The City of Rome and its groundwater: from critical issues, to urban resilience opportunities


Submitted: 30 December 2015
Accepted: 14 March 2016
Published: 30 December 2015
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This paper emphasizes the importance of groundwater resources of Rome with regard to its protection, and the associated issues. There are different tipologies of interference between human presence and groundwater in the city, ranging from the presence of water circulating inside the thick layers of anthropogenic deposits, the frequent contamination of groundwater, the presence of mining activities, the presence of archaeological heritage in underground or in low areas affected by flooding also induced by water table rising. Despite the various issues that are found, the knowledge of groundwater resources of Rome can be an important starting point to enhance its protection s and take advantage of the related countless benefits also aim to increase urban resilience.

La Vigna, F., Bonfà, I., Coppola, A. G., Corazza, A., Di Filippo, C., Ferri, G., Martelli, S., Rosa, C., & Succhiarelli, C. (2015). The City of Rome and its groundwater: from critical issues, to urban resilience opportunities. Acque Sotterranee - Italian Journal of Groundwater, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.7343/as-132-15-0159

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