Third day of Geology and History: Underground cavities hidden or disappeared under the urban context

Roma, 22 January

The Department for the Geological Service of Italy - ISPRA, the Italian Geographic Society and SIGEA propose a study-day on "Underground cavities hidden or disappeared under the urban context". This event is the third module of the cycle "Third day of Geology and History". The theme dealt with in this study day will focus on the numerous underground voids still present below the Italian cities and in particular in the metropolitan areas, such as Rome, Naples, Cagliari and Palermo.

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Third day of Geology and History: Underground cavities hidden or disappeared under the urban context
2020-01-22T08:30:00+00:00
2020-01-22T13:30:00+00:00
Roma, 22 January The Department for the Geological Service of Italy - ISPRA, the Italian Geographic Society and SIGEA propose a study-day on "Underground cavities hidden or disappeared under the urban context". This event is the third module of the cycle "Third day of Geology and History". The theme dealt with in this study day will focus on the numerous underground voids still present below the Italian cities and in particular in the metropolitan areas, such as Rome, Naples, Cagliari and Palermo.

When Jan 22, 2020 from 08:30 AM to 01:30 PM (GMT+0 / UTC0)
Where Rome, Società Geografica Italiana, Villa Celimontana
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The main issues addressed in the first six days scheduled will be the following:

• natural hazards, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, sinkholes, floods, historical and cartographic sources and popular legends

• the disappeared Italian lakes, the sinkholes, the sacred and mineralized springs, the extinct spa areas

• underground cavities hidden or disappeared under the urban context

• the effects on the ground due to landslides, collapses, liquefactions of the land, lake creations, river bed obstruction, changes in the landscape in general and historical research

• the evolution of the cartographic representation of the territory and the information that it conceals, the changes in the landscape and geo-morphological processes

• Geological landscapes and natural hazards in the history of art.

To send contributions, oral communications or posters, it will be necessary to fill in the format and send to: geostoria@isprambiente.it by the 15 dicembre 2019.

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