Geosciences
Introduction Understanding and forecasting the conditions leading to propagation or arrest of fractures in crustal segments composed of contrasting layers is a fundamental unsolved problem in Earth Sciences. The solution … Read More
Introduction The Meretschibach catchment (Fig. 1), situated in the Swiss Alps, canton Valais, near the village of Agarn (620 m.a.s.l.), has been investigated due to dynamic processes of erosion, deposition … Read More
Introduction In landslide prone areas, risk mitigation must often face problems related to economical resources, environmental impact and logistic issues. This is particularly true for structural counter-measures, which aim at … Read More
Introduction: research context and objectives Cities provide opportunities for economic growth, cultural and social development and scientific and technological innovation. Yet they have often developed without coordination and integration of … Read More
What are trilobites? Trilobites are a fossil group of extinct marine arthropods with a heavily calcified external skeleton that populated the oceans from about 520 million years ago to about … Read More
Introduction Methods of hydrogeological investigation for karst catchments have long been established. Traditional techniques include tracers (Baedke and Krothe, 2000, Goldscheider et al., 2008), spring hydrograph analysis (Fiorillo, 2009) and … Read More
Introduction The physics of the earthquake and post-shock process remains vague. The nature of changes occurring in the rocks on the threshold of a large earthquake, in the main shock … Read More
Introduction Groves et al. (1998), following Gebre-Mariam et al. (1995), defined the term orogenic gold deposit to obviate the necessity to refer to a wide variety of terms for a … Read More
Introduction Cities are vital anthropogenic settings changing in time in response to the needs of the living communities, and their use of the local natural environment and resources. Processes involved … Read More
Introduction An in-depth knowledge of the geological aspects of the area in which a tunnel will be excavated is fundamental for optimizing the layout. In fact, costs, duration of the … Read More
