I sinkholes naturali e antropici nella regione Puglia

Sinkhole events represent one of the most frequent phenomena of geo-hydrological instability in Apulia region: for this reason it is essential to have an accurate and exhaustive knowledge of the phenomena. From several years, the Research Institute for Hydrogeological Protection of the National Research Council (IRPI-CNR) has developed an activity of data collection .on sinkholes phenomena as well as the organization and management of a database aimed at the assessment of the sinkhole hazard It is a chronological database,. which clearly distinguish natural from anthropogenic sinkholes, for their different features and the different scenarios they can produce, especially in terms of Civil Protection action and risk mitigation. The catalogue of natural and anthropogenic sinkholes for the Apulia region, including a statistical analysis of their spatial-temporal distribution, is then presented