A New Procedure for an Effective Management of Geo-Hydrological Risks across the “Sentiero Verde-Azzurro” Trail, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria (North-Western Italy)

Daniele Giordan, Martina Cignetti, Danilo Godone, Silvia Peruccacci, Emanuele Raso, Giacomo Pepe, Domenico Calcaterra, Andrea Cevasco, Marco Firpo, Patrizio Scarpellini and Marta Gnone
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Daniele Giordan: Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (CNR-IRPI) Turin, National Research Council of Italy, 10135 Torino, Italy
Martina Cignetti: Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (CNR-IRPI) Turin, National Research Council of Italy, 10135 Torino, Italy
Danilo Godone: Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (CNR-IRPI) Turin, National Research Council of Italy, 10135 Torino, Italy
Silvia Peruccacci: Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (CNR-IRPI) Perugia, National Research Council of Italy, 06128 Perugia, Italy
Emanuele Raso: Department of Earth, Environment and Resources Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80126 Naples, Italy
Giacomo Pepe: Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
Domenico Calcaterra: Department of Earth, Environment and Resources Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80126 Naples, Italy
Andrea Cevasco: Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
Marco Firpo: Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
Patrizio Scarpellini: National Park of the Cinque Terre, 19017 Riomaggiore, Italy
Marta Gnone: Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, 16126 Genova, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-20

Abstract: In recent years, Cinque Terre National Park, one of the most famous UNESCO sites in Italy, experienced a significant increase in tourist visits. This unique landscape is the result of the rough morphology of a small coastal basin with a very steep slope and a long-term human impact, mainly represented by anthropic terraces. This setting promotes the activation of numerous geo-hydrological instabilities, primarily related to heavy rainfall events that often affect this area. Currently, the main challenge for the administrators of Cinque Terre National Park is the correct maintenance of this environment along with the functional management of the hiking trail to ensure the safety of tourists. The definition of a methodology for effective management is mandatory for the sustainable administration of this unique site. We implement a new codified procedure based on the combined use of the Operative Monography and the Survey Form, focusing on the “ Sentiero Verde-Azzurro ” trail, for a proper description of the known landslides affecting the trail and the identification of damage and/or landslides activated by critical meteorological events. This guarantees effective geo-hydrological risk management, which is also applicable to other similar sites in a unique environmental and cultural heritage site such as Cinque Terre Park.

Keywords: geo-hydrological hazard; landslides; terraces; geoheritage; cinque terre national park; UNESCO; risk management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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