Case studies

In order to carry out the demonstration and validation of the risk assessment methodology and the thematic platform, six case study sites have been selected:

WORK PACKAGE

LAND MOVEMENTarrow

Land movement, also mass movement or mass wasting, indicates the downslope movement of a mass of surface materials, such as soil, rock or mud.

SOIL EROSIONarrow

Soil erosion is a natural phenomenon manly due to water runoff and wind.

LAND USE CHANGEarrow

Coastal erosion, agricultural activities, urban sprawl, uncontrolled vegetation growth are only some of the factors provoking land use changes.

THEMATIC PLATFORMarrow

RESEARCH project aims at the creation of a Thematic Platform including back-end and front-end (Web Portal) and external interfaces.