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Geoenvironmental resources and risks: management strategies and techniques for eco-sustainable development and planning of fragile territories

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Natural and anthropogenic factors have caused many types of disasters throughout the world, especially during the 20th and 21st century in conjunction with changes in climate and its variability. Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, coastal erosion and sinkholes involve an infinite series of destructive processes that cause considerable damage to the environment and victims. On this basis, the purpose of this special issue is to present new research developments in the fields of environmental and earth sciences and engineering geology for safeguarding fragile landscapes, with particular reference to studies on natural and anthropogenic disasters, damage processes and mechanisms, and multidisciplinary approaches aimed at assessing hazards. Beyond these specific topics, the issue will also welcome manuscripts on 1) risk management, 2) how to limit damage, 3) actions needed to reduce the unpredictability of events particularly in cases where they are sudden, 4) forecasting long and short term effects, 5) development of new monitoring and forecasting techniques, and 6) development of systematic intervention and risk management strategies based on an integrated vision shared by all concerned, but above all sustainable. This special issue aims to propose the latest advances in the field having a distinct interdisciplinary and global perspective. This issue is also expected to contribute towards a better understanding of the disaster potential and establish cause and effect relationships between various potential disaster factors in highly hazardous terrains.

Editors

  • Gioacchino Francesco ANDRIANI Gioacchino Francesco ANDRIANI , 

    Gioacchino Francesco ANDRIANI

    Associate Professor of Engineering Geology at University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy. Since 2010 he has been Scientific Responsible of the Geotechnical Laboratory at the same University. Actually, he is Member of the National Council of AIGAA, the Italian Association of Engineering and Environmental Geology, and Associate Editor of Environmental Earth Sciences - Springer Journal. His area of interest is Physico-Mechanical Characterization of Rocks and Soils, Stability of Rocky Coasts and Hydraulic properties of Calcarenites. He has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals and conference book or proceedings.

  • Domenico CALCATERRA Domenico CALCATERRA , 

    Domenico CALCATERRA

    Full Professor of Engineering Geology at University of Naples Federico II, Italy. Vice-President (2012-2017) and eventually President (2018-2024) of AIGAA, the Italian Association of Engineering and Environmental Geology. From 2012 to 2020 Editor-in-Chief of Rendiconti Online, journal of the Italian Geological Society. His research interests lie in the areas of landslide hazard and risk, remote sensing monitoring of ground deformations, geomechanical characterization of rocks, soils and building geomaterials. Author or co-author of more than 300 journal papers and conference contributions.

  • Ratan DAS Ratan DAS , 

    Ratan DAS

    Assistant Professor at Department of Earth Science, Assam University, Assam, India. He obtained his B.Sc. Degree in Geology in 2013 from Gauhati University, and his M.Sc. degree in Applied Geology in 2015 from IIT Bombay. He completed his Ph.D. in Engineering Geology from IIT Bombay in February 2019. His doctoral research dealt with tunnelling induced deformation in jointed rock masses and has led to over 15 publications, combining both in journals and conference proceedings. He completed his postdoctoral research at the Department of Geology and Geophysics, at IIT Kharagpur in July 2021.

  • Lidia LOIOTINE Lidia LOIOTINE  &

    Lidia LOIOTINE

    Geologist and free researcher at University of Bari - Italy, and at University of Lausanne - Switzerland. During her PhD, Lidia specialized in Engineering Geology, with particular focus on the application of remote sensing tools (laser scanners, drones and thermal cameras) for rock mass characterization and for advanced stability analyses. In addition to these topics, her research concerns the protection and risk mitigation in complex settings, where the natural, historical, cultural, and archaeological heritage are threatened by various processes among which karst, weathering, long-term deformations, wave assault in coastal environments.

  • Michael TARULLO Michael TARULLO

    Michael TARULLO

    Adjunct Professor of Geology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. His interests lie primarily in the area of teaching Geology. He is also interested in the application of computers to problem solving in the geosciences as well as the field of sedimentary geology. He participated in research projects in collaboration with national and international university institutions. He is currently investigating the Tinton Formation of the New Jersey Coastal Plain for the presence of a microfossil population.

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