What this site covers
Shore & Stone publishes technical articles on the geotechnical engineering of coastal slopes. The focus area is Italy — specifically the mechanisms of slope failure on the Ligurian, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatic coastlines, and the engineering responses that address them.
Content is structured around three technical domains: ground anchoring and retaining systems, subsurface drainage design, and slope deformation monitoring. Each article draws on publicly available research, engineering guidance published by Italian and European institutions, and documented case studies from coastal sites across the peninsula.
Editorial approach
Articles are written in an informational style. Numerical claims are sourced or presented as approximate where precise figures are unavailable from public references. No statistics are invented and no organisations are cited that do not exist. Where referenced institutions are named, links point to their official public websites.
The site does not provide engineering consultancy, site assessments, or design services. It does not represent any company, government body, or industry association.
Sources used
- ISPRA — Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy's national environmental protection and research institute, which publishes landslide inventory data and coastal erosion assessments.
- Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri technical guidance documents on geotechnical practice in Italy.
- Peer-reviewed papers accessible through public repositories on the topics of slope stabilisation, coastal geomorphology, and sensor-based monitoring.
- European Commission Joint Research Centre reports on natural hazard risk across the Mediterranean.
Contact
Questions, corrections, and correspondence can be sent to: info@shoreandstone.eu
The contact form on the homepage is also available for written enquiries.
Disclaimer
The information on this site is provided for general informational purposes only. It does not constitute professional engineering advice. Decisions regarding slope stability or coastal protection works should be made only with qualified geotechnical engineers familiar with the specific site conditions.