Learning objectives
The course aims at supplying: <br />
-the knowledge of the principles and methods for geomorphological mapping, as basic element for thematic survey related to territorial and environmental planning; <br />
-the knowledge of the main geomorphologic hazards and connected risks. <br />
Prerequisites
The attendance of the course of Geomorfologia (7 CFU) is mandatory
Course unit content
Introduction. The Applied Geomorphology: general concepts and fields of application. Outline of the genetic and depositional characters of the Quaternary clastic cover: origin and characters of the loose deposits. <br />
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Geomorphological mapping <br />
Principles and methods of survey and geomorphologic cartography; scale questions; bedrock morpholithologic units; legend, colours and morphogenetic processes; deposit landforms and connected symbology; concepts of morphochronology: sampling and dating of the materials. Problems related to the landform interpretation and relation among them. <br />
Reading and interpretation of the Geomorphological maps. Field exercitations. <br />
Short account on thematic cartography derived by geomorphological maps. <br />
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Applied Geomorphology and environmental management: the concept of hazard, risk, vunerability. Basic knowledge on regional Planning. <br />
Fluvial hazard and related risk. <br />
Glacial and nival hazard and related risk. <br />
Landslide hazard and related risk. <br />
Seismic and neotectonic hazard and related risk. <br />
Coastal hazard and related risk. <br />
Bibliography
o Dackombe R.V. and Gardiner V. -"Geomorphological Field Manual", Allen & Unwin Ed., Londra, 1983. <br />
Dramis F. e Bisci C. -”Cartografia geomorfologica”, Pitagora Ed., Bologna, 1998. <br />
Fookes P.G., Lee E.M., Griffiths J.S. – Engineering geomorphology, Whittles Publishing, Scotland, UK, 2007. <br />
Giacomelli L. e Scandone R. –“Vulcani e eruzioni”, Pitagora Ed., Bologna, 2002. <br />
Gisotti G. e Benedini M. –“Il dissesto idrogeologico”, Serie Scienze e Tecnica, Carocci Ed., Roma, 2000. <br />
Marchetti M.- “Geomorfologia fluviale”, Pitagora Ed., Bologna, 2000. <br />
Marchetti M. & Rivas V. (Eds) – “Geomorphology and environmental impact assessment”, Balkema Pbs, Amsterdam, 2001. <br />
Panizza M. -"Geomorfologia applicata", NIS, Roma, 1988. <br />
Turner A.K. and Schuster R.L. (Eds.) – “LANDSLIDES: investigation and mitigation”, TRB special report 247, Nat. Acad. Press, Washington D.C., 1996. <br />
