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The Geomorphological Map of Mt. Amba Aradam Southern Slope (Tigray, Ethiopia).
- Source :
- Journal of Maps; 2009, p56-65, 10p, 5 Color Photographs, 1 Map
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The geomorphological map described below covers an area of about 100 km2, located on the southeastern slope of Mt. Amba Aradam (northern Ethiopia). It has been produced within the Ethio-Italian Cooperation Programme, in order to understand the recent evolution and present-day trends of the area as a basic tool for land reclamation/rehabilitation projects. The survey was carried out in three successive work campaigns (February 1995, February-March 1996 and December 2002) following the Italian Environmental Agency guidelines. The main geomorphological processes responsible for present-day landscape modelling in the investigation area, are gravity-driven mass movements and slope erosion due to running water. They strongly affect human activities, especially in terms of agriculture and infrastructure management. This map may therefore represent a useful document for land management as well as the initial step for the assessment of geomorphological hazard and risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17445647
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Maps
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 52588133
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4113/jom.2009.1043