Landslide mapping and risk assessment in the Agri valley, Basilicata, southern Italy

The project, for ENI SpA Exploration and Production, is aimed at producing landslide inventory maps, landslide multi-temporal maps, and landslide risk assessments and associated zonations for areas in the Agri River valley, Basilicata, southern Italy. The two-year research project, conducted in cooperation with CNR IMAA (project leader) and CNR IREA, is aimed at obtaining new geomorphological information on the distribution, types and patterns of landslides in the Agri Valley, and in using the new information to determin the associated risk to inhabited areas and the population. Acquisition of new geomorphological information will be conducted through the interpretation of stereoscopic aerial photographs and satellite images, and field surveys.