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Geology and History Fifth day - The ancient cartographic representation of the territory and geomorphological processes

The Department for the Geological Service of Italy - ISPRA, the Italian Geographic Society and SIGEA (Italian Society of Environmental Geology) propose a day study on "The ancient cartographic representation of the territory and geomorphological processes". This day is the fifth of the cycle “Study Days of Geology and History”, events organized to present the current state of knowledge related to the importance of historical and cartographic sources for the study of geological phenomena and natural catastrophic events. 

  • When Oct 28, 2020 from 09:00 AM to 02:30 PM (GMT+0 / UTC0)
  • Where Rome, ISPRA - Sala Conferenze, Via V. Brancati 48
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The topics addressed in this study day will be the geomorphological processes, the evolution of the landscape, the reconstruction of the ancient coastline, the reconstruction and ancient river beds and urban areas from historical sources, ancient maps and drawings or graphic representations. It will be analyzed the evolution of cartography and the representation of the territory from ancient time to the current day and the use of new techniques for analyzing the territory.

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