Gully prevention and control: Techniques, failures and effectiveness

A Frankl, J Nyssen, M Vanmaercke… - … Surface Processes and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Gully erosion is a major environmental problem, posing significant threats to sustainable
development. However, insights on techniques to prevent and control gullying are scattered …

[HTML][HTML] Debris flow and debris flood hazard assessment in mountain catchments

T Baggio, M Martini, F Bettella, V D'Agostino - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Debris flow and debris flood phenomena threat the life of thousands of citizens living in
mountain areas and endanger buildings and infrastructure worldwide. The assessment of …

Citizen science for monitoring seasonal-scale beach erosion and behaviour with aerial drones

N Pucino, DM Kennedy, RC Carvalho, B Allan… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Sandy beaches are highly dynamic systems which provide natural protection from the
impact of waves to coastal communities. With coastal erosion hazards predicted to increase …

Estimation of the volume of sediment deposited behind check dams based on UAV remote sensing

Y Zeng, X Meng, Y Zhang, W Dai, N Fang, Z Shi - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
The estimation of sediment deposited behind dams and reservoirs is of great significance for
quantifying soil erosion rate and sediment flux. However, existing methods of sediment …

Multiplatform-SfM and TLS data fusion for monitoring agricultural terraces in complex topographic and landcover conditions

S Cucchiaro, DJ Fallu, H Zhang, K Walsh, K Van Oost… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agricultural terraced landscapes, which are important historical heritage sites (eg, UNESCO
or Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) sites) are under threat from …

[HTML][HTML] Storm characteristics dictate sediment dynamics and geomorphic changes in mountain channels: A case study in the Italian Alps

V Scorpio, M Cavalli, S Steger, S Crema, F Marra… - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
In mountain environments, the coupling of hillslopes processes with the channel network
during extreme events is of great importance for rivers dynamics, as debris flows and …

Monitoring topographic changes through 4D-structure-from-motion photogrammetry: application to a debris-flow channel

S Cucchiaro, M Cavalli, D Vericat, S Crema… - Environmental Earth …, 2018 - Springer
The study of fast geomorphic changes in mountain channels and hillslopes, driven by
intense geomorphic processes, requires frequent and detailed topographic surveys. In the …

Channel control works and sediment connectivity in the European Alps

L Marchi, F Comiti, S Crema, M Cavalli - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The need for reducing erosion and sediment transport, and protecting human settlements
has urged the construction of channel control works in mountain streams. Such works …

Multi-temporal analysis of the role of check dams in a debris-flow channel: Linking structural and functional connectivity

S Cucchiaro, F Cazorzi, L Marchi, S Crema, A Beinat… - Geomorphology, 2019 - Elsevier
Check dams represent one of the most common hydraulic engineering solution to manage
debris-flow risk. However, the design of these structures only rarely considers their impact …

Massive incision and outcrop** of bedrock in a former braided river attributed to mining and training

C Ferrer-Boix, V Scorpio, JP Martín-Vide… - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
This research analyses multiple anthropogenic pressures in the Bernesga River, a gravel-
bed river in Northwestern Iberian Peninsula. Among the causes of river incision in Bernesga …