Jo Hilaire Agnes De Waele

The main research topics concern geomorphology, landscape evolution, speleogenesis, the integrated study of caves, paleoclimatic reconstructions using speleothems, and hydrogeology in karst and coastal areas, not only in Italy but in many areas of the world. Among the studies of greatest interest are those concerning paleoclimatic records in speleothems, the description of minerogenetic environments in caves, the environmental impact on karst areas and in more or less sensitive caves (caves closed to the public and tourist caves), the complex interaction between the microbiological and geological world, the us of caves to understand the evolution of the landscape, the speleogenesis and the hydrogeology of karst aquifers.