A5034458608- Landslides and related hazards
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Dam Engineering and Safety
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Seismology and Earthquake Studies
- Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Aeolian processes and effects
University of Palermo
2011-2020
Terra
2007-2019
Abstract In this work, we assessed gully erosion susceptibility in two adjacent cultivated catchments of Sicily (Italy) by employing multivariate adaptive regression splines and a set geo‐environmental variables. To explore the influence hydrological connectivity on occurrence, measured changes performance occurred when adding one nine predictors reflecting terrain to base model that included contributing area slope gradient. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves under ROC curve...
Abstract. The main assumption on which landslide susceptibility assessment by means of stochastic modelling lies is that the past key to future. As a consequence, model able classify known events should be predict future unknown scenario as well. However, storm-triggered multiple debris flow in Mediterranean region could pose some limits operative validity such an expectation, they are typically resultant randomness time recurrence and magnitude great spatial variability, even at scale small...
Urban-geomorphology studies in historical cities provide a significant contribution towards the broad definition of Anthropocene, perhaps even including its consideration as new unit geological time. Specific methodological approaches to recognize and map landforms urban environments, where human-induced geomorphic processes have often overcome natural ones, are proposed. This paper reports results from, comparison of, conducted coastal facing core Mediterranean Sea – that is, Genoa, Rome,...
Malta and Sicily, which lie at the centre of Mediterranean Sea, share a long history have unique geological geomorphological features make them attractive destinations for geotourism. In framework an international research project, study identification, selection assessment rich heritage Sicily was carried out, aiming to create geosite network between these islands. Based on experience outputs achieved in previous investigations geoheritage out various morpho-climatic contexts, integrated...
In landslide susceptibility modeling, the selection of mapping units is a very relevant topic both in terms geomorphological adequacy and suitability models final maps. this paper, test to integrate pixels slope presented. MARS (Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines) modeling was applied assess based on 12 predictors 1608 cases database. A pixel-based model prepared scores zoned into 10 different types units, obtained by differently combining two half-basin (HB) four landform...
Abstract This paper proposes a morphoevolutionary model for western Sicily. Sicily is chain–foredeep–foreland system still being built, with tectonic activity involving uplift which tends to create new relief. To reconstruct the model, geological, and geomorphological studies were done on basis of field survey aerial photographic interpretation. The collected data show large areas characterized by specific geomorphological, topographical settings rocks, landforms, landscapes progressively...
The results of a geomorphological study carried out in the urban area Palermo are summarized thematic map. Field survey, analysis aerial photographs and topographic maps, consultation historical documents stratigraphic reconstruction from numerous wells subsoil data, bibliographic search were performed, order to display changes produced by man over time densely populated define Anthropocene area. town rises along large marine terrace surfaces cut small river valleys bordered wide degraded...
In the studies of landslide susceptibility assessment which have been developed in recent years, statistical methods increasingly applied. Among all, BLR (Binary Logistic Regression) certainly finds a more extensive application while MARS (Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines), despite good performance and innovation strategies analysis, only recently began to be employed as tool for predicting occurrence. The purpose this research was evaluate predictive identify possible drawbacks two...
Abstract In Sicily, the great abundance of fascinating and impressive natural phenomena, have fed imagination men, who interpreted them as manifestation existence supernatural fantastic beings giving rise to myth legend. Amongst these many myths, that cyclops Polyphemus, is closely linked geopalaeontological history Sicily. The discovery, often inside caves, fossil skulls elephants, in which there a nasal hollow (in frontal part) where was trunk life, gave belief one-eyed giants had existed,...