Geomorphological hazards assessment in the mountain basin of the Panaro River (Northern Apennines, Italy).

The abstract illustrates a research which takes into account the study and mapping of geomorphological hazards (i.e. landslides and fluvial processes) in the mountain basin’s areas of the Panaro River which host productive activities. The first phase of the research dealt with the identification of areas where significant productive activities subject to geomorphological instability are present. The second phase has been the acquisition of all available information and documents regarding the 16 productive areas and their surroundings subject to geomorphological instability.For the assessment of geomorphological hazards, a method based on a classification of the intensity and frequency of the events for each category of instability processes has been applied. Substantial differences have been identified between the geomorphological hazards assessed through this study and those represented by the Regional Instability Inventory Map.