The 25th October 2011, an extremely intense rainfall event occurred in the Cinque Terre area. The... more The 25th October 2011, an extremely intense rainfall event occurred in the Cinque Terre area. The major damages have been registered in Monterosso and Vernazza basins, that have been affected by hundreds of landslides, mud flows and erosions. The main feature of this area is the steepness of the slopes combined with the presence of wide terraced portions. This work aimed to analyze the landslide distribution in reference of land use, focusing on the effect of land abandonment on hydrogeological risk. In fact, during the last 40 years agriculture in such difficult lands decreased constantly, leading to a progressive abandonment of terraces and consequent re-colonization by spontaneous pioneer species. This phenomena seems to be the main cause of failure during heavy rainfall events. Two studies have been conducted on two different failures samples. The first analysis regarded about 100 failures surveyed by mean of a helicopter flight, randomly chosen along the whole affected area. Be...
The importance of rural landscapes is recognized at both the international and national level. Th... more The importance of rural landscapes is recognized at both the international and national level. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has established a program called Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and agricultural landscapes are also listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The World Bank and the Convention on Biological Diversity also have departments working on this topic, while landscape has been included in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union 2020–2027. One of the most important tools for landscape management, conservation and valorization is the development of a monitoring system, suited to control not only dynamics, but also the effectiveness of the policies affecting rural landscape. A research project of the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies has identified 123 areas scattered in the entire Italian territory, with an average size of 1300 ha, in order to establish a national monitoring system for trad...
The importance of rural landscapes is recognized at both the international and national level. Th... more The importance of rural landscapes is recognized at both the international and national level. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has established a program called Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and agricultural landscapes are also listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The World Bank and the Convention on Biological Diversity also have departments working on this topic, while landscape has been included in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union 2020–2027. One of the most important tools for landscape management, conservation and valorization is the development of a monitoring system, suited to control not only dynamics, but also the effectiveness of the policies affecting rural landscape. A research project of the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies has identified 123 areas scattered in the entire Italian territory, with an average size of 1300 ha, in order to establish a national monitoring system for trad...
Wooded grasslands have always played an important role in rural life with changing issues: They a... more Wooded grasslands have always played an important role in rural life with changing issues: They are of high importance for questions of biodiversity, soil, and water resources and in preserving agricultural heritage, but their maintenance is labor intensive. Abandoned wooded grasslands undergo succession, and food production alone does not support their survival. They require special attention
The 25th October 2011, an extremely intense rainfall event occurred in the Cinque Terre area. The... more The 25th October 2011, an extremely intense rainfall event occurred in the Cinque Terre area. The major damages have been registered in Monterosso and Vernazza basins, that have been affected by hundreds of landslides, mud flows and erosions. The main feature of this area is the steepness of the slopes combined with the presence of wide terraced portions. This work aimed to analyze the landslide distribution in reference of land use, focusing on the effect of land abandonment on hydrogeological risk. In fact, during the last 40 years agriculture in such difficult lands decreased constantly, leading to a progressive abandonment of terraces and consequent re-colonization by spontaneous pioneer species. This phenomena seems to be the main cause of failure during heavy rainfall events. Two studies have been conducted on two different failures samples. The first analysis regarded about 100 failures surveyed by mean of a helicopter flight, randomly chosen along the whole affected area. Be...
The importance of rural landscapes is recognized at both the international and national level. Th... more The importance of rural landscapes is recognized at both the international and national level. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has established a program called Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and agricultural landscapes are also listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The World Bank and the Convention on Biological Diversity also have departments working on this topic, while landscape has been included in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union 2020–2027. One of the most important tools for landscape management, conservation and valorization is the development of a monitoring system, suited to control not only dynamics, but also the effectiveness of the policies affecting rural landscape. A research project of the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies has identified 123 areas scattered in the entire Italian territory, with an average size of 1300 ha, in order to establish a national monitoring system for trad...
The importance of rural landscapes is recognized at both the international and national level. Th... more The importance of rural landscapes is recognized at both the international and national level. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has established a program called Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and agricultural landscapes are also listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The World Bank and the Convention on Biological Diversity also have departments working on this topic, while landscape has been included in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union 2020–2027. One of the most important tools for landscape management, conservation and valorization is the development of a monitoring system, suited to control not only dynamics, but also the effectiveness of the policies affecting rural landscape. A research project of the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies has identified 123 areas scattered in the entire Italian territory, with an average size of 1300 ha, in order to establish a national monitoring system for trad...
Wooded grasslands have always played an important role in rural life with changing issues: They a... more Wooded grasslands have always played an important role in rural life with changing issues: They are of high importance for questions of biodiversity, soil, and water resources and in preserving agricultural heritage, but their maintenance is labor intensive. Abandoned wooded grasslands undergo succession, and food production alone does not support their survival. They require special attention
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