The 2nd century AD earthquake in central Italy is only known by an epigraph that mentions restorations to a damaged weighing-house at the ancient locality of Pagus Interpromium. The available seismic catalogues report this event with the conventional date of 101 AD, a magnitude M <Subscript>aw</Subscript> of 6.3, and...</subscript>

The ArcSWAT2009 model with an improved sub-model (SWAT-GC) was used to assess plant growth to evaluate sediment and nutrient runoff yields from an alternating grass-covered/tilled inter-row vineyard (VP) and from disk harrowing (DH) and grass cover (GC) management techniques in an olive orchard...

Results of geological, geomechanical and seismometric investigations aiming at the analysis of the seismic response in a carbonate ridge of the Nera River valley (Central Apennines – Italy) are discussed. Geological and geomechanical surveys were aimed at defining the stratigraphic and...

The “Eight Communities of the Chianti” area, Tuscany, Italy, receives an average annual rainfall of 700–800mm, mainly between September and December. Nevertheless, the storage capacity of the soil is not sufficient to fulfill agricultural requirements, resulting in a shortage of water from...

In recent decades, the worldwide demand for energy has been increasing, with an associated rise in CO2 emissions being observed. In such conditions, the development of “low carbon energy technologies” and strategic energy-mix plans is necessary, and an evaluation of the underground energy...