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Hydromorphic Impact of Matera’s Urban Area

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  • Ruggero Ermini

    (Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, DICEM, 75100 Matera, Italy)

  • Carmen Fattore

    (DICEM (Dipartimento delle Culture Europee e del Mediterraneo), Università degli Studi della Basilicata, SI, 85100 Potenza, Italy)

  • Amir Aubed Zoubi

    (Industrial Ecology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Urban transformations change land use, permeability, and morphology of the areas involved in the evolution process; this, consequently, modifies the impact produced by the precipitation phenomena and increases the risk of flooding or uncontrolled runoff in different areas.The proposed watershed hydrologic approach enables us to consider the morphology of the territory together with the transformations implemented by human activities, and this allows us to evaluate the effects of each area on neighboring areas, emphasizes the hydrological roles of upper, intermediate, and lower parts, and reveals urban and non-urban connections. This elucidates hydromorphic complexities in urban transformations and assesses climate change adaptability. The suggested methodology has been implemented in the urban district of “Sasso Caveoso” within the city of Matera. This application facilitates a quantitative synthesis of the contextual response, allowing for an analysis across various scenarios and offering decision-support tools of practical utility.

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  • Ruggero Ermini & Carmen Fattore & Amir Aubed Zoubi, 2024. "Hydromorphic Impact of Matera’s Urban Area," Geographies, MDPI, vol. 4(1), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jgeogr:v:4:y:2024:i:1:p:10-167:d:1346714
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