Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su12020561
Keywords
geo-hydrological hazard; landslides; terraces; geoheritage; cinque terre national park; UNESCO; risk management
Funding
- Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT)-Segretariato Regionale per la Liguria [L77/2006]
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In recent years, Cinque Terre National Park, one of the most famous UNESCO sites in Italy, experienced a significant increase in tourist visits. This unique landscape is the result of the rough morphology of a small coastal basin with a very steep slope and a long-term human impact, mainly represented by anthropic terraces. This setting promotes the activation of numerous geo-hydrological instabilities, primarily related to heavy rainfall events that often affect this area. Currently, the main challenge for the administrators of Cinque Terre National Park is the correct maintenance of this environment along with the functional management of the hiking trail to ensure the safety of tourists. The definition of a methodology for effective management is mandatory for the sustainable administration of this unique site. We implement a new codified procedure based on the combined use of the Operative Monography and the Survey Form, focusing on the Sentiero Verde-Azzurro trail, for a proper description of the known landslides affecting the trail and the identification of damage and/or landslides activated by critical meteorological events. This guarantees effective geo-hydrological risk management, which is also applicable to other similar sites in a unique environmental and cultural heritage site such as Cinque Terre Park.
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