Stava Valley Disaster (tailings dam collapse)

A Review of Scientific Contributions on the Stava Valley Disaster (Eastern Italian Alps),  hardcover,  illustrated, text in Italian & English,  18.7 cms x 26.6 cms x 3.3 cms,condition: as new.

A Review of Scientific Contributions on the Stava Valley Disaster (Eastern Italian Alps), 19th July 1985 published the scientific investigations carried out on the Stava Valley disaster from 1985 to 2003 in their original language, with abstracts in English and Italian.

Department of Earth Sciences, Modena and Reggio Emilia University (Italy)

Publication no. 2807 of the National Group for the Prevention of Hydrogeological Disasters (GNDCI) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR).

Under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, with the Sponsorship of the Stava 1985 Foundation.

The Val di Stava Dam collapse occurred on 19 July 1985, when two  above the village of Stava, near , , failed. It resulted in one of Italy's worst disasters, killing 268 people, destroying 63 buildings and demolishing eight bridges.

The upper dam broke first, leading to the collapse of the lower dam. Around 180,000 cubic metres (6,350,000 ft³) of mud, sand, and water were released into the Rio di Stava valley and toward the village of Stava at a speed of 90 km/h (56 mph). Having crashed through the village, the torrent continued until it reached the  a further 4.2 km (2.6 mi) away, destroying everything in its path