Riccardo Scalenghe
Biographic Data
| ID | 2232365 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Riccardo Scalenghe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Riccardo |
| FAMILY NAME | Scalenghe |
| SIGNATURE | SCALENGHE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Palermo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7614-4842 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Biochar boom-and-bust cycle
The monetization of soil: An emerging imperative
This Viewpoint proposes assigning explicit economic value to soil—not merely as a platform for infrastructure but as a finite, three-dimensional resource crucial to food production and ecosystem services provision. Unlike water or air, soil is rarely accounted for its fundamental environmental importance. To fill this gap, we advocate a Total Economic Value framework spanning use, option and non-use benefits, which, contrary to conventional land …
From grapes to getaways: Unraveling the residential tourism impact on land use change and soil erosion processes in Menfi district
The Mediterranean basin has experienced widespread changes in land use and, along with this, changes in geomorphological and hydrological processes and erosion risks. The Menfi area (Italy) has been no exception, and residential tourism has played an unexplored role. Using satellite images in 2007 and 2022, the main changes in land use were determined comparatively, and the variation in soil erosion levels was calculated using the RUSLE equation.…
A rapid method of screening ceramic artefacts to reject unlikely hypotheses of provenance
This study was aimed at testing a cost‐effective method based on comparing the rare earth element patterns in artefacts of known origin with patterns of potential raw materials, thus allowing the restriction/exclusion of working hypotheses on provenance, and consequently a better focus of research funding. The method targets ceramics/materials of terrigenous origin. Lanthanoids and yttrium patterns were determined in 26 wine amphorae that had a w…
The impractical supremacy of local identity on the worthless soils of Mappano
Introduction: Soil is under pressure worldwide. In Italy, in the last two decades, land consumption has reached an average rate of 8 m 2 , demonstrating the failure of urban planning in controlling these phenomena. Despite the renewed recognition of the central role of soil resources, which has triggered numerous initiatives and actions, soil resources are still seen as a second-tier priority. No governance body exists to coordinate initiatives t…
Describing urban soils through a faceted system ensures more informed decision-making
Is the Anthropocene really worthy of a formal geologic definition
Scientists are actively debating whether the Anthropocene, the geologic time span (GTS) we are now living in, should be considered a period, epoch, or age in the geologic timescale. The solution is not easy, because the beginning of this GTS is undefined and the end unknown. In fact, there is no agreement on when the Anthropocene began, the proposed dates ranging from the Second World War, when radioactive fallout branded soils and sediments all …
Soil is brown gold in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy
Anthropogenic soils are the golden spikes for the Anthropocene
We propose that the Anthropocene be defined as the last c. 2000 years of the late Holocene and characterized on the basis of anthropogenic soils. This contrasts with the original definition of the Anthropocene as the last c. 250 years (since the Industrial Revolution) and more recent proposals that the Anthropocene began some 5000 to 8000 years ago in the early to mid Holocene (the early-Anthropocene hypothesis). Anthropogenic soil horizons, of w…
The anthropogenic sealing of soils in urban areas
An anthropic soil transformation fingerprinted by REY patterns
Changes in the seasonal snow cover of alpine regions and its effect on soil processes: A review
Anthropogenic soils are the golden spikes for the Anthropocene
We propose that the Anthropocene be defined as the last c. 2000 years of the late Holocene and characterized on the basis of anthropogenic soils. This contrasts with the original definition of the Anthropocene as the last c. 250 years (since the Industrial Revolution) and more recent proposals that the Anthropocene began some 5000 to 8000 years ago in the early to mid Holocene (the early-Anthropocene hypothesis). Anthropogenic soil horizons, of w…
Soil is brown gold in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy
Is the Anthropocene really worthy of a formal geologic definition
Scientists are actively debating whether the Anthropocene, the geologic time span (GTS) we are now living in, should be considered a period, epoch, or age in the geologic timescale. The solution is not easy, because the beginning of this GTS is undefined and the end unknown. In fact, there is no agreement on when the Anthropocene began, the proposed dates ranging from the Second World War, when radioactive fallout branded soils and sediments all …
An anthropic soil transformation fingerprinted by REY patterns
Changes in the seasonal snow cover of alpine regions and its effect on soil processes: A review
The anthropogenic sealing of soils in urban areas
An anthropic soil transformation fingerprinted by REY patterns
Anthropogenic soils are the golden spikes for the Anthropocene
We propose that the Anthropocene be defined as the last c. 2000 years of the late Holocene and characterized on the basis of anthropogenic soils. This contrasts with the original definition of the Anthropocene as the last c. 250 years (since the Industrial Revolution) and more recent proposals that the Anthropocene began some 5000 to 8000 years ago in the early to mid Holocene (the early-Anthropocene hypothesis). Anthropogenic soil horizons, of w…
Soil is brown gold in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy
Is the Anthropocene really worthy of a formal geologic definition
Scientists are actively debating whether the Anthropocene, the geologic time span (GTS) we are now living in, should be considered a period, epoch, or age in the geologic timescale. The solution is not easy, because the beginning of this GTS is undefined and the end unknown. In fact, there is no agreement on when the Anthropocene began, the proposed dates ranging from the Second World War, when radioactive fallout branded soils and sediments all …
The impractical supremacy of local identity on the worthless soils of Mappano
Introduction: Soil is under pressure worldwide. In Italy, in the last two decades, land consumption has reached an average rate of 8 m 2 , demonstrating the failure of urban planning in controlling these phenomena. Despite the renewed recognition of the central role of soil resources, which has triggered numerous initiatives and actions, soil resources are still seen as a second-tier priority. No governance body exists to coordinate initiatives t…
Describing urban soils through a faceted system ensures more informed decision-making
A rapid method of screening ceramic artefacts to reject unlikely hypotheses of provenance
This study was aimed at testing a cost‐effective method based on comparing the rare earth element patterns in artefacts of known origin with patterns of potential raw materials, thus allowing the restriction/exclusion of working hypotheses on provenance, and consequently a better focus of research funding. The method targets ceramics/materials of terrigenous origin. Lanthanoids and yttrium patterns were determined in 26 wine amphorae that had a w…
From grapes to getaways: Unraveling the residential tourism impact on land use change and soil erosion processes in Menfi district
The Mediterranean basin has experienced widespread changes in land use and, along with this, changes in geomorphological and hydrological processes and erosion risks. The Menfi area (Italy) has been no exception, and residential tourism has played an unexplored role. Using satellite images in 2007 and 2022, the main changes in land use were determined comparatively, and the variation in soil erosion levels was calculated using the RUSLE equation.…
The monetization of soil: An emerging imperative
This Viewpoint proposes assigning explicit economic value to soil—not merely as a platform for infrastructure but as a finite, three-dimensional resource crucial to food production and ecosystem services provision. Unlike water or air, soil is rarely accounted for its fundamental environmental importance. To fill this gap, we advocate a Total Economic Value framework spanning use, option and non-use benefits, which, contrary to conventional land …
Biochar boom-and-bust cycle
Geography (8 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Soil water (6 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 works) · Earth science (4 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 works) · Paleontology (4 works) · Soil Science (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works)