This contribution presents the outputs of multidisciplinary research carried out along the north-western coast of Malta aiming at landslide hazard assessment. The investigated area extends on a surface of 15 km2 and it is situated between Paradise Bay and Il-Pelegrin promontory. Elevation ranges from the sea level to about 120 m of altitude. The stability conditions of this stretch of coast are deeply controlled by a linkage of different factors, such as tectonics and lithology, which control the landslide onset. Landslides certainly make up a predominant geomorphological feature in this area and they have been investigated in detail by means of mapping, monitoring and modelling since 2005 by a composite team of Italian researchers supported by Maltese institutions.

An integrated approach for landslide hazard assessment on the NW coast of Malta / Soldati, Mauro; Devoto, S.; Foglini, F.; Forte, E.; Mantovani, M.; Pasuto, A.; Piacentini, D.; Prampolini, Mariacristina. - (2015), pp. 160-167. (Intervento presentato al convegno Georisks in the mediterranean and their mitigation tenutosi a Valletta, Malta nel 20-21 July 2015).

An integrated approach for landslide hazard assessment on the NW coast of Malta

SOLDATI, Mauro;PRAMPOLINI, MARIACRISTINA
2015

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This contribution presents the outputs of multidisciplinary research carried out along the north-western coast of Malta aiming at landslide hazard assessment. The investigated area extends on a surface of 15 km2 and it is situated between Paradise Bay and Il-Pelegrin promontory. Elevation ranges from the sea level to about 120 m of altitude. The stability conditions of this stretch of coast are deeply controlled by a linkage of different factors, such as tectonics and lithology, which control the landslide onset. Landslides certainly make up a predominant geomorphological feature in this area and they have been investigated in detail by means of mapping, monitoring and modelling since 2005 by a composite team of Italian researchers supported by Maltese institutions.
2015
Georisks in the mediterranean and their mitigation
Valletta, Malta
20-21 July 2015
160
167
Soldati, Mauro; Devoto, S.; Foglini, F.; Forte, E.; Mantovani, M.; Pasuto, A.; Piacentini, D.; Prampolini, Mariacristina
An integrated approach for landslide hazard assessment on the NW coast of Malta / Soldati, Mauro; Devoto, S.; Foglini, F.; Forte, E.; Mantovani, M.; Pasuto, A.; Piacentini, D.; Prampolini, Mariacristina. - (2015), pp. 160-167. (Intervento presentato al convegno Georisks in the mediterranean and their mitigation tenutosi a Valletta, Malta nel 20-21 July 2015).
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