Anthropogenic landforms in an urbanized alluvial-coastal plain (Rapallo city, Italy)

Journal of Maps

Pierluigi Brandolini¹  Andrea Mandarino¹  Francesco Faccini²  Guido Paliaga³ 

[1] Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Ital;Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Ital;National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Torino, Ital;National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Torino, Ital;

关键词: urban geomorphology;    coastal landscape;    anthropogenic landforms;    flooding;    sea storm;    Rapallo;   

DOI  :  10.1080/17445647.2020.1793818

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

This paper describes the anthropogenic landforms of the alluvial-coastal plain of Rapallo (Eastern Liguria, NW Italy). Since the second half of the nineteenth-century Rapallo experienced a progressive urban sprawl that became particularly intense after the Second World War and severely modified the former landforms. The identification and mapping of morphological changes was performed through a multi-temporal comparison of historical and recent maps and aerial photographs, an analysis of geo-thematic maps and urban planning documents, an interpretation of stratigraphic data from boreholes, and a field survey activity. The main anthropogenic interventions that shaped the urban landscape of Rapallo were riverbed diversions and channelization, excavations, fillings, and embankments construction along the shoreline. These elements highlight the relevant extent of the human imprint on the pristine environment. Furthermore, the identified anthropogenic geomorphological features, combined with the local physiographic and climatic features, increased flood and sea storm hazards and risks.

【 授权许可】

CC BY