The geomorphosites in Umbria region: a final inventory. Geological and geomorphological characteristics and relations with tourist request.

Different starting conditions (active and passive factors) define the various landforms in Umbrian territory. Furthermore in Umbria many lithotypes outcrop, as limestone, sandstones, volcanic bedrock and fluvial-lacustrine sediments, all involved in different tectonic styles. A first inventory of umbrian geomorphosites is reported in -Workshop ”Geomorphological Sites”: Modena 2002 - Proceedings. With the aim to promote the knowledge, the protection and the valuing of the umbrian geomorphosites a more careful research was made. In this paper different characteristics are reported both to compile the Italian Geological Survey computerized data base of geosites and to increase the number of umbrian geomorphosites and their characteristics with the aim to describe the potential economic, teaching, scientific, tourist and natural consequences. For each geosites the main geological research was accompanied by a large number of informations from various disciplines. A better understanding of the mechanics and statistics of the geological and geomorphological processes involved, addedd to the increasing available attention to the cultural heritage, in particular has facilitated the individuation of the degree of hazard and the ex-post recovery and fruition activities Finally with a careful inventory of geosites in umbrian territory different tourist itineraries was made. For each itinerary all characteristics are reported to link scientific interests to historic-artistic and eno-gastronomical tours.