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  1. Article ; Online: Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources

    Nicoletta Santangelo / Ettore Valente

    Resources, Vol 9, Iss 80, p

    2020  Volume 80

    Abstract: This Special Issue wants to outline the role of Geoheritage and Geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “Geoheritage” refers to a peculiar type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity ...

    Abstract This Special Issue wants to outline the role of Geoheritage and Geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “Geoheritage” refers to a peculiar type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and of its geological history, events and processes. These sites are also known as “geosites” and, as well as archaeological, architectonic and historical ones, they can be considered as part of the cultural estate of a country. “Geotourism” is an emerging type of sustainable tourism, which concentrates on geosites, furnishing to visitors knowledge, environmental education and amusement. In this meaning, Geotourism may be very useful for geological Sciences divulgation and may furnish additional opportunities for the development of rural areas, generally not included among the main touristic attractions. The collected papers focused on these main topics with different methods and approaches and can be grouped as follows: i) papers dealing with geosites promotion and valorisation in protected areas; ii) papers dealing with geosites promotion and valorisation in non-protected areas; iii) papers dealing with geosites promotion by exhibition, remote sensing analysis and apps; iv) papers investigating geotourism and geoheritage from the tourists’ perspective.
    Keywords geoheritage ; geotourism ; geosite ; geomorphosite ; geoitinerary ; geological science divulgation ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Geotourism in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Italy)

    Ettore Valente / Antonio Santo / Domenico Guida / Nicoletta Santangelo

    Resources, Vol 9, Iss 52, p

    The Middle Bussento Karst System

    2020  Volume 52

    Abstract: In this paper we want to stress the role of geotourism as a means to promote environmental education and, on occasion, as a way to increase the touristic interest of an area. Geoparks are certainly the territory where geotourism can be best exploited. We ...

    Abstract In this paper we want to stress the role of geotourism as a means to promote environmental education and, on occasion, as a way to increase the touristic interest of an area. Geoparks are certainly the territory where geotourism can be best exploited. We propose a geoitinerary to discover the amazing, but poorly known, Middle Bussento Karst System, with the blind valley of the Bussento River, in the southeast of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geopark. This is the only example, in Southern Italy, of a stream sinking underground and it is the second longest subsurface river path in Italy, making this a core area of the Geopark. We combined field surveys and literature data to create a geoitinerary that can be useful in helping to promote this site. This geoitinerary is applicable to both simple generic visitors and geo-tourists and has an educational purpose, especially in explaining the significance and the fragility of karst areas in terms of environmental protection. Moreover, it may represent a sort of stimulus for the growth of touristic activity in this inner area of the Geopark.
    Keywords geotourism ; geomorphosites ; environmental education ; Cilento ; Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark ; Middle Bussento Karst System ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 910
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  3. Article ; Online: Studying a Subsiding Urbanized Area from a Multidisciplinary Perspective

    Ettore Valente / Vincenzo Allocca / Umberto Riccardi / Giovanni Camanni / Diego Di Martire

    Remote Sensing, Vol 13, Iss 3323, p

    The Inner Sector of the Sarno Plain (Southern Apennines, Italy)

    2021  Volume 3323

    Abstract: Defining the origin of ground deformation, which can be a very challenging task, may be approached through several investigative techniques. Ground deformation can originate in response to both natural (e.g., tectonics) and anthropic (e.g., groundwater ... ...

    Abstract Defining the origin of ground deformation, which can be a very challenging task, may be approached through several investigative techniques. Ground deformation can originate in response to both natural (e.g., tectonics) and anthropic (e.g., groundwater pumping) contributions. These may either act simultaneously or be somewhat correlated in space and time. For example, the location of structurally controlled basins may be the locus of enhanced human-induced subsidence. In this paper, we investigate the natural and anthropic contributions to ground deformation in the urbanized area of the inner Sarno plain, in the Southern Apennines. We used a multidisciplinary approach based on the collection and analysis of a combination of geomorphological, stratigraphical, structural, hydrogeological, GPS, and DInSAR datasets. Geomorphological, stratigraphical, and structural data suggested the occurrence of a graben-like depocenter, the Sarno basin, bounded by faults with evidence of activity in the last 39 ka. Geodetic data indicated that the Sarno basin also experienced ground deformation (mostly subsidence) in the last 30 years, with a possible anthropogenic contribution due to groundwater pumping. Hydrogeological data suggested that a significant portion of the subsidence detected by geodetic data can be ascribed to groundwater pumping from the alluvial plain aquifer, rather than to a re-activation of faults in the last 30 years. Our interpretation suggested that a positive feedback exists between fault activity and the location of area affected by human-induced subsidence. In fact, fault activity caused the accumulation of poorly consolidated deposits within the Sarno basin, which enhanced groundwater-induced subsidence. The multidisciplinary approach used here was proven to be successful within the study area and could therefore be an effective tool for investigating ground deformation in other urbanized areas worldwide.
    Keywords active fault ; fault-controlled landform ; GNSS ; DInSAR ; groundwater pumping ; Sarno basin ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 550
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  4. Article ; Online: GEOTOURISM as a Tool for Learning

    Nicoletta Santangelo / Vincenzo Amato / Alessandra Ascione / Elda Russo Ermolli / Ettore Valente

    Resources, Vol 9, Iss 67, p

    A Geoitinerary in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark (Southern Italy)

    2020  Volume 67

    Abstract: Geotourism” is a particular type of “sustainable tourism” that is still in an embryonic stage, especially in Italy. The main goal is the transmission of geological knowledge to increase the awareness about geoheritage, geo-resources and geo-hazards. The ...

    Abstract “Geotourism” is a particular type of “sustainable tourism” that is still in an embryonic stage, especially in Italy. The main goal is the transmission of geological knowledge to increase the awareness about geoheritage, geo-resources and geo-hazards. The geoparks represent ideal sites, with a strong educational significance for students, teachers, geo-tourists, and guides interested in geological and environmental sciences, though at different levels. With this in mind, we propose a geoitinerary through some of the most geologically interesting coastal areas in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano, and Alburni Geopark. The aim of the geoitinerary is to provide a good example of how geosites could be promoted through geotourism and used as means of divulgation of geological and environmental knowledge. The selected sites are the San Marco coast, the Licosa Cape and the Elea-Velia archaeological area. They are included in the official list of geosites and geomorphosites of the Geopark and have a relevant stratigraphic and geoarcheological value. The San Marco coast and the Licosa Cape are the “best sites” in the Geopark where Quaternary coastal deposits and morphologies are represented. The Elea-Velia site is one of the most famous archeological sites in the Geopark, which is also representative of complex human-environment interactions. Despite their high scientific significance, the sites that we have selected are not included in a specific promoting program. We have so tried to fill this gap by providing the scientific background for their geotouristic promotion that could also serve as an instrument for the increase of the local economy.
    Keywords geoparks ; geosites ; geotourism ; geological knowledge ; geoarcheology ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  5. Article: Cover collapse sinkhole over a deep buried carbonate bedrock: The case study of Fossa San Vito (Sarno - Southern Italy)

    Antonio, Santo / Ettore, Valente / Giovanni, Forte / Melania, De Falco / Nicoletta, Santangelo

    Geomorphology. 2019 Aug. 05,

    2019  

    Abstract: Sinkholes are widely found in Italy in both carbonate slopes and alluvial plain settings. Since they may occur catastrophically, without showing premonitory signs and resulting in severe economic losses and casualties, they constitute a significant risk ... ...

    Abstract Sinkholes are widely found in Italy in both carbonate slopes and alluvial plain settings. Since they may occur catastrophically, without showing premonitory signs and resulting in severe economic losses and casualties, they constitute a significant risk in many areas, and even pose a threat to human life. In this paper, we carried out a detailed multidisciplinary study of the Fossa San Vito sinkhole (southern Italy) that is a particular type of cover collapse sinkhole. The latter is a sub-circular, closed depression, with a diameter of ~200 m and with inner walls up to 25 m high, located in the piedmont area placed along the inner border of the Sarno River alluvial plain. The study entailed morphological and stratigraphic analysis by means of field surveys, including nine trenches, four boreholes, and the reinterpretation of stratigraphical data from the literature. In addition, hydrogeological and soil gas analysis were carried out to investigate the possible role of deep-water uprising. The study attempted to identify the genetic mechanism and include the reconstruction of a detailed subsurface stratigraphic model, showing that the infilling of the depression is about 45 m thick and consists of well-laminated, silty-clay lacustrine sediments interbedded with tephra layers. 14C dating of fossil wood found at the base of the lacustrine deposits constrains the age of the collapse at 5483 cal. years B.P. The collapse of the topographic surface involved a volume of about 400,000 cubic metres and originated at depth >80 m.
    Keywords alluvial plains ; bedrock ; carbonates ; case studies ; financial economics ; Fossa ; humans ; lacustrine sediments ; models ; old and fossil wood ; piedmont ; radiocarbon dating ; risk ; rivers ; silty clay soils ; soil air ; surveys ; tephra ; topography ; Italy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-0805
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
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    ZDB-ID 58028-4
    ISSN 0169-555X
    ISSN 0169-555X
    DOI 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.106838
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  6. Article: Multidisciplinary approach for fault detection: Integration of PS-InSAR, geomorphological, stratigraphic and structural data in the Venafro intermontane basin (Central-Southern Apennines, Italy)

    Amato, Vincenzo / Eliana Bellucci Sessa / Ettore Valente / Gerardo Pappone / Giuseppe Vilardo / Massimo Cesarano / Pietro Incontri / Pietro P.C. Aucelli

    Geomorphology. 2017 Apr. 15, v. 283

    2017  

    Abstract: A multidisciplinary methodology, integrating stratigraphic, geomorphological and structural data, combined with GIS-aided analysis and PS-InSAR interferometric data, was applied to characterize the relationships between ground deformations and the ... ...

    Abstract A multidisciplinary methodology, integrating stratigraphic, geomorphological and structural data, combined with GIS-aided analysis and PS-InSAR interferometric data, was applied to characterize the relationships between ground deformations and the stratigraphic and the morphostructural setting of the Venafro intermontane basin. This basin is a morphostructural depression related to NW-SE and NE-SW oriented high angle normal faults bordering and crossing it. In particular, a well-known active fault crossing the plain is the Aquae Juliae Fault, whose recent activity is evidenced by archeoseismological data. The approach applied here reveals new evidence of possible faulting, acting during the Lower to Upper Pleistocene, which has driven the morphotectonic and the environmental evolution of the basin. In particular, the tectonic setting emerging from this study highlights the influence of the NW-SE oriented extensional phase during the late Lower Pleistocene – early Middle Pleistocene, in the generation of NE-SW trending, SE dipping, high-angle faults and NW-SE trending, high-angle transtensive faults. This phase has been followed by a NE-SW extensional one, responsible for the formation of NW-SE trending, both NW and SE dipping, high-angle normal faults, and the reactivation of the oldest NE-SW oriented structures. These NW-SE trending normal faults include the Aquae Juliae Fault and a new one, unknown until now, crossing the plain between the Venafro village and the Colle Cupone Mt. (hereinafter named the Venafro-Colle Cupone Fault, VCCF). This fault has controlled deposition of the youngest sedimentary units (late Middle Pleistocene to late Upper Pleistocene) suggesting its recent activity and it is well constrained by PS-InSAR data, as testified by the increase of the subsidence rate in the hanging wall block.
    Keywords basins ; deformation ; subsidence ; tectonics ; villages ; Italy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2017-0415
    Size p. 80-101.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 58028-4
    ISSN 0169-555X
    ISSN 0169-555X
    DOI 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.027
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  7. Article: First assessment of the local seismic amplification susceptibility of the Isernia Province (Molise Region, Southern Italy) by the integration of geological and geomorphological studies related to the first level seismic microzonation project

    Aucelli, PietroPatrizio Ciro / Gianluigi Di Paola / Ettore Valente / Vincenzo Amato / Vito Bracone / Massimo Cesarano / Giuseppe Di Capua / Vittoria Scorpio / Andrea Capalbo / Gerardo Pappone / Fabio Ravera / Carmen Maria Rosskopf

    Environmental earth sciences. 2018 Feb., v. 77, no. 4

    2018  

    Abstract: This paper presents the results of the geological and geomorphological investigation carried out during the first level seismic microzonation project in the Isernia Province territory. The study area falls in one of the most seismically active areas of ... ...

    Abstract This paper presents the results of the geological and geomorphological investigation carried out during the first level seismic microzonation project in the Isernia Province territory. The study area falls in one of the most seismically active areas of the Apennine chain and it has been struck, in historical times, by destructive earthquakes that caused several causalities and diffuse damages to the buildings. The analysis points out the occurrence of geological features that can determine possible site amplification phenomena related to areas with extensive outcrops of thick continental deposits or to unstable areas (both covering about 48% of the investigated areas). The latter are sometimes combined with geomorphological features such as scarps, isolated peaks, and ridges that are also responsible for possible site amplification. In addition, a susceptibility to local seismic amplification index has been introduced which highlights that more than 64% of the investigated area, along with a significant percentage of buildings, fall within the highest categories of susceptibility to local seismic amplification.
    Keywords buildings ; earthquakes ; geomorphology ; geophysics ; Italy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2018-02
    Size p. 118.
    Publishing place Springer Berlin Heidelberg
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2493699-6
    ISSN 1866-6299 ; 1866-6280
    ISSN (online) 1866-6299
    ISSN 1866-6280
    DOI 10.1007/s12665-018-7319-4
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