Geology, soil and seismic risk

Special session - Geological cartography in Italy and in Europe: perspectives and opportunities

Thursday, June 14th, 9.00 – 13.00

Organized in collaboration with EuroGeoSurveys, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Federazione Italiana Scienze della Terra, Consiglio Nazionale dei Geologi Italia.
Geological cartography is a fundamental tool for the knowledge of the territory, soil and subsurface, and it is an essential requisite for territorial planning, for an efficient and sustainable use of natural resources and for mitigation and prevention of the risks associated with natural phenomena, among other questions. At European level the status of the geological cartography projects is extremely different both for the legislation framework, the scientific programme and the sensitivity of the political and administrative systems. The session should stimulate a technical and political discussion on the perspectives and the opportunities of the geological cartography in Europe with a special attention to the Italian situation.

Invited lectures 

9.00

Opening Statements
Silvio Seno, Federazione Italiana Scienze della Terra 

9.20

Geological Cartography in Europe: an overview
Luca Demicheli, General Secretary of EuroGeoSurveys

9.40

Socio-economic benefits and impacts from geoscience maps and models
Richard Hughes, British Geological Survey

10.20

The need for a programme for regional geological mapping
Xavier Berastegui,
Institut Geologic de Catalunya, on behalf of the Geological Surveys of Bayern, Emilia-Romagna and Catalunya

10.40

The role of geological cartography in the assessment of natural hazards: the new EC-funded database of European seismogenic sources
Gianluca Valensise,  Senior Scientist of Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica & Vulcanologia, Italy
Presentation (pdf5.53 MB)

ROUND TABLE (Italian language)

11.30 - 13.00

Bernardo De Bernardinis, President of the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)
Presentation (pdf2.97 MB)

Gianvito Graziano, President of the Consiglio Nazionale Geologi

Silvio Seno, President of the Italian Federation of Earth Science
Presentation (pdf802.09 KB)

Raffaele Pignone, Head of the Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey of Emilia-Romagna Region

Luca Martelli, Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey of Emilia-Romagna Region

Gianluca Valensise,  Senior Scientist of Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica & Vulcanologia, Italy

  

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