Influence of Holocene stratigraphic architecture on ground surface settlements: A case study from the City of Pisa (Tuscany, Italy)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 281, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-87

  Sarti, Giovanni ^a   Rossi, Veronica ^a   Amorosi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facies analysis; Ground settlement; Holocene; Pisa Plain; Stratigraphic architecture

Indexed keywords

FACIES ANALYSIS; GROUND SETTLEMENT; HOLOCENES; PISA PLAIN; STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE;

CLAY DEPOSITS; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL ZONE; DELTA; FACIES ANALYSIS; GROUND SETTLEMENT; HOLOCENE; LEVEE; PROGRADATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATIGRAPHY; URBAN AREA;

ITALY; PISA [TUSCANY]; TUSCANY;

EID: 84868301407     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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