Mario Bentivenga
Biographic Data
| ID | 6942356 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mario Bentivenga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mario |
| FAMILY NAME | Bentivenga |
| SIGNATURE | BENTIVENGA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Basilicata |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1221-6947 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Beyond Abandonment
The article presents the results of a national inventory of abandoned settlements—ghost towns—in Italy while also exploring possible strategies for revitalising these unique sites. The time window considered spans from the 18th to the 21st centuries. A tailored methodology, divided into six main phases, involved an in-depth bibliographical analysis and the compilation of a preliminary list of abandoned settlements. Transparent inclusion and exclu…
Geological and Cultural Heritage in Urban Areas
This study examines the challenges of conserving and enhancing geological and historical cultural heritage in urban areas of the southern Apennines, focusing on the Basilicata region in Southern Italy. The area’s complex geological evolution has produced diverse landscapes shaped by outcropping lithologies with different characteristics. Many urban centers are surrounded by rugged terrain where geological and geomorphological features remain visi…
From Settlement Abandonment to Valorisation and Enjoyment Strategies
The abandonment of inhabited places is a phenomenon widespread on a global scale that has spanned centuries. It has led to the birth of the so-called ‘ghost towns’. These lifeless sites dot the internal Mediterranean and European areas, testifying to the changeability of the human settlements. Through a vision that reverses the paradigm that epitomises the ‘ghost towns’, these places can be transformed from a problem into an opportunity for the d…
Landslides and predisposing factors of the Southern Apennines, Italy
The Fiumarella di Corleto drainage basin is an emblematic sector of the southern Apennine thrust belt in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy), which is strongly affected by landslides. Landslides both affect the urban area and the facilities related to hydrocarbon exploitation, such as the pipelines and oil wells connected with the oil centre located just outside the eastern border of the study area. Based on a detailed field survey, supported …
Reconstruction of the structural setting of the north-eastern side of the high Agri Valley (Southern Apennines, Italy) based on detailed field mapping
The Southern Apennines consist of a Cenozoic to Quaternary fold and thrust belt characterized by a complex structural architecture. In the axial portion of the chain, corresponding to the Agri Valley, folds and faults with multiple styles formed during the progressive emplacement of various tectonic units, derived from different paleodomains. In the available geological maps, the geometry of these tectonic structures is often hindered by scarce c…
Geomorphology of Pisticci area (Basilicata, Southern Italy)
This paper presents the results of geomorphological investigations carried out in Basilicata region (Southern Italy) in the sector of the youngest foredeep (Bradano trough) relative to most of the communal territory of Pisticci. The importance of the chosen area mostly lies in the presence of diffuse running-water landforms and landslides affecting urban areas. The geomorphological processes are linked with Quaternary tectonic uplift affecting th…
Geomorphological map of the area between Craco and Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy)
This paper presents the results of geomorphological investigations carried out in Basilicata region (southern Italy) from the most external thrust front of the Apennines, where the town of Craco is located, to the adjacent sector of the Apennines foredeep (Fossa Bradanica; Pisticci area). The importance of the chosen area mostly resided in the presence of really diffuse running-waters and gravity-induced landforms which strictly affect urban area…
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Geomorphological map of the area between Craco and Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy)
This paper presents the results of geomorphological investigations carried out in Basilicata region (southern Italy) from the most external thrust front of the Apennines, where the town of Craco is located, to the adjacent sector of the Apennines foredeep (Fossa Bradanica; Pisticci area). The importance of the chosen area mostly resided in the presence of really diffuse running-waters and gravity-induced landforms which strictly affect urban area…
Geomorphology of Pisticci area (Basilicata, Southern Italy)
This paper presents the results of geomorphological investigations carried out in Basilicata region (Southern Italy) in the sector of the youngest foredeep (Bradano trough) relative to most of the communal territory of Pisticci. The importance of the chosen area mostly lies in the presence of diffuse running-water landforms and landslides affecting urban areas. The geomorphological processes are linked with Quaternary tectonic uplift affecting th…
Landslides and predisposing factors of the Southern Apennines, Italy
The Fiumarella di Corleto drainage basin is an emblematic sector of the southern Apennine thrust belt in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy), which is strongly affected by landslides. Landslides both affect the urban area and the facilities related to hydrocarbon exploitation, such as the pipelines and oil wells connected with the oil centre located just outside the eastern border of the study area. Based on a detailed field survey, supported …
Reconstruction of the structural setting of the north-eastern side of the high Agri Valley (Southern Apennines, Italy) based on detailed field mapping
The Southern Apennines consist of a Cenozoic to Quaternary fold and thrust belt characterized by a complex structural architecture. In the axial portion of the chain, corresponding to the Agri Valley, folds and faults with multiple styles formed during the progressive emplacement of various tectonic units, derived from different paleodomains. In the available geological maps, the geometry of these tectonic structures is often hindered by scarce c…
From Settlement Abandonment to Valorisation and Enjoyment Strategies
The abandonment of inhabited places is a phenomenon widespread on a global scale that has spanned centuries. It has led to the birth of the so-called ‘ghost towns’. These lifeless sites dot the internal Mediterranean and European areas, testifying to the changeability of the human settlements. Through a vision that reverses the paradigm that epitomises the ‘ghost towns’, these places can be transformed from a problem into an opportunity for the d…
Beyond Abandonment
The article presents the results of a national inventory of abandoned settlements—ghost towns—in Italy while also exploring possible strategies for revitalising these unique sites. The time window considered spans from the 18th to the 21st centuries. A tailored methodology, divided into six main phases, involved an in-depth bibliographical analysis and the compilation of a preliminary list of abandoned settlements. Transparent inclusion and exclu…
Geological and Cultural Heritage in Urban Areas
This study examines the challenges of conserving and enhancing geological and historical cultural heritage in urban areas of the southern Apennines, focusing on the Basilicata region in Southern Italy. The area’s complex geological evolution has produced diverse landscapes shaped by outcropping lithologies with different characteristics. Many urban centers are surrounded by rugged terrain where geological and geomorphological features remain visi…
Geography (5 works) · Geology (4 works) · Geomorphology (4 works) · Structural basin (4 works) · Landform (3 works) · Landslide (3 works) · Landslides and related hazards (3 works) · Paleontology (3 works) · Physical geography (3 works) · Tectonics (3 works)