Development and morphometry of sinkholes in coastal plains of Apulia, southern Italy. Preliminary sinkhole susceptibility assessment

Engineering Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 198-209

  Bruno, E ^a   Calcaterra, D ^a   Parise, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coast; Hazard; Karst; Sinkholes; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CAVES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BRACKISH WATERS; KARST; SINKHOLES;

COASTAL ZONES;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CAVE DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE FRONT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MORPHOMETRY; SINKHOLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44649167613     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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