The environmental balance of the Alta Val d'Agri: a contribution to the evaluation of the industrial risk and strategic sustainable development
This study presents the preliminary environmental balance of the Alta Val d'Agri (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy), an area of great naturalistic interest characterized by the presence of huge oil and gas fields. The Driving Forces-Pressure-State-Impact-Responses (DPSIR) methodology was used...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1941/2015/nhess-15-1941-2015.pdf |
| Summary: | This study presents the preliminary environmental balance of the Alta Val
d'Agri (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy), an area of great naturalistic
interest characterized by the presence of huge oil and gas fields. The
Driving Forces-Pressure-State-Impact-Responses (DPSIR) methodology was used
to outline the background in terms of environmental impacts mainly caused by
oil extraction activities, as well as potential existing responses. The
study aims at providing stakeholders with an exhaustive framework to
identify the existing data, the main sources of pollution, their potential
impacts, the associated industrial risks and the existing policy strategies.
Moreover, the DPSIR approach allows the identification of the vulnerable
areas and the definition of targeted actions for a sustainable development
of the area. |
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| ISSN: | 1561-8633 1684-9981 |