Papers by tommaso Piacentini
The Terrestrial and Submarine Landscape of the Tremiti Archipelago, Adriatic Sea
World Geomorphological Landscapes, 2017
The archipelago of the Tremiti Islands, situated in the centre of the Adriatic Sea, is considered... more The archipelago of the Tremiti Islands, situated in the centre of the Adriatic Sea, is considered, nationally and internationally, a very important geological and geomorphological laboratory, rich in Cenozoic stratigraphic, tectonic and, recently, geomorphological studies. Despite the small size of the islands, the present landscape of the Tremiti Islands and of the inner continental shelf shows an outstanding wealth of ancient and present terrestrial and marine landforms. They provide the islands with their intrinsic and distinctive value and beauty and that can be discovered walking on the islands, sailing around them or diving into the turquoise to blue sea.
Carta dei processi erosivi del rilievo monoclinalico marchigiano-abruzzese (Italia centrale)
Project: “Definition of an integrated model for the predictive evaluation of the water erosion phenomena in the Mediterranean environment”
The EGU General Assembly, 2011
Il rilevamento dei depositi continentali nel Progetto CARG dell'Italia centrale: modalità e implicazioni in ambito applicativo
Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana, 2011
The works carried out in the last +15 years within the CARG project are summarized, concerning th... more The works carried out in the last +15 years within the CARG project are summarized, concerning the mapping of Quaternary continental deposits.Particularly, taking into account the field mapping guidelines of the project, the geological maps have been a reference base for the development of several research and applied projects, carried out in collaboration with Governmental institutions, Municipalities, Associations, private Companies.In this way the CARG Project maps are a starting point for analyses and elaborations concerning geological and natural hazards and risks.
Freshwater travertines deposition in central Italy: a contribution to the geomorphological evolution of the Apennines
Journal of Maps, 2020
Urban and small catchment landslides and floods are common types of hazards caused by intense rai... more Urban and small catchment landslides and floods are common types of hazards caused by intense rainfall. The detailed geomorphological mapping and analysis of the superficial hydrographic network are fundamental tools to assess the geo-hydrologically critical areas. In this study, the Feltrino Stream and Lanciano area (Adriatic coastal-hills) were investigated through a basinscale and urban-scale geomorphological analysiswhich incorporated temperature-rainfall and morphometric analyses, and the acquisition of geomorphological and hazard data, integrated with geomorphological fieldwork and mapping. The creation of a geodatabase and the data overlay led to assess the landslide-flood critical areas through geomorphology-based matrices. This study aimed to define the distribution of landslide-flood historical/recent events and related critical areas for the realization of an urban EWS, composed of a network of nine gauges, integrating the existing regional monitoring network. It defined a local alert system for landslide-flood and could support real-time communication for civil protection purposes.
La geomorfologia della conca aquilana
Analisi della suscettività da frana nell'Isola di Mauritius (Oceano Indiano)
Una metodologia integrata per l'analisi della pericolosità idrogeologica: il caso di Collelongo (AQ, Abruzzo)
Stratigrafia: Successione post-orogenica
Cenni di geologia ambientale e applicata. Pericolosità geomorfologica
Journal of Maps, 2015
This paper presents a geomorphological map of the floodplain at the confluence of the Aventino an... more This paper presents a geomorphological map of the floodplain at the confluence of the Aventino and Sangro rivers (scale 1:10,000), located across the Adriatic piedmont of the Maiella Massif (Abruzzo Region, Central Italy). This area is in the lower reach of the Sangro-Aventino drainage basin, which in the mid-1900s was affected by the creation of four main artificial water reservoirs by damming of the basin's major rivers and the related network of spillway pipes for hydropower purposes. This, combined with climatic factors, induced a strong rearrangement of river channels and floodplains. The fluvial geomorphological features have been analyzed through a detailed-scale multi-temporal analysis based on geomorphological field mapping, topographic analysis, and a remote sensing analysis carried out on aerial photos, orthophotos and Lidar images. The map includes three sections: physiographic and geological setting; main geomorphological map; multi-temporal (1954-2009) and morphometric analysis of the floodplain. The mapping is focused on landforms and continental deposits, mainly linked to fluvial, slope and anthropogenic processes, and to 1954 and 2009 river channels planform analyses and the related morphometric parameters, in order to outline the changes in the river dynamics, strongly influenced by anthropogenic intervention. At a local scale, this type of map can contribute to the understanding of the causes, mechanisms and consequences of the changes in fluvial form and support river management. Finally, it may represent a tool for the assessment of natural hazards in landscapes characterized by intense and rapid geomorphological (fluvial) processes, as well as a tool for correct land management.
Macroarea 3 (L’Aquila Est, Paganica, Bazzano, S. Gregorio)
Long term landscape evolution within central Apennines (Italy): Marsica and Peligna region morphotectonics and surface processes
The relief features of the Apennines have been developed in a complex geomorphological and geolog... more The relief features of the Apennines have been developed in a complex geomorphological and geological setting from Neogene to Quaternary. Growth of topography has been driven by active tectonics (thrust-related crustal shortening and high-angle normal faulting related to crustal extension), regional rock uplift, and surface processes, starting from Late Miocene(?) - Early Pliocene. At present a high-relief landscape is dominated
Journal of Maps, 2014
This work presents a geomorphological map of the Feltrino Stream basin and minor surrounding coas... more This work presents a geomorphological map of the Feltrino Stream basin and minor surrounding coastal basins (scale 1:20,000), located in the southeastern Abruzzo area (Central Italy), across the Adriatic piedmont of the Maiella massif (Central Apennines). This geomorphological mapping is focused on near-surface deposits and hillslope evolution analysis and includes three sections: main geomorphological map; orography and hydrography; and geomorphological models of hillslope evolution. In the study area, landforms and continental near-surface deposits are mainly linked to slope and fluvial processes, even though structural, marine, and anthropogenic landforms are also present. The mapping is primarily focused on near-surface deposits and landforms related to the evolution of hillslopes, resulting from the combination of tectonic (regional uplift) and surface processes. At a local scale, it can contribute to an understanding of the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of the changes of landforms and hillslopes and help solve engineering geomorphological problems. Finally, it is also a tool for the assessment of geomorphological hazards in landscapes characterized by widespread near-surface deposits and intense and rapid geomorphological processes, as well as a tool for land management.
INTRODUCTION Among the types of instability, which vary in terms of typology, evolution and dimen... more INTRODUCTION Among the types of instability, which vary in terms of typology, evolution and dimension, rock falls represent a constant hazard for structures, buildings and the population, because of their extreme speed (KEEfEr, 2003; scarascia muGnozza et alii, 2006). Rock falls have been studied all over the world in several geographical and morphostructural settings, from huge mountain escarpments to small cliffs, with different approaches (from standard geomorphologi-cal analysis to multidisciplinary analyses including geology, alii, 2010). Rock falls in central Italy (Abruzzo Region) occur within the chain area, at the junction between the chain area and the piedmont and between piedmont hills and coastal sectors with wide coastal cliffs. This type of landslide occurs mostly in different main mor-phostructural settings, such as: faulted homoclinal ridges on marine Meso-Cenozoic carbonate rocks, calcareous rock slopes of karst landforms, structural scarps on marine Neogene arenac...
Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites, 2014
The geomorphological landscape of the Abruzzo region is a great example of a variety and complexi... more The geomorphological landscape of the Abruzzo region is a great example of a variety and complexity of processes and morphogenetic events as well as all the Italian territory. Here, complex Mesozoic-Cenozoic palaeogeographies are still reflected by the main mountain chains of Abruzzo and offer scientists and tourists imaginary journeys through ancient, now vanished, coral atolls and blue deep seas. Valleys of glacial or fluvial origin, alluvial fans, present and paleolandslides still preserve the memory of these ancient landscapes. In Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, where all of these landscapes are incorporated, the educational enhancement of geological and geomorphological themes has been pursued, with the creation and installation of information panels, theme trails and geotourist maps. In this framework, this paper illustrates methods, initiatives and activities for the enhancement of geological landscape and geomorphosites, and particularly the Geotourist map of Mount ...
CARG Project Foglio 378 Scanno: new contribution for the geological setting of Central Apennines
Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana, 2010
Studi sul dissesto geomorfologico in Abruzzo: primi risultati sulla tipologia e distribuzione dei fenomeni franosi in relazione all'assetto geologico e strutturale