 Little Ice Age glacial systems and related natural instability processes in the Orco Valley (North-Western Italy)Stefania Lucchesi, Stefania Bertotto, Marta Chiarle, Gianfranco Fioraso, Marco Giardino and Guido Nigrelli Journal of Maps, 2019, vol. 15, issue 2, 142-152 Abstract: Glaciated and recently (post-Little Ice Age) deglaciated areas are very dynamic environments, undergoing continuous changes, in particular as a consequence of climatic fluctuations and cryosphere changes. The intense geomorphic activity that takes place here conditions natural hazard, sediment transport and tourist fruition. A geo-morphological mapping with applicative purposes has to take into account the peculiarities and the dynamism of these specific areas. We here propose a methodological approach based on the interpretation of a multitemporal set of aerial photos (from 1983 to 2012), in a GIS environment, with application to the sectors modeled by Little Ice Age glaciers in the upper Orco Valley (NW Italy). The result is a geo-morphological map focused on the elements that are most relevant for application purposes, complemented by a map of the spatio-temporal distribution of the natural instability processes identified in the study area for the reference period, aimed to highlight the recent dynamism of the geomorphological elements in the map. Date: 2019 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:15:y:2019:i:2:p:142-152 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2018.1564382 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Maps is currently edited by Dr Mike Smith, Dr Jeremy Porter and Dr Dick Berg More articles in Journal of Maps from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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