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Impact of massive deep-seated rock slope failures on mountain valley morphology in the northern Cottian Alps (NW Italy)

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  • Gianfranco Fioraso

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Deep-seated rock slope failures represent effective mechanisms of natural rock mass-wasting, able to radically change mountain-valley morphology. In the northern Cottian Alps, an extraordinary concentration of instability phenomena occurs in extensive areas of the Susa and Chisone valleys. In the Main Map, at a scale of 1:30,000, a new representation of these deep-seated rock slope failures is proposed. Major effort has been invested in properly distinguishing between sackung-type deep-seated gravitational slope deformations and large landslides. Gravitational phenomena have affected the mountain landscape, with the development of impressive morphostructural features such as multiple-crested ridges and ridge top depressions. In the middle and distal portions of the slopes, sagging and toe bulging impose a marked change in the valley-slope profiles, in turn inducing secondary slope instabilities. Furthermore, mature deep-seated gravitational deformations and large landslides have, in some cases, made a significant impact on valley bottom morphology due to a partial or complete valley dam.

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  • Gianfranco Fioraso, 2017. "Impact of massive deep-seated rock slope failures on mountain valley morphology in the northern Cottian Alps (NW Italy)," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 575-587, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:13:y:2017:i:2:p:575-587
    DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2017.1342211
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    1. Gianfranco Fioraso & Paolo Baggio, 2013. "Geological map of the Mount Ciantiplagna rock avalanche (Chisone Valley, Italian Western Alps)," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(3), pages 336-342, September.
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    1. Martina Cignetti & Danilo Godone & Davide Notti & Francesco Zucca & Claudia Meisina & Massimiliano Bordoni & Laura Pedretti & Luca Lanteri & Davide Bertolo & Daniele Giordan, 2023. "Damage to anthropic elements estimation due to large slope instabilities through multi-temporal A-DInSAR analysis," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 115(3), pages 2603-2632, February.

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