Until the 50s, agricultural practices in the Apennines, mainly dealt with soil and surface runoff control systems, were usually maintained; after the abandonment of unproductive fields, hillsides suffered of landslides, mainly because of their fragility rather than of insufficient control works. Agriculture is now present where mechanization is feasible and there soil erosion easily occur. Such a situation is proved by the realization, since the beginning of the past century, of several hydraulic and retaining works on streams and hillsides, together with political initiatives.
Impact of Apennines’ abandonment on soil use: bioengineering works for erosion and stability control / Pavanelli Donatella; Cavazza C.; Mazzini E.; Correggiari S.; Rigotti M.. - STAMPA. - (2007), pp. 85-85. (Intervento presentato al convegno INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COST634 tenutosi a FIRENZE nel 7-9 MAGGIO 2007).
Impact of Apennines’ abandonment on soil use: bioengineering works for erosion and stability control
PAVANELLI, DONATELLA;CAVAZZA, CLAUDIO;RIGOTTI, MARCO
2007
Abstract
Until the 50s, agricultural practices in the Apennines, mainly dealt with soil and surface runoff control systems, were usually maintained; after the abandonment of unproductive fields, hillsides suffered of landslides, mainly because of their fragility rather than of insufficient control works. Agriculture is now present where mechanization is feasible and there soil erosion easily occur. Such a situation is proved by the realization, since the beginning of the past century, of several hydraulic and retaining works on streams and hillsides, together with political initiatives.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
