Landslide susceptibility mapping is essential for a suitable land use managing and risk
assessment. In this work a GIS-based approach has been proposed to map landslide …

In the framework of geosite management, specific targeted symbols for geomorphological
legends are still lacking. Concerning geosites of geomorphological interest …

This chapter deals with types, purposes, contents and perspectives of geomorphological
mapping, from the widely applied,'traditional'symbol-based maps to the modern …

The effects of climate change on landslide activity may have important environmental, socio-
economic, and political consequences. In the last decades, several short-term extreme …

Interest in geoheritage research has grown over the past 25 years and several countries
have issued laws to encourage improvement and conservation. Investigations on geosites …

Stone wall terraces are a largely investigated topic in research for both their landscape and
cultural/historical value. Terraces are anthropogenic landforms that interact with natural …

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are usually defined as complementary or alternative solutions
to “grey infrastructures”(traditionally made with cement) aimed at conserving and …

This paper introduces a novel geoheritage map of the Portofino Natural Park. The park is an
internationally well-known area, protected since 1935, located in the Ligurian Apennines, 25 …

Field survey and geomorphological mapping in urban areas are difficult tasks, particularly
those related to the recognition of natural landforms within cities. In this case, it is necessary …

Terraced landscapes are widely applied in many mountainous regions around the world as
a result of the necessity to practice subsistence agriculture. Hence, they can be regarded as …