Flood Historical Data for Flood Risk Estimation in Coastal Areas, Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy

Porfido, S. and Esposito , E. and Molisso, F. and Sacchi, M. and Violante , C. (2013) Flood Historical Data for Flood Risk Estimation in Coastal Areas, Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. In: Landslide Science and Practice. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 103-108. ISBN 978-3-642-31427-8

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Abstract

A reconstruction of historical floods occurred along the Amalfi coast, during the last five 7 centuries is presented. The analysis of historical sources allowed to achieve a chronological 8 reconstruction of more than 100 floods, four of which classified as catastrophic events. In this 9 task, the level of information was decisive to carry out space–time identification, estimate the 10 affected area and define the type of damage to the structures, and the environment (e.g. mud 11 flow, debris flow, rock falls, shoreline progradation, fan deltas), which may be relevant for the 12 recognition of similar events within the geologic record. The magnitude of the events was 13 finally estimated, taking into account the size of the areas affected by flooding as well as the 14 type of effects induced on the urban and physical environment and the recurrence intervals.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Historical floods; Tyrrhenian sea; Amalfi coast; 1954 flood events
Subjects:	500 Scienze naturali e Matematica 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra > 551 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra > 551 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia > 551.01 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia - Filosofia e teoria (Filosofia e teoria della Geologia) 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra > 551.6 Climatologia e tempo atmosferico (Classificare qui i lo studio dei Cambiamenti climatici)
Depositing User:	dr Sabina Porfido
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2013 16:38
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2013 16:38
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/4525

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