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Prof. Mario Bentivenga
Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, via Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100-Potenza, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 17 November 2020 in Geomorphology
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This work focuses on a multi-method study of badlands exposed in two different areas of southern Italy. Results of both geomorphological and structural geological studies are obtained by combining field and laboratory analyses of the badlands affecting Plio-Quaternary silty-clays of southern Italy. Results are discussed in terms of deformation mechanisms and badland formation and evolution. Results highlight the role played by pre-existing structural heterogeneities, such as high-angle faults and joints, on both gravitational processes and water circulation. The aforementioned heterogeneities are due to specific tectonic stress regimes, and are interpreted in light of their genetic nature, kinematics, attitude, geometry, relative timing of formation, and aerial distribution. Results of this work are summarised in a four-stage conceptual model characterized by specific genetic mechanisms. The conceptual model includes representative sketches aimed at assessing the time-dependant evolution of the badlands. A profound link between structural geology and geormophological processes is therefore envisioned for the badlands of southern Italy.

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M. Bentivenga; F. Agosta; G. Palladino; M. Piccarreta; G. Prosser. Structural control on badland slope evolution: A case study from the southern Apennines (Italy). Geomorphology 2020, 374, 107518 .

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M. Bentivenga, F. Agosta, G. Palladino, M. Piccarreta, G. Prosser. Structural control on badland slope evolution: A case study from the southern Apennines (Italy). Geomorphology. 2020; 374 ():107518.

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M. Bentivenga; F. Agosta; G. Palladino; M. Piccarreta; G. Prosser. 2020. "Structural control on badland slope evolution: A case study from the southern Apennines (Italy)." Geomorphology 374, no. : 107518.

Conference paper
Published: 02 October 2020 in Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV
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Recent advances in spatial methods of digital elevation model (DEMs) analysis have addressed many research topics on the assessment of morphometric parameters of the landscape. Development of computer algorithms for calculating the geomorphometric properties of the Earth’s surface has allowed for expanding of some methods in the semi-automatic recognition and classification of landscape features. In such a way, several papers have been produced, documenting the applicability of the landform classification based on map algebra. The Topographic Position Index (TPI) is one of the most widely used parameters for semi-automated landform classification using GIS software. The aim was to apply the TPI classes for landform classification in the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy). The Basilicata Region is characterized by an extremely heterogeneous landscape and geological features. The automated landform extraction, starting from two different resolution DEMs at 20 and 5 m-grids, has been carried out by using three different GIS software: Arcview, Arcmap, and SAGA. Comparison of the landform maps resulting from each software at a different scale has been realized, furnishing at the end the best landform map and consequently a discussion over which is the best software implementation of the TPI method.

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Salvatore Ivo Giano; Maria Danese; Dario Gioia; Eva Pescatore; Vincenzo Siervo; Mario Bentivenga. Tools for Semi-automated Landform Classification: A Comparison in the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy). Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 2020, 12250, 709 -722.

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Salvatore Ivo Giano, Maria Danese, Dario Gioia, Eva Pescatore, Vincenzo Siervo, Mario Bentivenga. Tools for Semi-automated Landform Classification: A Comparison in the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy). Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV. 2020; 12250 ():709-722.

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Salvatore Ivo Giano; Maria Danese; Dario Gioia; Eva Pescatore; Vincenzo Siervo; Mario Bentivenga. 2020. "Tools for Semi-automated Landform Classification: A Comparison in the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy)." Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 12250, no. : 709-722.

Conference paper
Published: 02 October 2020 in Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV
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In this work, we tested the reliability of two different methods of automated landform classification (ACL) in three geological domains of the southern Italian chain with contrasting morphological features. ACL maps deriving from the TPI-based (topographic position index) algorithm are strictly dependent to the search input parameters and they are not able to fully capture landforms of different size. Geomorphons-based classification has shown a higher potential and can represent a powerful method of ACL, although it should be improved with the introduction of additional DEM-based parameters for the extraction of landform classes.

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Dario Gioia; Maria Danese; Mario Bentivenga; Eva Pescatore; Vincenzo Siervo; Salvatore Ivo Giano. Comparison of Different Methods of Automated Landform Classification at the Drainage Basin Scale: Examples from the Southern Italy. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 2020, 12250, 696 -708.

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Dario Gioia, Maria Danese, Mario Bentivenga, Eva Pescatore, Vincenzo Siervo, Salvatore Ivo Giano. Comparison of Different Methods of Automated Landform Classification at the Drainage Basin Scale: Examples from the Southern Italy. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV. 2020; 12250 ():696-708.

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Dario Gioia; Maria Danese; Mario Bentivenga; Eva Pescatore; Vincenzo Siervo; Salvatore Ivo Giano. 2020. "Comparison of Different Methods of Automated Landform Classification at the Drainage Basin Scale: Examples from the Southern Italy." Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 12250, no. : 696-708.

Technical note
Published: 02 August 2020 in Landslides
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Landslides represent a major geomorphological feature influencing the evolution of the southern Apennine slopes with earth flows being one of the most representative types of landslide. The development of earth flows in the southern Apennines is facilitated by the widespread occurrence of clayey lithologies. Earth flows can either produce marked scars along the slopes, when their activity is high, or give rise to bumpy areas that are frequently covered by vegetation, when their activity is low. In this latter case, although the risk is significantly reduced, the earth flow can still represent a problem for buildings and infrastructure. The Picerno earth flow in the Basilicata region is an example of a low-activity earth flow. This NW-SE–oriented landslide extends for a length of ~ 5.5 km, has an average width of ~ 680 m, and affects the village of Picerno. Our investigations mainly focused on the terminal portion of the landslide and revealed that some significant linear infrastructures (e.g., the Potenza–Naples railway) and important provincial and municipal roads are affected by the earth flow. In order to better define the amount of displacement characterizing the Picerno earth flow and gain insights into the lateral extension and the depth of the main detachment surface, we undertook a detailed geological and geomorphological survey. Interferometry synthetic aperture radar data provided by the processing of SAR images, with the aim of highlighting the regions of the landslide that are currently active, together with electrical resistivity tomography data which have been utilized to define the geometry of the landslide body. Our results provide useful suggestions for planning appropriate actions aimed at stabilizing the landslide body.

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Mario Bentivenga; Jessica Bellanova; Giuseppe Calamita; Antonio Capece; Francesco Cavalcante; Erwan Gueguen; Paola Guglielmi; Beniamino Murgante; Giuseppe Palladino; Angela Perrone; Lucia Saganeiti; Sabatino Piscitelli. Geomorphological and geophysical surveys with InSAR analysis applied to the Picerno earth flow (southern Apennines, Italy). Landslides 2020, 18, 471 -483.

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Mario Bentivenga, Jessica Bellanova, Giuseppe Calamita, Antonio Capece, Francesco Cavalcante, Erwan Gueguen, Paola Guglielmi, Beniamino Murgante, Giuseppe Palladino, Angela Perrone, Lucia Saganeiti, Sabatino Piscitelli. Geomorphological and geophysical surveys with InSAR analysis applied to the Picerno earth flow (southern Apennines, Italy). Landslides. 2020; 18 (1):471-483.

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Mario Bentivenga; Jessica Bellanova; Giuseppe Calamita; Antonio Capece; Francesco Cavalcante; Erwan Gueguen; Paola Guglielmi; Beniamino Murgante; Giuseppe Palladino; Angela Perrone; Lucia Saganeiti; Sabatino Piscitelli. 2020. "Geomorphological and geophysical surveys with InSAR analysis applied to the Picerno earth flow (southern Apennines, Italy)." Landslides 18, no. 1: 471-483.

Journal article
Published: 21 July 2020 in Water
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The Ionian coast of the Basilicata region, southern Italy, is characterized by a remarkable archaeological heritage, valuable crops, and national and international tourism, contributing significantly to the regional economy. In the last two decades, the area has been affected by the heavy recurrence of flooding events, which caused significant damage to agriculture, tourist infrastructure, and archaeological heritage. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses of pluviometric, hydrometric, and erosion/deposition dynamics of main rivers have been carried out in order to investigate the role played by natural factors, climate changes, and human activity. The results show that flooding events in the Metaponto plain were certainly caused by extreme rainy events, but man has also played an important role. The Metaponto plain has been involved in a reclamation consisting of the building of an extensive channel network, which provided better land cultivation, easy access to the beaches, and archaeological heritage protection. The human impact related to the absence of channel cleaning has proved to be the most relevant factor that greatly amplified the effects of low-intensity rainfall events, thus triggering flooding events.

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Mario Bentivenga; Salvatore Ivo Giano; Marco Piccarreta. Recent Increase of Flood Frequency in the Ionian Belt of Basilicata Region, Southern Italy: Human or Climatic Changes? Water 2020, 12, 2062 .

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Mario Bentivenga, Salvatore Ivo Giano, Marco Piccarreta. Recent Increase of Flood Frequency in the Ionian Belt of Basilicata Region, Southern Italy: Human or Climatic Changes? Water. 2020; 12 (7):2062.

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Mario Bentivenga; Salvatore Ivo Giano; Marco Piccarreta. 2020. "Recent Increase of Flood Frequency in the Ionian Belt of Basilicata Region, Southern Italy: Human or Climatic Changes?" Water 12, no. 7: 2062.

Editorial
Published: 06 December 2019 in Geoheritage
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Mario Bentivenga; Francesco Cavalcante; Giuseppe Mastronuzzi; Giuseppe Palladino; Giacomo Prosser. Geoheritage: the Foundation for Sustainable Geotourism. Geoheritage 2019, 11, 1367 -1369.

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Mario Bentivenga, Francesco Cavalcante, Giuseppe Mastronuzzi, Giuseppe Palladino, Giacomo Prosser. Geoheritage: the Foundation for Sustainable Geotourism. Geoheritage. 2019; 11 (4):1367-1369.

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Mario Bentivenga; Francesco Cavalcante; Giuseppe Mastronuzzi; Giuseppe Palladino; Giacomo Prosser. 2019. "Geoheritage: the Foundation for Sustainable Geotourism." Geoheritage 11, no. 4: 1367-1369.

Original article
Published: 17 August 2019 in Geoheritage
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Geosites, a precious and nonrenewable geosphere resource, constitute a wealth from educational, scientific, naturalistic and cultural points of view, capable of expressing an economic potential proportional to their tourist appeal (Bentivenga 2015). This study is part of an important methodological framework: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA 2005), an international project that defines and quantifies ecosystem services (ES) and assesses changes and their consequences on human well-being. The methodology, which is progressively becoming as a cognitive support aimed at the environmental sizing of territorial policies, is considered particularly effective in assessing the impacts of choices associated with different land use scenarios as well as to protection and/or valorization policies. Adequate tool development for sustainable governance passes through a planning activity based on the integration of ecological, economic and sociopolitical elements within an interdisciplinary framework, to which the ecosystem analysis is able to provide important evaluation elements (Cowell and Lennon Environ Plann C Politics Space 32:263–282, 2014). According to MEA (2005), ES are grouped into four categories: supply, regulatory, support and cultural services. Starting from that, this work contributes to build an interpretative model for the evaluation of a relevant part of the fourth class: the territorial tourist attractiveness of the Basilicata region considering location and spatial distribution of the 113 regional geosites surveyed by ISPRA. Two different GIS-based methodologies have been applied to the context of the Basilicata region: the first based on linear geographical regression and the second through the use of InVEST, an open source suite. Comparing the results is useful to improve regional tourist attractiveness connected with territorial distribution of natural resources.

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A. Pilogallo; G. Nolè; F. Amato; L. Saganeiti; M. Bentivenga; G. Palladino; F. Scorza; B. Murgante; G. Las Casas. Geotourism as a Specialization in the Territorial Context of the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy). Geoheritage 2019, 11, 1435 -1445.

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A. Pilogallo, G. Nolè, F. Amato, L. Saganeiti, M. Bentivenga, G. Palladino, F. Scorza, B. Murgante, G. Las Casas. Geotourism as a Specialization in the Territorial Context of the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy). Geoheritage. 2019; 11 (4):1435-1445.

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A. Pilogallo; G. Nolè; F. Amato; L. Saganeiti; M. Bentivenga; G. Palladino; F. Scorza; B. Murgante; G. Las Casas. 2019. "Geotourism as a Specialization in the Territorial Context of the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy)." Geoheritage 11, no. 4: 1435-1445.

Article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk
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The analysis of 4 year In-SAR Interferometry images and a detailed geomorphological survey have been carried out to detect a large Deep-Seated Gravitational Slopes (DSGSD) affecting the urban area of the Episcopia village, in Southern Italy. The DSGSD largely develops within phyllites of the Liguride Units and, in the upper slope, within Pleistocene sand and conglomerate deposits of the Sant’Arcangelo Basin. Field survey has shown trenches at the top and an evident bulge at the base of the DSGSD, corresponding to the Talweg of the Sinni River. Geological and geomorphological field surveys allowed us to hypothesize a listric geometry of the DSGSD subsurface plane reaching about 700 m of depth. Furthermore, the multi-temporal In-SAR Interferometry analysis collected from November 2014 to May 2017 revealed that a ground deformation of ±30 mm was occurred, and the process is still active in the whole area.

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Mario Bentivenga; Salvatore Ivo Giano; Beniamino Murgante; Gabriele Nolè; Giuseppe Palladino; Giacomo Prosser; Lucia Saganeiti; Biagio Tucci. Application of field surveys and multitemporal in-SAR interferometry analysis in the recognition of deep-seated gravitational slope deformation of an urban area of Southern Italy. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 2019, 10, 1327 -1345.

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Mario Bentivenga, Salvatore Ivo Giano, Beniamino Murgante, Gabriele Nolè, Giuseppe Palladino, Giacomo Prosser, Lucia Saganeiti, Biagio Tucci. Application of field surveys and multitemporal in-SAR interferometry analysis in the recognition of deep-seated gravitational slope deformation of an urban area of Southern Italy. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. 2019; 10 (1):1327-1345.

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Mario Bentivenga; Salvatore Ivo Giano; Beniamino Murgante; Gabriele Nolè; Giuseppe Palladino; Giacomo Prosser; Lucia Saganeiti; Biagio Tucci. 2019. "Application of field surveys and multitemporal in-SAR interferometry analysis in the recognition of deep-seated gravitational slope deformation of an urban area of Southern Italy." Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 10, no. 1: 1327-1345.

Journal article
Published: 05 March 2015 in Geoheritage
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In recent years, many researchers interested in the geological and geomorphological features of the Earth’s surface have also begun to seriously consider the concept of geological heritage. This new interest also often extends to educating local communities and helping transfer this knowledge to the future generations.

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Mario Bentivenga; Francesco Geremia; Bentivenga Mario. VII International Symposium ProGEO on the Conservation of the Geological Heritage ‘Geoheritage: Protecting and Sharing’, Bari (Apulia, Italy), 24th to 28th September 2012. Geoheritage 2015, 7, 1 -3.

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Mario Bentivenga, Francesco Geremia, Bentivenga Mario. VII International Symposium ProGEO on the Conservation of the Geological Heritage ‘Geoheritage: Protecting and Sharing’, Bari (Apulia, Italy), 24th to 28th September 2012. Geoheritage. 2015; 7 (1):1-3.

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Mario Bentivenga; Francesco Geremia; Bentivenga Mario. 2015. "VII International Symposium ProGEO on the Conservation of the Geological Heritage ‘Geoheritage: Protecting and Sharing’, Bari (Apulia, Italy), 24th to 28th September 2012." Geoheritage 7, no. 1: 1-3.

Journal article
Published: 26 February 2015 in Geoheritage
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Southern Italy includes a large variety of geological environments represented by sedimentary, metamorphic, and volcanic rocks. The understanding of the complex geological history leading to the present-day setting of Southern Italy has been achieved through a great number of geological studies carried out on key localities which show geological features of high scientific interest. Often, these key outcrops or geosites fall into highly sensitive and vulnerable areas, especially where linear infrastructures occur, and represented in most cases by railways, roads, and bridges. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the interaction between some significant geosites and linear infrastructures. Therefore, the study takes into account the guidelines provided by ISPRA (Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) and the experience arising from a series of activities and projects carried out by the SIGEA (Italian Society of Environmental Geology). As a first step, we have linked the principles and applications of “environmental geology” with the concept of “geoconservation.” Two case studies have been selected and described. The first case concerns the interaction between the Lagonegro Calabro-Lucana railway bridge (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy) and a deep-seated gravitational slope deformation (DSGSD) affecting the bridge. Thus, the landslide activity is recorded by the progressive deformation of the bridge. The second case is represented by the interaction between the Torre di Lesco cave (Apulia Region, Southern Italy) and Road no. 96 (Altamura-Bari) where the construction for the widening the road led to the discovery of an impressive, hitherto unknown, karstic cave.

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Geremia Francesco; Bentivenga Mario; Palladino Giuseppe. Environmental Geology Applied to Geoconservation in the Interaction Between Geosites and Linear Infrastructures in South-Eastern Italy. Geoheritage 2015, 7, 33 -46.

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Geremia Francesco, Bentivenga Mario, Palladino Giuseppe. Environmental Geology Applied to Geoconservation in the Interaction Between Geosites and Linear Infrastructures in South-Eastern Italy. Geoheritage. 2015; 7 (1):33-46.

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Geremia Francesco; Bentivenga Mario; Palladino Giuseppe. 2015. "Environmental Geology Applied to Geoconservation in the Interaction Between Geosites and Linear Infrastructures in South-Eastern Italy." Geoheritage 7, no. 1: 33-46.

Book chapter
Published: 04 January 2015 in Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2
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In this paper a general Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis is presented for the investigation of landslide mechanics behavior, including a non-linear constitutive model of soils. Landslide body is modeled using FEM with 3D volume elements, with large strains assumptions, and the soil mass properties are adopted according to the non-linear Drucker-Prager material formulation. The remaining soil region is assumed as boundary constrains. A special attention is devoted to the geometrical definition of the volume of the landslide body and of the boundary surfaces, particularly the landslide sliding surface, and to the applied loads. To this aim a specific pre-processor code is employed which is able to generate the mesh and the input file for the FEM code. The performances of the approach have been checked by using the test case of Brindisi di Montagna Scalo landslide. In this first approach the results show that the methodology is powerful and can be used efficiently for the numerical analysis of complex landslide configuration.

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Vincenzo De Luca; Bentivenga Mario; Giuseppe Palladino; Salvatore Grimaldi; Giacomo Prosser. A Finite Element Analysis of the Brindisi di Montagna Scalo Earthflow (Basilicata, Southern-Italy). Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2 2015, 1239 -1243.

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Vincenzo De Luca, Bentivenga Mario, Giuseppe Palladino, Salvatore Grimaldi, Giacomo Prosser. A Finite Element Analysis of the Brindisi di Montagna Scalo Earthflow (Basilicata, Southern-Italy). Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2. 2015; ():1239-1243.

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Vincenzo De Luca; Bentivenga Mario; Giuseppe Palladino; Salvatore Grimaldi; Giacomo Prosser. 2015. "A Finite Element Analysis of the Brindisi di Montagna Scalo Earthflow (Basilicata, Southern-Italy)." Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2 , no. : 1239-1243.

Science
Published: 08 July 2014 in Journal of Maps
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This paper presents the results of geomorphological investigations carried out in Basilicata region (southern Italy) from the most external thrust front of the Apennines, where the town of Craco is located, to the adjacent sector of the Apennines foredeep (Fossa Bradanica; Pisticci area). The importance of the chosen area mostly resided in the presence of really diffuse running-waters and gravity-induced landforms which strictly affect urban areas. The geomorphological processes are linked with the Quaternary tectonic uplift affecting the Apennine front-Bradanic foredeep sectors. Series of field surveys, supported by aerial photo-interpretation, have led to the production of a geomorphological map at 1:16,000 scale which outlines the main processes and related landforms recognized in the study area. The latter are the result of the complex interplay of structural, gravitational and fluvial processes. Particular attention was devoted to the recognition, identification and mapping of landslides which affect the slope of the main villages (Craco and Pisticci), locally giving rise to hazardous conditions.

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Mario Bentivenga; Domenico Capolongo; Giuseppe Palladino; Marco Piccarreta. Geomorphological map of the area between Craco and Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy). Journal of Maps 2014, 11, 267 -277.

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Mario Bentivenga, Domenico Capolongo, Giuseppe Palladino, Marco Piccarreta. Geomorphological map of the area between Craco and Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy). Journal of Maps. 2014; 11 (2):267-277.

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Mario Bentivenga; Domenico Capolongo; Giuseppe Palladino; Marco Piccarreta. 2014. "Geomorphological map of the area between Craco and Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy)." Journal of Maps 11, no. 2: 267-277.

Journal article
Published: 17 January 2013 in Geoheritage
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Sasso di Castalda (20 km south of Potenza in the Southern Apennines thrust-belt) is a village situated on spectacular outcrops of Mesozoic rocks. In order to illustrate the peculiar stratigraphic and structural features of the area, a geological itinerary comprising 15 stops has been developed around the Sasso di Castalda village. The itinerary illustrates the Mesozoic stratigraphy of the deep-sea Lagonegro Basin in an area where the Triassic to Cretaceous evolution of the basin has been studied in great detail. Extensive exposure allows the observation of tectonic structures related to the Miocene to Pleistocene evolution of the Southern Apennine orogeny. The choice of Sasso di Castalda as the starting point for this itinerary is due to the following reasons: (1) the opportunity to observe the thick sedimentary infill of the Lagonegro Basin, within deeply incised natural sections where lithology, stratigraphical contacts and the geometry of the sedimentary bodies are magnificently exposed; (2) the opportunity to examine 3D-fold geometry at different scales; and (3) the opportunity to observe well-exposed post-orogenic faults crosscutting the earlier contractional structures. The itinerary can be used for school teaching purposes at different levels, as well as university courses. In addition, non-geologists frequently follow the itinerary, often guided by expert volunteers.

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Giuseppe Palladino; Giacomo Prosser; Mario Bentivenga; Bentivenga Mario. The Geological Itinerary of Sasso di Castalda: A Journey into the Geological History of the Southern Apennine Thrust-belt (Basilicata, Southern Italy). Geoheritage 2013, 5, 47 -58.

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Giuseppe Palladino, Giacomo Prosser, Mario Bentivenga, Bentivenga Mario. The Geological Itinerary of Sasso di Castalda: A Journey into the Geological History of the Southern Apennine Thrust-belt (Basilicata, Southern Italy). Geoheritage. 2013; 5 (1):47-58.

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Giuseppe Palladino; Giacomo Prosser; Mario Bentivenga; Bentivenga Mario. 2013. "The Geological Itinerary of Sasso di Castalda: A Journey into the Geological History of the Southern Apennine Thrust-belt (Basilicata, Southern Italy)." Geoheritage 5, no. 1: 47-58.

Journal article
Published: 26 February 2012 in Environmental Earth Sciences
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The Fossa Bradanica in Basilicata (S Italy) is affected by almost 15% permanent Pleistocene and Holocene gullies. In the past decades climate versus land use management have dramatically increase both the soil loss rate and the muddy-flooding frequency. In this paper the impact of global change on soil production rates and erosion/deposition dynamics at medium-time scale (1949–2000) for two permanent gullies (Fosso Lavandaio and Fosso San Teodoro) has been studied. Pluviometric regime, land use changes and multi-temporal (1949, 1986 and 2000) subtraction method of digital elevation models have been conducted. From 1949 to 1986 the sediment production rate was estimated in 1,988.43 Mg ha−1 year−1 at Fosso Lavandaio and in 808.5 Mg ha−1 year−1 at Fosso San Teodoro, with deposition prevailing over erosion processes. From 1986 to 2000 the sediment production rate was estimated in 2,487.92 Mg ha−1 year−1 at Fosso Lavandaio and in 2,883.9 Mg ha−1 year−1 at Fosso San Teodoro, with higher values of net erosion. The data confirm that the increase in sedimentation would be due to human activities, in particular the levelling of gully heads for the production of cereals and orchards. Differently, the increase of the erosion processes depends on the recent changes of the pluviometric regime characterized by the extension of dry horizon and the concentration of high magnitude precipitation in macro-events of three to four consecutive days.

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Marco Piccarreta; D. Capolongo; M. N. Miccoli; M. Bentivenga. Global change and long-term gully sediment production dynamics in Basilicata, southern Italy. Environmental Earth Sciences 2012, 67, 1619 -1630.

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Marco Piccarreta, D. Capolongo, M. N. Miccoli, M. Bentivenga. Global change and long-term gully sediment production dynamics in Basilicata, southern Italy. Environmental Earth Sciences. 2012; 67 (6):1619-1630.

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Marco Piccarreta; D. Capolongo; M. N. Miccoli; M. Bentivenga. 2012. "Global change and long-term gully sediment production dynamics in Basilicata, southern Italy." Environmental Earth Sciences 67, no. 6: 1619-1630.

Journal article
Published: 15 January 2011 in Sedimentary Geology
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A mineralogical and geochemical study of clay lithologies and a biostratigraphic analysis of the carbonates from the deep-sea Lagonegro Basin (Southern Apennines—Italy) have been carried out to deduce in general the provenance of clay sediments and their paleoenvironmental conditions and particular to recognize the signature of the Paleocene–Eocene climatic global warming. The analysed succession comprising a wide stratigraphic interval of the Sannio Unit, spanning between Albian to the upper Oligocene–lower Miocene, is exposed near Accettura and Stigliano villages. Eighteen clay samples were analysed by XRD, XRF, SEM, TG-DTA. Their age was framed by biostratigraphic analyses carried out on carbonate sediments. Mineral assemblage of the clay sediments includes quartz, carbonates (calcite and dolomite), feldspars (plagioclase and k-feldspars), hematite, randomly illite/smectite mixed layers with a low illite percentage, kaolinite, discrete illite–muscovite, chlorite, palygorskite and sepiolite. The low illite percentage in randomly illite/smectite mixed layers indicates low diagenetic conditions for the studied successions. These features are unique for the Cretaceous–Tertiary successions of the Lagonegro domain and are particularly significant for the preservation of the native mineralogical assemblage useful to determine the provenance and paleoenvironmental conditions of the clayey sediments. Palygorskite and sepiolite are concentrated in the upper Paleocene–middle Eocene stratigraphic interval and particularly in the upper part of the early Eocene—lower part of the middle Eocene (biozone of Blow P 9–12). Clay sediments rich in palygorskite and sepiolite show a higher P2O5 amount and a lower kaolinite percentage, compatible with warm and arid climatic conditions typical of the global warming event well recorded in the southern tethyan margin. Likely palygorskite and sepiolite formed in lagoonal environment in nearby carbonate platform margins and then they were transported into the Lagonegro Basin as indicated by the well developed habitus of palygorskite. During the Paleogene the Lagonegro Basin and the nearby carbonate platforms represented a key sector the southern paleodomains of the Tethys. The discovery of these minerals gives a contribution to the reconstruction paleoenvironmental conditions of the Tethian paleo-margin during the early–middle Eocene.

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Francesco Cavalcante; Claudia Belviso; Mario Bentivenga; Saverio Fiore; Giacomo Prosser; Bentivenga Mario. Occurrence of palygorskite and sepiolite in upper Paleocene–middle Eocene marine deep sediments of the Lagonegro Basin (Southern Apennines—Italy): Paleoenvironmental and provenance inferences. Sedimentary Geology 2011, 233, 42 -52.

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Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Mario Bentivenga, Saverio Fiore, Giacomo Prosser, Bentivenga Mario. Occurrence of palygorskite and sepiolite in upper Paleocene–middle Eocene marine deep sediments of the Lagonegro Basin (Southern Apennines—Italy): Paleoenvironmental and provenance inferences. Sedimentary Geology. 2011; 233 (1-4):42-52.

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Francesco Cavalcante; Claudia Belviso; Mario Bentivenga; Saverio Fiore; Giacomo Prosser; Bentivenga Mario. 2011. "Occurrence of palygorskite and sepiolite in upper Paleocene–middle Eocene marine deep sediments of the Lagonegro Basin (Southern Apennines—Italy): Paleoenvironmental and provenance inferences." Sedimentary Geology 233, no. 1-4: 42-52.

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Published: 11 April 2008 in Geological Magazine
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Two volcaniclastic successions intercalated in Pliocene basinal clays from the Southern Apennines have been analysed to determine their provenance and their relationship with the geodynamic evolution of the Western Mediterranean. The studied deposits are exclusively made up of ashy pyroclasts, dominated by fresh acidic to intermediate glass, mostly in the form of shards, pumice fragments and groundmass fragments with vitrophyric texture. Crystals include Pl, Opx, Cpx, Hbl and rare Bt. Sedimentological features suggest that the volcanic material accumulated near the basin margin by primary fallout processes and was later remobilized by density currents. 40Ar–39Ar geochronology allowed dating of one succession at 2.24±0.06 Ma, corresponding to the Late Pliocene. Composition of the volcaniclastic material is typical of a transitional high-K calc-alkaline series. The age and chemical composition constrain the provenance of the volcaniclastic rocks from the Southern Tyrrhenian domain. Here, volcanic centres were active during Pliocene time, approximately at the northern end of a volcanic arc formed before the opening of the southernmost part of the sea. This paper shows that a detailed study of volcaniclastic products from the southern Apennines and Calabria can be very useful in collecting new pieces of information on the eruption history of the southern Tyrrhenian domain, since they record additional data not available from the study of exposed volcanic edifices.

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Giacomo Prosser; Mario Bentivenga; Marinellaada Laurenzi; Alfredo Caggianelli; Pierfrancesco Dellino; Domenico Doronzo. Late Pliocene volcaniclastic products from Southern Apennines: distal witness of early explosive volcanism in the central Tyrrhenian Sea. Geological Magazine 2008, 145, 521 -536.

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Giacomo Prosser, Mario Bentivenga, Marinellaada Laurenzi, Alfredo Caggianelli, Pierfrancesco Dellino, Domenico Doronzo. Late Pliocene volcaniclastic products from Southern Apennines: distal witness of early explosive volcanism in the central Tyrrhenian Sea. Geological Magazine. 2008; 145 (4):521-536.

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Giacomo Prosser; Mario Bentivenga; Marinellaada Laurenzi; Alfredo Caggianelli; Pierfrancesco Dellino; Domenico Doronzo. 2008. "Late Pliocene volcaniclastic products from Southern Apennines: distal witness of early explosive volcanism in the central Tyrrhenian Sea." Geological Magazine 145, no. 4: 521-536.

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Published: 29 November 2006 in Geomorphology
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Piping (tunnelling) appears to be one of the more significant methods of erosion in the badlands in the Plio-Pleistocene marinesourced\ud clays of the Basilicata area in Southern Italy. A detailed field investigation of the pedological, textural, mineralogical and\ud geochemical properties of the clay-rich terrains widely outcropping in two selected badland field sites (the Fossa Bradanica area\ud and the Bacino di Sant'Arcangelo) was undertaken to further elucidate process variability across the complex site. Paralleling\ud findings from other piped badlands, certain physico-chemical properties of the clays were found to influence the different erosional\ud processes in fundamental ways. The very dispersive nature of the materials enhances pipe enlargement so that subsurface flow\ud rapidly becomes the dominant process, causing pipe enlargement by a process of positive feedback. The paper speculates on the\ud progressive role of surface and subsurface processes in the genesis of all evolutional badland forms (calanchi, calanchi\ud mammellonari and biancane). In an early stage, the calanchi mammellonari are produced, as slope mounds become increasingly\ud separated by a dense network of small inclined pipes in the intermediate part of the slopes, a site which is presumed to favour\ud elevated subsurface flow. When the overburden collapses, many cones are isolated in these portions of the slope. A second stage\ud follows in which overland flow dominates, with the water canalizing into small gullies generated by the collapsed crust. At the base\ud of many slopes, this same mechanism produces biancane as residual cones. Because of the structural weakness of piped materials,\ud mass movements cannot be ruled out. In a few locations, landsliding may be involved, especially in the formation of calanchi\ud mammellonari. In this case the intersection of the vertical pipes with the impermeable substratum focuses subsurface flow, and\ud collapse of the surface along this failure plane. Subsequent remodelling occurs by surface processes, since the ‘catchment volume’\ud for large pipes no longer exists. This interpretation differs from that of others who have argued that in other locations the biancane\ud formation is linked to the development of large vertical pipes along tectonic joints.\ud © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

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Marco Piccarreta; Hazel Faulkner; Mario Bentivenga; Domenico Capolongo. The influence of physico-chemical material properties on erosion processes in the badlands of Basilicata, Southern Italy. Geomorphology 2006, 81, 235 -251.

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Marco Piccarreta, Hazel Faulkner, Mario Bentivenga, Domenico Capolongo. The influence of physico-chemical material properties on erosion processes in the badlands of Basilicata, Southern Italy. Geomorphology. 2006; 81 (3-4):235-251.

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Marco Piccarreta; Hazel Faulkner; Mario Bentivenga; Domenico Capolongo. 2006. "The influence of physico-chemical material properties on erosion processes in the badlands of Basilicata, Southern Italy." Geomorphology 81, no. 3-4: 235-251.