Articles | Volume 21, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2881-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2881-2021
Research article
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28 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 28 Sep 2021

UAV survey method to monitor and analyze geological hazards: the case study of the mud volcano of Villaggio Santa Barbara, Caltanissetta (Sicily)

Fabio Brighenti, Francesco Carnemolla, Danilo Messina, and Giorgio De Guidi
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In this paper we propose a methodology to mitigate hazard in a natural environment in an urbanized context. The deformation of the ground is a precursor of paroxysms in mud volcanoes. Therefore, through the analysis of the deformation supported by a statistical approach, this methodology was tested to reduce the hazard around the mud volcano. In the future, the goal is that this dangerous area will become both a naturalistic heritage and a source of development for the community of the area.
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