Applied Geology for the Safeguarding of Archaeological and Architectural Heritage

The course aims to provide the geological and geological-technical knowledge tools necessary for understanding the natural phenomena that influence the development and enjoyment of cultural, landscape, and/or architectural heritage. Furthermore, the student must acquire an adequate education that enables multidisciplinary relations with other professional figures involved in the protection and management of assets.

The lessons aim to introduce the student to the geological-technical issues that can be connected to archaeological and architectural assets. By the end of the course, they will have acquired the basic knowledge related to the rheology of geological media (soil, rocks, and rock masses) and the main geotechnical and geomorphological processes to which they can be subjected. They will be able to formulate reasonable hypotheses about the main issues that can affect the safeguarding and enjoyment of cultural, landscape, and subordinately architectural assets, in relation to the geological-technical context in which they are situated. They will possess an adequate geological-technical glossary to understand the contents of geological-applicative documents related to investigations, analyses, and monitoring concerning the safeguarding of such assets, including thematic maps of susceptibility to instability, hazard, and risk.