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La giustizia ambientale in Italia. Diario di una giornata, per parole e immagini
Applied geography, Aug 1, 2024
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Feb 16, 2023
Journal of advances in applied & computational mathematics, Oct 31, 2023
Soil moisture dynamics is a complex phenomenon that depends on the atmospheric conditions, the ge... more Soil moisture dynamics is a complex phenomenon that depends on the atmospheric conditions, the geomorphological characteristics of the region under study, and the corresponding land use. It can be formally described by a diffusion model based on Darcy's law and the law of mass continuity. In this work, the obtained numerical solution of the hydrological model has been exploited to evaluate the soil moisture in a given region and build a risk map for the slope stability of this region. More in detail, the infinite slope model from slope stability analysis has been used for evaluating the safety factor and constructing the corresponding quantitative hazard maps. Some results of the proposed method applied to a real case study are shown and discussed.
Advances in 21st century human settlements, 2023
Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements
Environmental Development
Disaster and risk research: GADRI book series, Dec 1, 2022
Questa ricerca analizza il rapporto tra precipitazioni e frane nella porzione est del bacino del ... more Questa ricerca analizza il rapporto tra precipitazioni e frane nella porzione est del bacino del fiume Esino, situato nella regione Marche (Italia centrale). Sedimenti quaternari post-orogenici, soggetti a frane superficiali indotte da pioggia, caratterizzano quest’ area di 550 km2. Al fine di determinare le soglie per il possibile innesco di frane, è stato descritto un approccio innovativo che considera sia modelli empirici che fisici. La novità consiste nell'applicazione parallela di queste metodologie mediante l’integrazione di alcune delle caratteristiche di uno nell’altro, e viceversa. In primo luogo, è stata verificata la correlazione tra frane storiche e precipitazioni. In seguito, modelli empirici quali metodo cumulata – durata, intensità massima – durata, intensità media – durata e approccio bayesiano sono stati applicati all'area di studio. Queste tecniche sono state impiegate per gli stessi database di piogge e frane e sull’area di studio, che è caratterizzata da ...
MASCOT2015 14th Meeting on Applied Scientific Computing and Tools, Grid Generation, Approximation and Visualization, 2017
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022
The first wave of COVID-19 arrived in Italy in February 2020 severely hitting the northern region... more The first wave of COVID-19 arrived in Italy in February 2020 severely hitting the northern regions and delineating sharp differences across the country, from North to South. The Marche Region (central Italy) is a good example of such uneven distribution of contagion and casualties. This paper discusses the spatial diffusion of COVID-19 during the spring of 2020 in the five provinces of Marche and discusses it by means of descriptive and quantitative analysis of local socio-economic variables. Results show that the high impact of COVID-19 in Pesaro and Urbino, the northernmost province of Marche, might be reasonably attributable to higher mobility of local residents, especially northbound. Similarly, the larger contagion among the elderly in the center and norther provinces, is possibly due to a high number of hospices and seniors' residential facilities. Finally, the North-to-South diffusion of the virus can be explained by the Region's transportation infrastructures and urban layout along the coastal area.
Access to safe food in the aftermath of a disaster is pivotal to ensure the survival and well-bei... more Access to safe food in the aftermath of a disaster is pivotal to ensure the survival and well-being of victims and rescuers. This study investigates food management in the case of the earthquakes of 24 August 2016 in Central Italy, assessing survivors’ ability to access food (food security) and the field kitchens practices to ensure hygiene and avoid food-borne disease outbreak (food safety). The study was carried out administering questionnaires one month after the events, to field kitchens users (population hit by the earthquake and volunteer workers) and operatives. Five field kitchens located in the municipalities of Accumoli and Amatrice, in the Lazio Region, and in the municipality of Arquata del Tronto in the Marche Region, were examined. Results suggest that the food quantity, quality and the waiting time at the dining area were overall satisfactory. Almost all interviewed population and volunteer workers declared easy access to proper and abundant meals. Field kitchens operatives claimed both access to fresh ingredients, in quantities far exceeding the needs of the served communities, and availability of the necessary resources (technical and human) to guarantee controlled and safe conditions during preparation and distribution of food. The results of this study are synthesized in a model describing the various aspects that need to be address in order to properly manage food services during a disaster.
International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 2018
ABSTRACT Numerical simulation models of water flow in variably saturated soils are important tool... more ABSTRACT Numerical simulation models of water flow in variably saturated soils are important tools in water resource management, assessment of water-related disasters and agriculture. Richards equation is one of the most used models for the fluid flow simulation into porous media. It is a partial differential equation whereby analytical solutions are only possible after applying a number of restrictive assumptions. Therefore, the derivation of efficient numerical schemes for its approximated solution has to be computed by discretization methods. We propose a numerical procedure considering a simplified linearization scheme that makes it adaptable to parallel computing. A comparison in computational performances with three other numerical procedures is detailed for a large computation, including the assessment of the landslide hazard in real areas. We demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed numerical procedure by comparing the results we obtained with a parallel code.
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2015
Disucsiion has now been examined by three independent referees, who have posted their public comm... more Disucsiion has now been examined by three independent referees, who have posted their public comments. Overall, the three referees concur in judging your work of interest, and worth publishing in NHESS. Based on the public reports of the three referees, the private information I have received from them, and my own evaluation of the work, I have decided that your sub-C770
Geosciences, 2022
Despite the concrete evidence of human responsibilities with the ongoing environmental crisis, ta... more Despite the concrete evidence of human responsibilities with the ongoing environmental crisis, tangible changes toward low disaster-risk development models are slow in coming and delayed in implementation. This paper discusses the principles of geoethics underpinning flood risk reduction by analyzing the results of the EU project LIFE PRIMES (Preventing flooding RIsks by Making resilient communitiES). Through the administration of a questionnaire, issues of flood literacy, effective communication and individual responsibility concerning flood hazard and exposure were investigated. Directly engaging local communities, the LIFE PRIMES project appears to have increased citizens attention toward environmental ethics, thus providing an encouraging perspective for appropriate human–environment interaction.
Geosciences, 2022
Despite the concrete evidence of human responsibilities with the ongoing environmental crisis, ta... more Despite the concrete evidence of human responsibilities with the ongoing environmental crisis, tangible changes toward low disaster-risk development models are slow in coming and delayed in implementation. This paper discusses the principles of geoethics underpinning flood risk reduction by analyzing the results of the EU project LIFE PRIMES (Preventing flooding RIsks by Making resilient communitiES). Through the administration of a questionnaire, issues of flood literacy, effective communication and individual responsibility concerning flood hazard and exposure were investigated. Directly engaging local communities, the LIFE PRIMES project appears to have increased citizens attention toward environmental ethics, thus providing an encouraging perspective for appropriate human–environment interaction.
La giustizia ambientale in Italia. Diario di una giornata, per parole e immagini
Applied geography, Aug 1, 2024
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Feb 16, 2023
Journal of advances in applied & computational mathematics, Oct 31, 2023
Soil moisture dynamics is a complex phenomenon that depends on the atmospheric conditions, the ge... more Soil moisture dynamics is a complex phenomenon that depends on the atmospheric conditions, the geomorphological characteristics of the region under study, and the corresponding land use. It can be formally described by a diffusion model based on Darcy's law and the law of mass continuity. In this work, the obtained numerical solution of the hydrological model has been exploited to evaluate the soil moisture in a given region and build a risk map for the slope stability of this region. More in detail, the infinite slope model from slope stability analysis has been used for evaluating the safety factor and constructing the corresponding quantitative hazard maps. Some results of the proposed method applied to a real case study are shown and discussed.
Advances in 21st century human settlements, 2023
Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements
Environmental Development
Disaster and risk research: GADRI book series, Dec 1, 2022
Questa ricerca analizza il rapporto tra precipitazioni e frane nella porzione est del bacino del ... more Questa ricerca analizza il rapporto tra precipitazioni e frane nella porzione est del bacino del fiume Esino, situato nella regione Marche (Italia centrale). Sedimenti quaternari post-orogenici, soggetti a frane superficiali indotte da pioggia, caratterizzano quest’ area di 550 km2. Al fine di determinare le soglie per il possibile innesco di frane, è stato descritto un approccio innovativo che considera sia modelli empirici che fisici. La novità consiste nell'applicazione parallela di queste metodologie mediante l’integrazione di alcune delle caratteristiche di uno nell’altro, e viceversa. In primo luogo, è stata verificata la correlazione tra frane storiche e precipitazioni. In seguito, modelli empirici quali metodo cumulata – durata, intensità massima – durata, intensità media – durata e approccio bayesiano sono stati applicati all'area di studio. Queste tecniche sono state impiegate per gli stessi database di piogge e frane e sull’area di studio, che è caratterizzata da ...
MASCOT2015 14th Meeting on Applied Scientific Computing and Tools, Grid Generation, Approximation and Visualization, 2017
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022
The first wave of COVID-19 arrived in Italy in February 2020 severely hitting the northern region... more The first wave of COVID-19 arrived in Italy in February 2020 severely hitting the northern regions and delineating sharp differences across the country, from North to South. The Marche Region (central Italy) is a good example of such uneven distribution of contagion and casualties. This paper discusses the spatial diffusion of COVID-19 during the spring of 2020 in the five provinces of Marche and discusses it by means of descriptive and quantitative analysis of local socio-economic variables. Results show that the high impact of COVID-19 in Pesaro and Urbino, the northernmost province of Marche, might be reasonably attributable to higher mobility of local residents, especially northbound. Similarly, the larger contagion among the elderly in the center and norther provinces, is possibly due to a high number of hospices and seniors' residential facilities. Finally, the North-to-South diffusion of the virus can be explained by the Region's transportation infrastructures and urban layout along the coastal area.
Access to safe food in the aftermath of a disaster is pivotal to ensure the survival and well-bei... more Access to safe food in the aftermath of a disaster is pivotal to ensure the survival and well-being of victims and rescuers. This study investigates food management in the case of the earthquakes of 24 August 2016 in Central Italy, assessing survivors’ ability to access food (food security) and the field kitchens practices to ensure hygiene and avoid food-borne disease outbreak (food safety). The study was carried out administering questionnaires one month after the events, to field kitchens users (population hit by the earthquake and volunteer workers) and operatives. Five field kitchens located in the municipalities of Accumoli and Amatrice, in the Lazio Region, and in the municipality of Arquata del Tronto in the Marche Region, were examined. Results suggest that the food quantity, quality and the waiting time at the dining area were overall satisfactory. Almost all interviewed population and volunteer workers declared easy access to proper and abundant meals. Field kitchens operatives claimed both access to fresh ingredients, in quantities far exceeding the needs of the served communities, and availability of the necessary resources (technical and human) to guarantee controlled and safe conditions during preparation and distribution of food. The results of this study are synthesized in a model describing the various aspects that need to be address in order to properly manage food services during a disaster.
International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 2018
ABSTRACT Numerical simulation models of water flow in variably saturated soils are important tool... more ABSTRACT Numerical simulation models of water flow in variably saturated soils are important tools in water resource management, assessment of water-related disasters and agriculture. Richards equation is one of the most used models for the fluid flow simulation into porous media. It is a partial differential equation whereby analytical solutions are only possible after applying a number of restrictive assumptions. Therefore, the derivation of efficient numerical schemes for its approximated solution has to be computed by discretization methods. We propose a numerical procedure considering a simplified linearization scheme that makes it adaptable to parallel computing. A comparison in computational performances with three other numerical procedures is detailed for a large computation, including the assessment of the landslide hazard in real areas. We demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed numerical procedure by comparing the results we obtained with a parallel code.
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2015
Disucsiion has now been examined by three independent referees, who have posted their public comm... more Disucsiion has now been examined by three independent referees, who have posted their public comments. Overall, the three referees concur in judging your work of interest, and worth publishing in NHESS. Based on the public reports of the three referees, the private information I have received from them, and my own evaluation of the work, I have decided that your sub-C770
Geosciences, 2022
Despite the concrete evidence of human responsibilities with the ongoing environmental crisis, ta... more Despite the concrete evidence of human responsibilities with the ongoing environmental crisis, tangible changes toward low disaster-risk development models are slow in coming and delayed in implementation. This paper discusses the principles of geoethics underpinning flood risk reduction by analyzing the results of the EU project LIFE PRIMES (Preventing flooding RIsks by Making resilient communitiES). Through the administration of a questionnaire, issues of flood literacy, effective communication and individual responsibility concerning flood hazard and exposure were investigated. Directly engaging local communities, the LIFE PRIMES project appears to have increased citizens attention toward environmental ethics, thus providing an encouraging perspective for appropriate human–environment interaction.
Geosciences, 2022
Despite the concrete evidence of human responsibilities with the ongoing environmental crisis, ta... more Despite the concrete evidence of human responsibilities with the ongoing environmental crisis, tangible changes toward low disaster-risk development models are slow in coming and delayed in implementation. This paper discusses the principles of geoethics underpinning flood risk reduction by analyzing the results of the EU project LIFE PRIMES (Preventing flooding RIsks by Making resilient communitiES). Through the administration of a questionnaire, issues of flood literacy, effective communication and individual responsibility concerning flood hazard and exposure were investigated. Directly engaging local communities, the LIFE PRIMES project appears to have increased citizens attention toward environmental ethics, thus providing an encouraging perspective for appropriate human–environment interaction.
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) requires community empowerment and participation, through coordinat... more Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) requires community empowerment and participation, through coordination mechanisms in all sectors and at all social and institutional levels. However, DRR strategies usually focus on a few or single elements, due to a series of barriers, mostly institutional, but also cognitive, economic, and social, which lead to the lack of a decisive overall vision for risk management. This monographic work presents a DRR analysis methodology called “CO.G.EN.S.” and tested through the European Life Project “PRIMES”. This system of indicators assesses the achievement of flood risk reduction objectives in four thematic areas that share a geographical perspective: community engagement (CO), governance capacity and institutional compliance (G), environmental sustainability (EN) and economic resources (S).
The analysis showed that the involvement of the local population and the cooperation between the institutions have improved thanks to the Project, thus increasing flood risk awareness and social cohesion. However, the Project activities did not have direct effects on the environmental and socio-economic areas. To improve flood risk reduction efforts, it is suggested to enhance the involvement of all community actors, with a role of coordination and homogenization of warning procedures by institutions, the integration of climatological data by scientists and technicians, and the education of citizens regarding flood risk and adaptation to climate change. The CO.G.EN.S. indicator system has proven to be effective and comprehensive, with an objective, transversal and multidisciplinary assessment of risk reduction. The methodology is also modular and easily replicable in other contexts, potentially suitable for comparing DRR strategies applied to different types of risk and at different territorial scales.
Il Sileno, 2021
Modeling landslide hazard is among the forecast activities of the Civil Protection system. Usuall... more Modeling landslide hazard is among the forecast activities of the Civil
Protection system. Usually, scientific literature that aims to determine rainfall thresholds for the possible occurrence of landslides, tends to rely on two main separate approaches: empirical and physical models. This research contributes to such debate by adopting both the approaches, after integrating some of the each other features. This novel methodology has been applied to the landslides affecting the eastward Esino River Valley, located in the Marche region (central Italy). Post-orogenic quaternary sediments, with approximatively similar hydrogeological properties and prone to rainfall induced shallow landslides, characterize this 550 km2 wide area. This volume is divided in four sections focusing on: i) the validation of the correlation between historical landslides and rainfall series; ii) the application of empirical models, namely the cumulative event – duration, the maximum intensity – duration, the mean intensity – duration, and the Bayesian methods; iii) the application of the US Geological Survey’s Transient Rainfall Infiltration and Grid-based Regional Slope-stability (TRIGRS) physical
model; iv) the testing of all the above models, during a rainfall event that
affected the study area on 2-4 May 2014 and triggered several landslides. Results of this research are proposed as possible decision support tools for landslide warning.
Società di Studi Geografici. Memorie geografiche, 2020
The European Union commitment in reducing climate-altering gas emissions and promoting adaptation... more The European Union commitment in reducing climate-altering gas emissions and promoting adaptation to the environmental and socio-economic impacts induced by global climate change, has led Member States and local policymakers to prompt adaptation and mitigation. This study, within the EU Interreg RESPONSe Project, compare the approaches adopted by Italy and Croatia on a national and regional scale.
Geographies of the Anthropocenes book series, 2019
Access to safe food in the aftermath of a disaster is pivotal to ensure the survival and well-bei... more Access to safe food in the aftermath of a disaster is pivotal to ensure the
survival and well-being of victims and rescuers. This study investigates food
management in the case of the earthquakes of 24 August 2016 in Central Italy,
assessing survivors’ ability to access food (food security) and the field
kitchens practices to ensure hygiene and avoid food-borne disease outbreak
(food safety). The study was carried out administering questionnaires one
month after the events, to field kitchens users (population hit by the
earthquake and volunteer workers) and operatives. Five field kitchens located
in the municipalities of Accumoli and Amatrice, in the Lazio Region, and in
the municipality of Arquata del Tronto in the Marche Region, were examined.
Results suggest that the food quantity, quality and the waiting time at the
dining area were overall satisfactory. Almost all interviewed population and
volunteer workers declared easy access to proper and abundant meals. Field
kitchens operatives claimed both access to fresh ingredients, in quantities far
exceeding the needs of the served communities, and availability of the
necessary resources (technical and human) to guarantee controlled and safe
conditions during preparation and distribution of food. The results of this
study are synthesized in a model describing the various aspects that need to
be address in order to properly manage food services during a disaster.