Remote sensing and GIS application to management of areas exposed to water pollution events: The Pianura Pontina, Central Italy

This paper outlines the potential of remote sensing and GIS techniques as tools for the management of areas exposed to industrial pollution phenomena. In particular the possible patterns of surface and ground waters pollution have been considered. Furthermore the interactions between industrial installations, water resources, protected areas and urban settlements have been analysed. Landsat TM images have been processed in order to obtain a land-use map that has been inserted in a GIS database and integrated with further information like lithology, geological structure, hydrogeological features, DEM, industrial plants location and characters. This allowed the creation and processing of different thematic maps: vulnerability, risk, impact.