd Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, Husum (Germany), 16-20/06/2014,

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Carbonate aquifers, located in foreland tectonic settings, could represent important thermal water resources outside the ...
Carbonate aquifers, located in foreland tectonic settings, could represent important thermal water resources outside the volcanic areas, supplying spas or geothermal installations. Thermal springs constitute the discharge areas of deep marine and continental groundwaters flowing within these carbonate aquifers whose hydraulic conductivity and the relevant geothermal fluid migration are strictly controlled by both the discontinuity network and the karst processes involving the foreland environment. An example of these springs occurs along the south-easternmost portion of the Apulia region (Southern Italy) where some sulphurous and warm waters (22-33 °C) flow out in partially submerged caves located along the coast, thus supplying the spas of Santa Cesarea Terme. These springs are known from ancient times (Aristotele in III century BC) and the physical-chemical features of their thermal waters resulted to be partly influenced by the sea level variations. Some hypotheses about the origin of these warm waters were proposed up to now by previous researches but some uncertainties still exist. For this reason, the area has been selected in order to define the conceptual model of the geothermal resources related to the thermal springs and, as a consequence, the origin of the thermal springs. It is one of the pilot site of the Vigor Project (Evaluation of the geothermal potential of Regions of Convergence), promoted by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and National Research Council. Santa Cesarea Terme zone is located within the Apulia carbonate platform, the foreland of the southern Apennines, which consists of Jurassic-Cretaceous limestones, thick more than 5 km in the study area and affected by intense karst processes, resting above the Late Triassic evaporite (Burano Fm) and, unconformably, overlaid by Cenozoic calcareous successions. Belonging to a coastal area, the studied groundwater, whose top is located almost to the sea level, is involved in saltwater intrusion and therefore the salt-fresh water interface occurs at some meters below the sea level moving inland. Geological and hydrogeological surveys, including geo-electrical prospecting, and chemical and isotopic analyses of both groundwater and seawater have been carried out. Stable isotopes (?18O, ?D) were used to define the origin of the thermal waters and the recharge mechanism of the geothermal systems while the unstable isotope (3H) was determined for estimating the age of the thermal waters and to define the conceptual model of this low temperature geothermal resource. All the data have been analysed to improve the knowledge of the groundwater flow system, thus assessing the possibility of using low-temperature geothermal fluids to fulfil the thermal needs of the town of Santa Cesarea Terme. In this narrow area, the source of geogenic salinization of spring groundwater was referred to ascending very deep groundwater, more saline than current sea water.The geochemical composition and the physical features of the sampled waters suggest that thermal waters should be moving from ancient seawaters subjected to intense evaporation processes, infiltrated at great depth within the seabed substratum. Afterwards, these thermal fluids should flow up through the almost vertical structures, related to the transtensional structures, identified within a narrow sector of the studied territory.
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Slope-atmosphere interaction in a tectonized clayey slope_ A case study

Cotecchia F.; Pedone G.; Bottiglieri O.; Santaloia F.; Vitone C., 2014, Slope-atmosphere interaction in a tectonized clayey slope_ A case study, Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica 48 (2014): 34–61.,

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Rainfall infiltration to depth in slopes formed by clayey soils has been generally considered minor, ...
Rainfall infiltration to depth in slopes formed by clayey soils has been generally considered minor, to the extent of being assumed not influential on deep instabilities. As a consequence, rarely monitoring campaigns include piezometric monitoring at large depths. Furthermore, the modelling of seepage at depth is generally not satisfactory because it has to account for the lithostratigraphy of the whole slope and the hydro-geological boundary conditions, seldom surveyed with the appropriate accuracy. The present paper addresses this gap of knowledge in the field of slope-atmosphere interaction, being concerned with the effects of climate on the equilibrium at large depths in slopes formed by clayey soils. In particular, the clayey soils of reference are very widespread in the southern Apennines (Italy), often part of tectonized turbidites, that are in general sequences of fissured clays and fractured rock strata. The paper discusses the results of a research on a case history, the Pisciolo hill-slope (Melfi, Italy), a pilot site largely representative of the slopes in the Daunia and Lucanian Apennines. In the slopes of this region the combination of the clay poor strength properties with the high pore-water pressures prompts the propagation of deep failures, resulting in slow to extremely slow landsliding in slopes of even small inclination. Therefore, the research is aimed to investigate the sources of the large piezometric heads that predispose the slope to instability and the external causes that trigger the slope accelerations. The geological model of the Pisciolo slope and the results of the mechanical and hydraulic characterization of the fissured clays are first presented in the paper. Thereafter, numerical analyses of the seasonal rainfall infiltration and evapo-transpiration are reported with the aim to predict transient flow conditions and to verify the agreement with field monitoring data.
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Influence of structure on fissured clay behavior

Cotecchia F.*, Vitone C.*, Santaloia F.**, 2014, Influence of structure on fissured clay behavior, Interventi ed Opere nelle Formazioni Complesse, edited by Giovanni Barla, pp. 73–98. Torino_ CELID, 2014,

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Kraken Mare bathymetry and composition from Cassini RADAR

Mastrogiuseppe M., Hayes A., Le Gall A., Casarano D., Hofgartner J., Lorenz R., Lunine J., Notarnicola C., Poggiali V., Karatekin O., Seu R., 2014, Kraken Mare bathymetry and composition from Cassini RADAR, AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA, 15-19 Dicembre 2014,

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Dune Height Estimation on Titan Exploiting Pairs of Synthetic Aperture Radar Images With Different Observation Angles

Callegari M.; Casarano D.; Mastrogiuseppe M.; Poggiali V.; Notarnicola C., 2014, Dune Height Estimation on Titan Exploiting Pairs of Synthetic Aperture Radar Images With Different Observation Angles, IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing (Print) (2014). doi_10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2352037,

DOI: 10.1109%2FJSTARS.2014.2352037

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Widespread longitudinal dunes have been identified on Titan thanks to the 2.2-cm wavelength Cassini Synthetic ...
Widespread longitudinal dunes have been identified on Titan thanks to the 2.2-cm wavelength Cassini Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument. Understanding the properties of these surface features, such as material composition and dune height, is very important for giving new clues about the Titan geology and climate. One of the major difficulties in the estimation of dune heights using SAR occurs when the material composition of the dunes is heterogeneous. In this paper, we propose a novel method for dune height estimation, which takes into account material heterogeneity, and in particular, the case in which the interdune exhibits different dielectric properties with respect to the remaining part of the dune. Paired data acquisitions with orthogonal observations are considered for separating the dielectric from the geometric effect on the backscattering coefficients in order to retrieve the slope and thus the height of the dunes. The results for a test area located in the Fensal region indicate that the slopes of the dune faces are generally lower than 5° and the heights range between 40 and 110 m.
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Ground instability detection using PS-InSAR in Lanzhou, China

Zeng R.Q.; Meng X.M.; Wasowski J.; Dijkstra T.; Bovenga F.; Xue Y.T.; Wang S.Y., 2014, Ground instability detection using PS-InSAR in Lanzhou, China, Quarterly journal of engineering geology and hydrogeology 47 (2014): 307–321. doi_10.1144/qjegh2014-040,

DOI: 10.1144%2Fqjegh2014-040

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This paper reports on the application of radar satellite data and Persistent Scatterer Inter- ferometry ...
This paper reports on the application of radar satellite data and Persistent Scatterer Inter- ferometry (PS-InSAR) techniques for the detection of ground deformation in the semi-arid loess region of Lanzhou, northwestern China. Compared with Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR), PS- InSAR overcomes the problems of temporal and geometric de-correlation and atmospheric heteroge- neities by identifying persistent radar targets (PS) in a series of interferograms. The SPINUA algorithm was used to process 40 ENVISAT ASAR images for the study period 2003-2010. The analysis resulted in the identification of over 140000 PS in the greater Lanzhou area covering some 300 km2. The spatial distribution of moving radar targets was checked during a field campaign and highlights the range of ground instability problems that the Lanzhou area faces as urban expansion continues to accelerate. The PS-InSAR application detected ground deformations with rates up to 10mma-1; it resulted in the detection of previously unknown unstable slopes and two areas of subsidence.
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Uncertainties in the application of rock mass classification and geomechanical models for engineering design in carbonate rocks

ANDRIANI G.F., PARISE M. & DI PRIZIO G., 2014, Uncertainties in the application of rock mass classification and geomechanical models for engineering design in carbonate rocks, XII IAEG Congress, pp. 545, Torino, 15-19 september 2014,

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The last sinkhole at Marsala_ the 21 November, 2013, event

VATTANO M., PARISE M., BONAMINI M., DI MAGGIO C. & MADONIA G., 2014, The last sinkhole at Marsala_ the 21 November, 2013, event, 3° Workshop Internazionale "Voragini in Italia. I sinkholes e le cavità sotterranee_ ricerca storica, tecniche di studio e d'intervento", pp. 45–45, Roma, 8 maggio 2014,

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Tectonics vs karst relationships in the Salento peninsula (Apulia, Southern Italy): implications for a comprehensive land-use planning

FESTA V., FIORE A., MICCOLI M.N., PARISE M. & SPALLUTO L., 2014, Tectonics vs karst relationships in the Salento peninsula (Apulia, Southern Italy): implications for a comprehensive land-use planning, XII IAEG Congress, pp. 493–496, Torino, 15-19 september 2014,

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Structural control on development of karst landscape in the salento peninsula (Apulia, se Italy)|Strukturni vpliv razvoja kra?kega povr?ja na polotoku salento (Apulija, jv Italija)

Pepe M.; Parise M., 2014, Structural control on development of karst landscape in the salento peninsula (Apulia, se Italy)|Strukturni vpliv razvoja kra?kega povr?ja na polotoku salento (Apulija, jv Italija), Acta carsologica (Spletna izd.) 43 (2014): 101–114.,

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Apulia region (SE Italy) is particularly prone to karst processes, due to the extensive presence ...
Apulia region (SE Italy) is particularly prone to karst processes, due to the extensive presence of carbonate rocks. Karst marks the whole region, and represents the main landscape features, with a variety of landforms ranging from large-size dolines, to poljes, and fluvial-karstic valleys; given the configuration of Apulia, a great role in the presence of widespread karst features is also played by coastal landforms. The Salento peninsula, in southern Apulia, is characterized by very low relief and cropping out of different types of carbonate rocks, ranging in age from Cretaceous to Quaternary. Recognition of karst features in this setting, and the likely implications for geohazards, is quite difficult, because of the subtleness of the features, and the facility for man to cancel or modify them. Nevertheless, the presence of dolines is definitely a typical aspect of the area, which also implies some consequences in terms of risk to the built-up environment. This work focuses on the area of Barbarano del Capo, where two cover-collapse dolines are well known in the geological literature as Vora Grande and Vora Piccola. Despite the fact that morphometrical and stratigraphical features have already been investigated, few informations are available about the hydro-geomorphological and structural settings of the area. This article presents the results of morphological and structural analyses, aimed to understand the role of tectonics in the development of karst features, and their evolution.
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Sinkhole field above karst caves_ detection and analysis through integrated techniques

MARGIOTTA S., NEGRI S., PARISE M. & QUARTA T.A.M., 2014, Sinkhole field above karst caves_ detection and analysis through integrated techniques, XII IAEG Congress, pp. 553–558, Torino, 15-19 september 2014,

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Problematiche di dissesto idrogeologico connesse a cavità di origine naturale e antropica in Puglia

Parise M., 2014, Problematiche di dissesto idrogeologico connesse a cavità di origine naturale e antropica in Puglia, 3° Workshop Internazionale "Voragini in Italia. I sinkholes e le cavità sotterranee_ ricerca storica, tecniche di studio e d'intervento", pp. 37–37, Roma, 8 maggio 2014,

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No limits, no boundaries_ a view of karst as the typical transboundary environment

Parise M., 2014, No limits, no boundaries_ a view of karst as the typical transboundary environment, International Conference and Field Seminar "Karst without boundaries", pp. 392–397, Trebinje, 11-15 June 2014,

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Morphostructural analysis of the Alburni carbonate massif, southern Italy_ first results and remarks about the seismo-tectonic hazard

CAFARO S., GUEGUEN E., PARISE M. & SCHIATTARELLA M., 2014, Morphostructural analysis of the Alburni carbonate massif, southern Italy_ first results and remarks about the seismo-tectonic hazard, 17th Joint Geomorphological Meeting "The geomorphology of natural hazards_ mapping, analysis and prevention", pp. 45–46, Liege, 30 June - 3 July 2014,

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Landslide susceptibility maps in the rock slopes of the Ventotene Island (Latium, Italy)

CASO I., D'ANGELO R., PALMA B., PARISE M. & RUOCCO A., 2014, Landslide susceptibility maps in the rock slopes of the Ventotene Island (Latium, Italy), XII IAEG Congress, pp. 940–945, Torino, 15-19 september 2014,

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La Gravina di Riggio, luogo dell’acqua e dell’uomo

MARANGELLA A., SANNICOLA G. & PARISE M., 2014, La Gravina di Riggio, luogo dell’acqua e dell’uomo, Montagne 360 (2014): 44–45.,

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La frana di Montescaglioso (MT) del 3 dicembre 2013

Parise M., 2014, La frana di Montescaglioso (MT) del 3 dicembre 2013, Workshop "Soglie Pluviometriche", Bari, 4 marzo 2014,

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Increasing people’s awareness about the importance of karst landscapes and aquifers_ an experience from southern Italy

BOCCHINO B., DEL VECCHIO U., DE NITTO L., LO MASTRO F., MARRAFFA M., MAURANO F., MINIERI G., PARISE M. & RUOCCO M., 2014, Increasing people’s awareness about the importance of karst landscapes and aquifers_ an experience from southern Italy, International Conference and Field Seminar "Karst without boundaries", pp. 398–405, Trebinje, 11-15 June 2014,

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Guida al carsismo

Parise M., Montenegro V., 2014, Guida al carsismo, 2014,

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Geological and geophysical techniques for the identification of subterranean cavities

PEPE P., MARTIMUCCI V. & PARISE M., 2014, Geological and geophysical techniques for the identification of subterranean cavities, XII IAEG Congress, pp. 483–487, Torino, 15-19 september 2014,

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Fenomeni di dissesto idrogeologico (frane, sprofondamenti): terminologia, tipologia, caratteri cinematici. Progetto “Soglie pluviometriche” e sistema SANF. Scheda di rilievo in campo per segnalazione di frane a innesco pluviometrico

Parise M., 2014, Fenomeni di dissesto idrogeologico (frane, sprofondamenti): terminologia, tipologia, caratteri cinematici. Progetto “Soglie pluviometriche” e sistema SANF. Scheda di rilievo in campo per segnalazione di frane a innesco pluviometrico, Corso introduttivo alle tematiche di Protezione Civile, Ordine dei Geologi della Puglia - Protezione Civile (Regione Puglia), Bari, 5 aprile 2014,

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Facing engineering problems in the fragile karst environment

PARISE M., CLOSSON D., GUTIERREZ F. & STEVANOVIC Z., 2014, Facing engineering problems in the fragile karst environment, XII IAEG Congress, pp. 479–482, Torino, 15-19 september 2014,

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Evaluating the potentialities of hydro- stratigraphic, geomorphological and geophysical analyses to detect underground cavities

MARGIOTTA S., NEGRI S., PARISE M. & QUARTA T.A.M., 2014, Evaluating the potentialities of hydro- stratigraphic, geomorphological and geophysical analyses to detect underground cavities, XII IAEG Congress, pp. 559–562, Torino, 15-19 september 2014,

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Engineering-geological approach to a preliminary landslide susceptibility assessment for complex coastal cliffs of volcanic origin_ the case of Ponza island (Italy)

PALMA B., CALCATERRA D., DI CRESCENZO G., PARISE M. & RUOCCO A., 2014, Engineering-geological approach to a preliminary landslide susceptibility assessment for complex coastal cliffs of volcanic origin_ the case of Ponza island (Italy), International Conference "Analysis and Management of Changing Risks for Natural Hazards", Padua (Italy), 18-19 November 2014,

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Censimento cavità antropiche nel territorio di Ginosa

Parise M., Garziano G., Santarcangelo S., 2014, Censimento cavità antropiche nel territorio di Ginosa, 2014,

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Ambiente e paesaggio

Ceraudo S., Parise M., 2014, Ambiente e paesaggio, Puglia, edited by Ceraudo G., pp. 21–27. Bologna_ BraDypUS, 2014,

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Acquedotti e sistemi di trasporto acque nel bacino del Mediterraneo

Parise M., 2014, Acquedotti e sistemi di trasporto acque nel bacino del Mediterraneo, Incontro Nazionale di Speleologia "Puglia underground", Villa Castelli, 30 maggio - 2 giugno 2014,

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A subtle and hidden natural hazard_ origin, development and evolution of sinkholes

PARISE M. & VENNARI C., 2014, A subtle and hidden natural hazard_ origin, development and evolution of sinkholes, 17th Joint Geomorphological Meeting "The geomorphology of natural hazards_ mapping, analysis and prevention", pp. 99–100, Liege, 30 June - 3 July 2014,

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A review on natural and human-induced geohazards and impacts in karst

GUTIERREZ F., PARISE M., DE WAELE J. & JOURDE H., 2014, A review on natural and human-induced geohazards and impacts in karst, Earth-science reviews 138 (2014): 61–88. doi_10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.08.002,

DOI: 10.1016%2Fj.earscirev.2014.08.002

Abstract
Karst environments are characterized by distinctive landforms related to dissolution and a dominant subsurface drainage. ...
Karst environments are characterized by distinctive landforms related to dissolution and a dominant subsurface drainage. The direct connection between the surface and the underlying high permeability aquifers makes karst aquifers extremely vulnerable to pollution. A high percentage of the world population depends on these water resources. Moreover, karst terrains, frequently underlain by cavernous carbonate and/or evaporite rocks, may be affected by severe ground instability problems. Impacts and hazards associatedwith karst are rapidly increasing as development expands upon these areas without proper planning taking into account the peculiarities of these environments. This has led to an escalation of karst-related environmental and engineering problems such as sinkholes, floods involving highly transmissive aquifers, and landslides developed on rocks weakened by karstification. The environmental fragility of karst settings, togetherwith their endemic hazardous processes, have received an increasing attention from the scientific community in the last decades. Concurrently, the interest of planners and decision-makers on a safe and sustainable management of karst lands is also growing. This work reviews the main natural and human-induced hazards characteristic of karst environments, with specific focus on sinkholes, floods and slope movements, and summarizes the main outcomes reached by karst scientists regarding the assessment of environmental impacts and their mitigation.
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A review on hypogene caves in Italy

Jo De Waele, Sandro Galdenzi, Giuliana Madonia, Marco Menichetti, Mario Parise, Leonardo Piccini, Laura Sanna, Francesco Sauro, Paola Tognini, Marco Vattano, Bartolomeo Vigna, 2014, A review on hypogene caves in Italy, Hypogene Cave Morphologies Conference, pp. 28–30, San Salvador, Bahamas, February 2-7, 2014,

Abstract
Although hypogene cave systems have been described since the beginning of the 20th century, the ...
Although hypogene cave systems have been described since the beginning of the 20th century, the importance in speleogenesis of ascending fluids that acquired their aggressiveness from in-depth sources has been fully realized only in the last decades. Aggressiveness of waters can be related to carbonic and sulfuric acids and the related corrosion-dissolution processes give rise to different types of caves and underground morphologies. The abundance of hydrothermal springs and associated travertine deposits, and the widespread interaction between volcanic or sub-volcanic phenomena and karst in many sectors of the Italian peninsula are a strong evidence of hypogene speleogenesis. Furthermore, researches on secondary minerals have allowed to discover hypogene caves formed by highly acidic vapors in subaerial environments, also showing that most of these caves have extremely rich mineral associations.
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A review on hypogene caves in Italy

DE WAELE J., GALDENZI S., MADONIA G., MENICHETTI M., PARISE M., PICCINI L., SANNA L., SAURO F., TOGNINI P., VATTANO M. & VIGNA B., 2014, A review on hypogene caves in Italy, Hypogene cave morphologies, pp. 28–30, Bahamas, 2-7 febbraio 2014,

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Some Considerations on 3-D and 2-D Numerical Models for the Assessment of the Stability of Underground Caves

LOLLINO P., PARISE M. & VATTANO M., 2014, Some Considerations on 3-D and 2-D Numerical Models for the Assessment of the Stability of Underground Caves, XII IAEG Congress, pp. 585–588, Torino, 15-19 september 2014,

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Modellazione numerica 3D agli elementi finiti per la valutazione delle condizioni di stabilità di cavità antropiche del territorio pugliese

LUISI M., DI SANTO A., FIORE A., LEPORE D., LOLLINO P., MICCOLI M. N., PARISE M. & SPALLUTO L., 2014, Modellazione numerica 3D agli elementi finiti per la valutazione delle condizioni di stabilità di cavità antropiche del territorio pugliese, 3° Workshop Internazionale "Voragini in Italia. I sinkholes e le cavità sotterranee_ ricerca storica, tecniche di studio e d'intervento", pp. 29–29, Roma, 8 maggio 2014,

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Le cave sotterranee di Marsala (Sicilia occidentale) e i fenomeni di sprofondamento connessi

VATTANO M., BONAMINI M., PARISE M., LOLLINO P., DI MAGGIO C. & MADONIA G.,, 2014, Le cave sotterranee di Marsala (Sicilia occidentale) e i fenomeni di sprofondamento connessi, Speleologia iblea 15 (2014): 97–103.,

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La valutazione delle condizioni di stabilità di cavità sotterranee_ approcci semplificati e metodi avanzati di calcolo

LOLLINO P. & PARISE M., 2014, La valutazione delle condizioni di stabilità di cavità sotterranee_ approcci semplificati e metodi avanzati di calcolo, Geologia dell'Ambiente 2/2014 (2014): 74–81.,

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La diagnosi del meccanismo di frana nell’analisi del rischio

Cotecchia F.*, Ferlisi S.**, Santaloia F.***, Vitone C.*, Lollino P.***, Pedone G.*, Bottiglieri O.*, 2014, La diagnosi del meccanismo di frana nell’analisi del rischio, XXV Convegno Nazionale di Geotecnica 'La geotecnica nella difesa del territorio e delle infrastrutture dalle calamità naturali', pp. 167–186, Baveno, 4-6 Giugno 2014,

Abstract
Le frane, dopo i terremoti e le alluvioni, sono le calamità naturali che ancor oggi ...
Le frane, dopo i terremoti e le alluvioni, sono le calamità naturali che ancor oggi mettono più a repentaglio le popolazioni e ne condizionano lo sviluppo socio-economico. Questo avviene nonostante l'attenzione che oggi si rivolge al rilievo del rischio su area vasta, che però spesso non contempla un'adeguata caratterizzazione delle dinamiche di dissesto e delle cause e che, dunque, non è sempre base efficace di scelte di gestione del rischio. Nella nota si evidenzia come oggi la diagnosi dei processi franosi in termini geo-idro-meccanici, che consegue ad una sinergia di analisi del processo franoso secondo diversi approcci specialistici, può condurre ad una valutazione quantitativa del rischio da frana di base per una più consapevole gestione delle aree a rischio e scelta delle strategie di mitigazione. In quest'ottica, dopo aver evidenziato l'urgenza di una ricognizione dei processi che generano il rischio da frana sul territorio e le ripercussioni sulla crescita socio-economica che ne può conseguire, la nota inquadra il metodo di analisi geo-idro-meccanica dei meccanismi di frana e ne esemplifica l'applicazione attraverso alcuni casi di diagnosi di franosità, in cui si è adottata la metodologia a scala di pendio. Infine, si propone una metodologia per la valutazione della pericolosità da frana su area vasta, intesa ad adottare gli strumenti di diagnosi su base geo-idro-meccanica, invalsi a scala di pendio, per valutazioni a più piccola scala.
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L’attività estrattiva sotterranea_ approcci semplificati e metodi avanzati di calcolo per le analisi di stabilità

Lollino P., Parise M., 2014, L’attività estrattiva sotterranea_ approcci semplificati e metodi avanzati di calcolo per le analisi di stabilità, Convegno "L'attività estrattiva_ tra sviluppo economico e tutela del territorio", pp. 74–81, Lecce, 30 aprile 2013,

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Interpretation of landslide mechanisms based on numerical modelling_ two case-histories

Lollino P.; Cotecchia F.; Elia G.; Mitaritonna G.; Santaloia F., 2014, Interpretation of landslide mechanisms based on numerical modelling_ two case-histories, European journal of environmental and civil engineering (2014). doi_10.1080/19648189.2014.985851,

DOI: 10.1080%2F19648189.2014.985851

Abstract
Numerical modelling represents a powerful technique to develop a quantitative assessment of the stress-strain mechanisms ...
Numerical modelling represents a powerful technique to develop a quantitative assessment of the stress-strain mechanisms leading to either first-time slope failures or evolution of slopes already failed in the past. In this perspective, a valid interpretation of the landslide behaviour and an adequate strategy of risk mitigation can be achieved from a numerical validation of both the causative factors and the evolution mechanism that have been previously assumed according to detailed phenomenological or simple analytical approaches. This paper presents two case histories of slow landslides in clay slopes, both located in Puglia (Southern Italy), for which detailed phenomenological studies have been firstly carried out to infer assumptions on the slope failure mechanisms that have been later on verified by means of numerical analyses accounting for soil mechanical behaviour and slope hydraulic processes. The first case study concerns the first-time failure of a stiff clay slope in Lucera, which has been induced by the slow dissipation of negative excess pore water pressures generated by previous quarry excavation at the slope toe. The second case history is represented by the analysis of the stress-strain evolution of the ancient Volturino landslide, which is observed to reactivate mainly in wet seasons.
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From a phenomenological to a geomechanical approach to landslide hazard analysis

Cotecchia F.; Santaloia F.; Lollino P.; Vitone C.; Pedone G.; Bottiglieri O., 2014, From a phenomenological to a geomechanical approach to landslide hazard analysis, European journal of environmental and civil engineering (2014). doi_10.1080/19648189.2014.968744,

DOI: 10.1080%2F19648189.2014.968744

Abstract
The diagnosis of landsliding at the slope scale resulted from synergic geohydromechanical analyses of the ...
The diagnosis of landsliding at the slope scale resulted from synergic geohydromechanical analyses of the slope factors, which should represent the first step to assess landslide hazard. According to the methodological approach discussed in the paper, the landslide hazard analysis should start from a phenomenological interpretation of the slope behaviour, including the definition of the slope factors, getting then to a quantitative prediction of the slope evolution with time. This quantitative evaluation should result from limit equilibrium analyses and numerical modelling, both of them performed considering the outcomes of the phenomenological reconstruction. Therefore, the understanding of the slope factors and of the landslide mechanism at the slope scale should drive the landslide hazard assessment, through analyses performed for different levels of diagnosis (phenomenological, analytical and numerical). Some landslides, representative for chain slopes in the Italian peninsula, are discussed in the paper in order to show the maturity of the geohydromechanical diagnosis of landslide hazard and, hence, to properly design the mitigation actions. A methodology for intermediate to regional landslide hazard assessment, based on geomechanical interpretations, is finally proposed.
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Applicazione del metodo multi-scalare per la valutazione della pericolosità da frana nell’Appennino Dauno-Lucano

Cotecchia F.*, Santaloia F.**, Vitone, C.*, Lollino P.**, Mitaritonna G.*, 2014, Applicazione del metodo multi-scalare per la valutazione della pericolosità da frana nell’Appennino Dauno-Lucano, Geologia dell'ambiente 2/2014 (2014): 127–138.,

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Analisi numerica dei processi di instabilità in cave sotterranee a Marsala (Sicilia occidentale)

PARISE M., LOLLINO P., BONAMINI M., DI MAGGIO C., MADONIA G. & VATTANO M., 2014, Analisi numerica dei processi di instabilità in cave sotterranee a Marsala (Sicilia occidentale), 3° Workshop Internazionale "Voragini in Italia. I sinkholes e le cavità sotterranee_ ricerca storica, tecniche di studio e d'intervento", pp. 39–39, Roma, 8 maggio 2014,

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