RISKS OF LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS

The course aims to provide students with adequate knowledge and understanding of hydrogeological risk, a fundamental topic within the geologist profession in the professional and public sphere. The programme topics aim to provide a series of contents ranging from the recognition of landslides, to the planning of investigations, to remediation interventions. At the end of the course the student will have the necessary skills to critically recognise the main geological-environmental problems and to independently set up a technical application study approach.

The course contents have also been chosen according to the current professional demands of the working world. The mastery of the topics covered will in fact constitute a useful store of knowledge for young graduates entering the profession of geologist, also with a view to competitions in public bodies or companies in the sector.

In particular, and with reference to the so-called Dublin Descriptors, the course aims to provide the following knowledge and skills

Attendance at lectures is compulsory. For working students, please refer to the University's teaching regulations.

Information for students with disabilities and/or DSA: in order to guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students may request a personal interview with the lecturer in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, depending on the teaching objectives and specific needs. It is also possible to contact the CInAP (Centre for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and/or SLDs) reference teacher in our Department

Hydrogeological risk:

- Hydrogeological risk in Italy

- Hydrogeological risk and climate change

- Hydrogeological risk legislation in Italy

- Definition of the Hydrogeological Structure Plan in the Region of Sicily and its use

- Definition of risk according to the UNESCO report

- Risk assessment

Landslide risk

- Landslide classification according to Cruden and Varnes, 1996

- Predisposing and triggering causes of landslides

- Slope dynamics in the coastal environment

- Landslide study, investigation planning and metric computation

Hydraulic and flood risk

- Hydraulic hazard and risk Dlgs. 49/2010

- Basin hydrography

- Areas of hydro-geomorphological relevance

- Floods, discharge, and estimated solid transport

- The consequences of floods in developing countries

Hydrogeological risk mitigation:

- Surface displacement monitoring with topographic and remote methods

- Monitoring with in situ instrumentation

- Surface erosion control works

- Improvement of the physical and mechanical characteristics of soils and rocks

- Containment works

- Active and passive interventions in rocky slopes

- Surface and deep drainage

- Restoration of catchment areas

1. Geologia tecnica, Laura Scesi, Monica Papini, Paola Gattinoni, Laura Longoni, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.
2. Geologia Applicata all’ambiente, Paolo Canuti, Uberto Crescenti, Vincenzo Francani, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
3. Meccanica delle rocce, Alberto Bruschi, Dario Flaccovio Editore
4. Fenomeni franosi, Maurizio Tanzini, Dario Flaccovio Editore
5. MARCHETTI M. - Geomorfologia Fluviale. Pitagora Ed., Bologna
6. Cruden D.M. & Varnes D.J., Landslides Types and Processes. In: Turner A.K. & Schuster R.L. (Eds.) Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation. Transportation Research Board Special Report 247. National Academy Press, WA, 36-75.

Varnes classification

risk equation

investigation programme 

interventions

hydraulic risk

PAI regulations