Collection and Analysis of the Reactivation Data of the Historical Sand Boils in the Po River Levees

Aielli, Stefano; Pavan, Sara; Parodi, Stefano; Rosso, Alessandro; Tanda, Maria Giovanna; Marchi, Michela; Vezzoli, Giovanni; Pantano, Alessandro; Losa, Davide; Sirtori, Mirko

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99423-9_29

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“…This archive, known as "Catasto delle arginature maestre del fiume Po" (https://www.adbpo.it/atlanti-del-po/, accessed on 7 April 2024), provides a map of seepage areas and sand boil locations (numbering 77, at that time), together with other information useful in outlining a picture of the safety conditions of the whole river embankment system. A later attempt was carried out by the Interregional Agency for the Po River, who started to organize a large amount of field observations into a geographic information system (GIS) project, using a standardised format for records [13].…”

Section: The Italian Sand Boil Databasementioning

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“…As regards the Po River, following an early attempt at systematic collection carried out by the Po River Basin District Authority (AdBPo) after the major high-water event in 2000 and the next enhanced version of a sand boil database proposed by the Interregional Agency for the Po River [13], a GIS-based web application has been recently developed as part of the activities devised by the project LIFE SandBoil (https://lifesandboil.eu/, accessed on 7 April 2024), funded by the European Commission.…”

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A Sand Boil Database for Piping Risk Management in the Po River, Italy

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Sand boil formation at the toe of river embankments is the typical manifestation of the initiation and progression of an internal erosion process known as backward erosion piping, which is recognized to be a major concern in many river systems worldwide. In Italy, more than 130 sand boils have been detected along the Po River, many of them experiencing recurrent reactivations during high-water events. In recent years, as part of the activities of the European project LIFE SandBoil, the Italian authority responsible for flood protection and flood damage reduction along the Po River has implemented a GIS-based web application to catalogue the sand boils observed in its operating area. The resulting database allows keeping records of a comprehensive and varied set of information, in terms of predisposing factors, initiation conditions and surface effects. Taking as a reference a well-documented cross-section of the Po River prone to piping, this paper describes the main features of this versatile and flexible tool, whose long-term aim is to support vulnerability studies and the development of risk maps against piping. The database, which might also accommodate data from different river basins, is thus meant to help in flood risk management, by suggesting priorities for the implementation of mitigation measures and allowing the monitoring of intervention effectiveness.

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confidence: 99%