The orvieto observatory

Abstract

The article synthetically describes more than 30 years of intense activities (studies, plans and interventions) aimed at consolidating the Orvieto Hill, and highlights the peculiarity of a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the instability phenomena and to the definition of the design solutions. The studies required continuous research activities and the use of innovative solutions and technologies addressed to the consolidation and to the monitoring of the Orvieto Hill. In this context, the Observatory for the Permanent Monitoring and Maintenance of the Orvieto Hill was set up by the Regional Government of Umbria. The Observatory is the Regional instrument for the control and management of the territory and of the remediation works. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.