Applied Geology to protection and sustainable development of territory

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL SURVEY (6 CFU) (Prof. Francesco Troiani): 1) Introduction (0,25 CFU): Class contents. Space and time scales in Geomorphology. Geomorphological survey and mapping in land management. 2) Recalls of Geomorphology (0,75 CFU): Geomorphic processes and landforms. Stability and equilibrium of geomorphic systems at different space and time scales. Active and inactive landforms. Geomorphic markers of climate changes and tectonic activity, Holocene "minor" climatic changes and their effects on landscape. 3) Geomorphological mapping (0,50 CFU): Geomorphological mapping. Scale of mapping. Large and small scale geomorphological maps. Geomorphological cross sections. Principles of geomorphological mapping. Geomorphological legends. The legend of the Geomorphological map of Italy at the scale of 1:50,000. 4) Geomorphological field survey (1,75 CFU): The use of topographic maps for geomorphological field survey. Fundaments of remote sensing. Criteria and analysis techniques in remotely sensed images interpretation (aerial photographs and satellite images). Identification and interpretation of landforms and deposits due to different morphogenetic agents. Criteria for defining the state of activity and for determining the chronology of landscape features. Field survey of surface deposits. Geochronology methods and techniques in geomorphology. 5) Field survey (2 CFU): One-day field trip during April and 5-days camp in northern Apennines. GIS APPLICATIONS (3 CFU) (Prof.ssa Daniela Piacentini)

Good knowledge of geomorphology and base principles of geological survey, other than fundamentals of GIS.

Text books - D’OREFICE M., GRACIOTTI R. (2015). Rilevamento geomorfologico e cartografia. Realizzazione – Lettura - Interpretazione. Dario Flaccovio Editore, Palermo. - DEMEK J., EMBLETON C., Eds. (1978). Guide to medium geomorphological mapping. IGU Comm. Geomorphological Survey and Mapping. Ed. Scheweizerbart’sche Verlagbuchhandlung, Stuttgart. - MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY THE TEACHER. SOFTWARE GIS: http://www.qgis.org/it/site/ DOCUMENTATION QGIS: http://docs.qgis.org/2.6/en/docs/training_manual/ http://docs.qgis.org/2.6/en/docs/user_manual/

The course is organized in: a) 4 CFU relative to the Geomorphological Survey and 3 CFU relative to the GIS applications of frontal lessons for a total of 56 hours. b) 2 CFU of field activities (4 daily field trips).

Attendance to lessons is warmly suggested

Oral examination and discussion of GIS-based cartographic products.

The course is organized in: a) 4 CFU relative to the Geomorphological Survey and 3 CFU relative to the GIS applications of frontal lessons for a total of 56 hours. b) 2 CFU of field activities (geomorphological field camp in the Apennines).

GIS APPLICATIONS (3 CFU): - GIS basic concepts, GIS software, Introduction to the use of QGIS - Web-server GIS, Acquisition of topographic and thematic data, WMS services - Digital data types and data conversion - Project creation, reference system management and georeferencing - Data digitalization and table managment - Use of tablet and QField - Digital geomorphological mapping and associated geo-database - Layouts, Geomorphological map layout with symbol creation. - Geoprocessing - Digital Elevation Model (DEM) analyses - Geomorphometric analyses

Good knowledge of geomorphology and fundaments of GIS.

- MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY THE TEACHER. SOFTWARE GIS: http://www.qgis.org/it/site/ DOCUMENTATION QGIS: http://docs.qgis.org/2.6/en/docs/training_manual/ http://docs.qgis.org/2.6/en/docs/user_manual/

Attendance to lessons is highly suggested

Oral examination and discussion of cartographic products

The course is organized in: a) 4 CFU relative to the Geomorphological Survey + 3 CFU relative to the GIS applications of frontal lessons for a total of 56 hours. b) 2 CFU of field activities