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Peace Follows War: Geosciences, Territorial Impacts and Post-Conflict Reconstruction https://doi.org/10.3301/ABSGI.2019.03 Padova, 24-28 June 2019 ABSTRACT BOOK a cura della Società Geologica Italiana The 13th International Conference on Military Geosciences Peace follows war: geosciences, territorial impacts and post-conflict reconstruction EDITORS: Aldino Bondesan Drew Craig Marco Pantaloni Fabio Massimo Petti Paolo Plini Hennie Smit CONFERENCE COMMITTEE: Giovanni Luigi Fontana, President Aldino Bondesan, Secretary MEMBERS: Monica Celi Giovanni Donadelli Francesco Ferrarese Roberto Francese Marco Mondini Marco Pantaloni Silvia Piovan Paolo Plini Paolo Pozzato Edward Rose Mauro Varotto THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS SUPPORTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATION Cdr (Dr) Hennie Smit, The Association President, South Africa Lt Col Drew Craig, The Association Secretary, UK Prof Peter Guth, Representative from ICMG 2015, Annapolis, USA Cdr (Dr) Jacques Bezuidenhout, Representative from ICMG 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa Papers, data, figures, maps and any other material published are covered by the copyright own by the Società Geologica Italiana. DISCLAIMER: The Società Geologica Italiana, the Editors are not responsible for the ideas, opinions, and contents of the papers published; the authors of each paper are responsible for the ideas opinions and con- tents published. La Società Geologica Italiana, i curatori scientifici non sono responsabili delle opinioni espresse e delle affermazioni pubblicate negli articoli: l’autore/i è/sono il/i solo/i responsabile/i. ABSTRACT INDEX KEY NOTES ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Rose, E.P.F. - Geology and the liberation of Normandy in World War II: a review to help mark the 75th 7 anniversary of the Allied D-Day, 6 June 1944 ......................................................................................... Smit, H.A.P. - “Green” militaries: The military - environment conundrum ....................................................... 8/A Teichmann, F. - Current Operational Challenges for Military Geo and Innovative Approaches....................... 8/B ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS .................................................................................................. 9 .................. 10 Batson, D. - Dr. Isaiah Bowman and the Centennial of The Inquiry .................................................................. 11 Belogi, M. - The bombing of Pantelleria Island ................................................................................................. 12 Bezuidenhout, J. - Estimation of the environmental impact of military exercises on bombing ranges by 13 employing radionuclide mapping ............................................................................................................ Blaine, M. - The Geography of Territorial Disputes in the East and South China Seas ..................................... 14 Bondesan, A. - Landmines warfare at El Alamein (Egypt, 1942) ....................................................................... 15 Bondesan, A., Ferrarese, F., Miotto A., Simionato, A. & Morelli, B. - The Italian/Austro-Hungarian front in 16 the middle Piave River (Northern Italy, 1917- 1918): a GIS approach to military cartography ............. Bondesan, A., Preto, N. & Fioraso, M. - Wartime use of caves in the Italian classical karst (Austro- 17 Hungarian front, WW1) ........................................................................................................................... Boulanger, P. - Origins, Expansion and Renewal of the French Military geography (XIX-XX Centuries) 18 Bregantin, L. - A new land. Shrines, military artifacts, new land use issue - Military tourism and monuments 19 Brenot, J., Devos, A. & Perarnau, R. - Simulating the trench War: the practice camps in Aube (Champagne, 20 France), 1914-1919 .................................................................................................................................. Brin, E. - The Interface between the Civilian and Military on the Israeli Side of the Divided Jerusalem, 21 1948-1967 ................................................................................................................................................ Bulmer, M.H. - Geological Considerations for Military Works in the Afrin Battlespace, Syria. ....................... 22 Bulmer, M.H. - Contemporary Use of Subterranea to Increase Survivability. ................................................... 23 Carturan, L., Bondesan, A., Carton, A., Cazorzi, F. & Cucchiaro, S. - The glaciated landscape across the 24 WWI front: quantitative reconstructions based on documentary data and modern methods .................. Craig, A.G. - Sapper Geology: Part 5. Infrastructure Support: an era of change and complexity ...................... 25 Czaja, M.R. & Doe, W.W. III - The U.S. 10th Mountain Division in Italy, 1945: Initial Operations in the 26 Apennines ................................................................................................................................................ Dai Prà, E. & Gabellieri, N. - “News on the Eastern Front”. The WWI tactical maps of the Italian Army 27 in the historical archive of the 3a Armata: proposals for a semiologic interpretation and a digital analysis. ................................................................................................................................................... De Giosa F., D’Onghia M., Fago P. & Mastronuzzi G. - Footprint of a disaster. The wreckage of Regia 28 Marina Ship Leonardo da Vinci ............................................................................................................... De Guio, A. & Magnini, L. - Remarking Warscape Archaeology: Fresh News from the Not-Quiet Central- 29 Alpine Front ............................................................................................................................................. 30 high resolution DTM ............................................................................................................................... 31 DTM ........................................................................................................................................................ Doe, W.W. III & Czaja, M. - The 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado: The Origin of Mountain 32 Alpine Warfare Testing and Training in the U.S...................................................................................... Doyle, P., Verdegem, S. & Schäfer, R. - Fortress Wijtschate: geological controls on the German 1914-1917 33 frontline in Flanders, as revealed by archaeology ................................................................................... Doyle, P- Disputed Earth: geology and trench warfare 1914-1918 .................................................................... 34 Drozda J., Paulus F. & Steinova S. - The demarcation of the Czechoslovak border in the period 1918-1924 .. 35 © Società Geologica Italiana, Roma 2019 THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MILITARY GEOSCIENCES Ehlen, J. - Defending Britain’s Soft Underbelly: Invasion, Fortification and Geology along the English 36 Channel .................................................................................................................................................... Francese R. & Bondesan, A. - The White War in the Italian Alps: a geophysical approach. ............................. 37 Franchi, G. - Italian military memorials architectural review – conservative restoration and territorial 38 promotion................................................................................................................................................. Frankenstein S., Hodgdon, T. & Shoop, S. - Seasonal Impacts on Maneuver in Highly Organic and Gravelly 39 Soils ......................................................................................................................................................... Fuhriman, C. & Ridgeway, J. - Visualizing the Impacts of Topography: A Geographic Perspective of the 40 Battle of Marathon ................................................................................................................................... Galgano, F.A. - Borders, Boundaries, and Governance: A Geospatial Analysis of Trends in Maritime Piracy, 41 the Security Implications of Crime on the High Seas ............................................................................. Garzarella, A., Narebski, W., Deere, R. & Patricelli, M. - Outline of geology of battlefields of the Italian 42 Campaign: the Mountain Warfare from the Gustav (Lazio-Abruzzo) to the Gothic Line (Toscana- Emilia Romagna) ..................................................................................................................................... Guth, P.L. - Optimizing the display of lidar topography to enhance terrain analysis ......................................... 43 Hartshorn, E., McDonald, E.V., Page, D., Sabol, D. & Minor, T. - Evaluation of Military Vehicle Mobility 44 through UAS Photogrammetry and Digital Terrain Modeling ................................................................ Häusler, H. - Examples of German Trafficability Maps from the Eastern Front in Europe 1941-45 ................. 45 Häusler, H. - German Military Specialist Maps of the North Italian Theatre of War 1945 ................................ 46 Häusler, H. - War Geology of the Imperial and Royal Army at the Isonzo-Front 1918 ....................................
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