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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Geomorphology of the urban area of Palermo (Italy)
Cipriano Di MaggioValerio AgnesiChiara CappadoniaMauro Agatesubject
lcsh:Mapsanthropocenegeography.geographical_feature_category010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesGeomorphological mappingSettore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica E GeomorfologiaGeography Planning and Developmentenvironmental risk010502 geochemistry & geophysicsField surveyUrban area01 natural sciencesGeographyThematic mappalermoEnvironmental riskAnthropocenelcsh:G3180-9980Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Anthropocene environmental risk Geomorphological mapping man-made landform Palermoman-made landformCartography0105 earth and related environmental sciencesgeomorphological mappingdescription
The results of a geomorphological study carried out in the urban area of Palermo are summarized in a thematic map. Field survey, analysis of aerial photographs and topographic maps, consultation of historical documents and maps, stratigraphic and topographic reconstruction from numerous wells and subsoil data, and bibliographic search were performed, in order to display the geomorphological changes produced by man over time in a densely populated area and to define the Anthropocene of the study area. Palermo town rises along large marine terrace surfaces cut by small river valleys and bordered by wide degraded and abandoned coastal cliffs. Over the last 2700 years, this area was affected by remarkable man-made changes to topographic surface and underground, exposing large areas of the city to hydraulic, sinkhole, and landslide risks, and increasing the levels of seismic susceptibility. In light of these results, the produced map is useful for urban planning studies.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 |