The results of a geological and geomorphological study regarding a landslide in the Apennines (Umbria, central Italy) are presented here. The landslide completely blocked and dammed a watercourse forming a lake and completely destroyed two houses. The factors which led to and causes of the landslide were determined by using a detailed geological, structural and geomorphological survey of the area and by a comparative analysis of aerial photograms taken before and after the event. The possibility of a further landslide is presently a risk. It could not only block the watercourse again but also jeopardize its present practicability. The landslide, because of the manner in which it formed and what caused it, is a model of the mass movements that characterizing the slopes of the Apennines.

The landslide in Valderchia near Gubbio, Umbria, Central Italy.

CENCETTI, Corrado;CONVERSINI, Pietro;TACCONI, Paolo
1998

Abstract

The results of a geological and geomorphological study regarding a landslide in the Apennines (Umbria, central Italy) are presented here. The landslide completely blocked and dammed a watercourse forming a lake and completely destroyed two houses. The factors which led to and causes of the landslide were determined by using a detailed geological, structural and geomorphological survey of the area and by a comparative analysis of aerial photograms taken before and after the event. The possibility of a further landslide is presently a risk. It could not only block the watercourse again but also jeopardize its present practicability. The landslide, because of the manner in which it formed and what caused it, is a model of the mass movements that characterizing the slopes of the Apennines.
1998
9054109904
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