Knowledge of the territory is the basic require
ment for a sustainable development. In these terms, the experience of the g
eoscientists of the past represents a precious legacy for present and futur
e generations. Consistently with the main theme of the Congress, this sessi
on focuses on the valorization of previous geological studies and mapping a
s tools for a modern and ethical approach to land planning and management,
and risk prevention and mitigation. Contributions on history of geological
studies are warmly encouraged, with special attention to less developed are
as of the Planet, which have been overexploited, in near and distant past,
regardless of environment preservation. To this regard, an interesting insi
ght can be traced in the history of geological research in Southern Italy,
Sardinia and Sicily; a particular discussion is proposed here on what we ca
n call, borrowing a well-known concept of Italian historiography, the "ques
tione geologica meridionale".
From a particular point of view, looking 'back to the future', history of geosciences can effectively contribute to analyze the worldwide phenomenon of different development speeds that, at various scales, marked and still mark the inequalities between North from S outh, in a sort of "fractal" pattern replicating in space and time.
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bsp;From a particular point of view, looking 'back to the future', history of geosciences can effectively contribute to analyze the worldwide phenomenon of different development speeds that, at various scales, marked and still mark the inequalities between North from S outh, in a sort of "fractal" pattern replicating in space and time.
CONVENERS: Alessio Argentieri (Città metropolitana di Roma Ca pitale), Rossella De Ceglie (Università di Bari), Paolo Macini (Università di Bologna), Marco Pantaloni (ISPRA), Carla Petrocelli (Università di Bari)