The geomorphological map of Mt. Amba Aradam Southern slope (Tigray, Ethiopia)

Mauro Coltorti, Pierluigi Pieruccini, Ogbagabriel Berakhi, Francesco Dramis, Asfawossen Asrat

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)56-65
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Maps
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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