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Naples has always had a very special relationship with its underground layers_ under the 0 level, there is the negative face of the aboveground city; so far, not entirely rediscovered, monitored, or valorized. Those spaces offer the key to a deeper knowledge on the urban history of the city because, even though this geological area is not characterized by natural caves at all, all Neapolitan artificial cavities are a testimony to the life of the inhabitants and the skills they adopted to maximize the potential of the profitable natural location of the city. Nowadays monitoring underground networks is fundamental to guarantee the security of the present aboveground city, but, at the same time, underground space can also be a resource for future networking, in the respect of archeological layers. Underground space can also be adopted in the definition of cultural routes and can stimulate the creation of virtual tours as well. With such a multifaceted character, a multidisciplinary approach to the underground layers of Naples is required. This chapter is the result of a multidisciplinary approach to the study of Naples' underground.

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