The main characteristics of the Chieti site are summarised hereafter:

Site name	Chieti
Information Providers	Pasquale Nino (INEA)
Site location
Geodetic coordinates in WGS84	lat: 41° 59' 56" long: 13° 59' 57"
Province	Chieti
Region	Abbruzzo
Country	Italy
General conditions
Altitude range	0 - 2.745 m
Climate	This table shows the meteorological stations located inside the site and the measured parameters Name NUTS III Altitude Start End Ave_Tmin Ave_Tmax Ave_T Ave_Prec PUNTA PENNA CH 24 1951 1971 12.68 19.30 15.99 658.00 ORTONA CH 68 1958 1987 12.20 19.15 15.67 678.00 VASTO CH 144 1958 1987 12.60 19.16 15.88 660.70 LANCIANO CH 283 1958 1987 10.45 16.87 13.66 834.80 SCERNI CH 287 1958 1987 11.49 19.19 15.34 752.60 CHIETI CH 320 1958 1987 11.73 18.59 15.16 763.60 GUARDIAGRELE CH 577 1958 1987 10.45 16.87 13.66 834.80 PALMOLI CH 711 1958 1987 8.69 16.56 12.63 662.70 PALENA CH 767 1958 1987 7.73 16.16 11.94 908.20 MONTAZZOLI CH 800 1958 1987 8.47 15.72 12.09 789.00
Topography	Slope 0 - 3%: 14% Slope 3 - 15%: 31% Slope >15%: 55%
Rock type	Unconsolidated loamy to clayey marine and estuarine Tertiary deposits, with fluvial deposits: 51.41% Tertiary sedimentary rocks: marly, clayey and sandy flysch: 38.57% Mesozoic and Tertiary calcareous rocks (limestones, marl, dolomite): 10.02%
Land cover	According to the CORINE Land Cover 2000 database: Natural/Planted forest: 19% Shrubland: 5% Grassland: 4% Agricultural areas: 66%
Land Use	According to the CORINE Land Cover 2000 database: Artificial surfaces: 3% Arable land: 20% Permanent crops: 16% Pastures: 1% Heterogeneous agricultural areas: 29%
Land condition	very degraded land: 10%; little degraded land: 30%
Local contacts	Dip. Economia e Storia del Territorio Facoltà di Economia Università D~Annunzio (Prof. Landini) Facoltà di Agraria Università di Teramo Facoltà di Geologia - Università D~Annunzio A.R.T.A. (Agenzia Regionale per la Tutela dell~Ambiente) Abruzzo Co.T.Ir (Consorzio Tecniche Irrigue) Regione Abruzzo Dipartimento del Territorio Provincia di Chieti A.L.E.S.A. (Agenzia Locale per l~Energia e lo Sviluppo Ambientale) Provincia Chieti C.A.R. (Regional Agrometeorological Centre) Abruzzo Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico Abruzzo Collaborative administration to facilitate data and stakeholders contacts The 1.2.2 WP co-ordinator, Antonio Giampaolo, is responsible of the INEA~s Abruzzo regional office
Appraisal
Of what the site is representative in a Mediterranean context?	The site presents the typical physical and meteorological conditions of the Mediterranean context. In fact it has a very significant hydro-geological vulnerability, presence of coastal zones with hill and mountain influences (proximity), and an agricultural sector characterised by almost 60% of the surface harvested in Mediterranean crops (vineyards, olive trees and orchards)
Which is the relevance of applying DeSurvey to the site?	DeSurvey could describe the relationship between land degradation, and certain land uses vulnerability, and agricultural policies/farmers attitudes
Might the site be complementary of other conditions?	The site is very interesting in analysing water use in agriculture and the relationship between environment protected areas (the Maiella National Park is inside the Site) and land degradation
Might the site allow comparative analysis with other sites?	Yes It~s already used for comparative analysis with other EU sites in the agro-environmental sector (pesticides uses, erosion risks, etc.)
Which is the relative impact of policy/subsidized, market and subsistence economy on land use structure?	In some areas of the coastal hillsides, the CAP has had a huge impact on the durum wheat mono-culture development. The wine OCM policy has stabilised an intensive viniculture. The olive trees subsidies have had a significant contribute in maintaining the traditional landscape (without developing an intensive olive - growing). The livestock subsidies has had a significant contribute in maintaining the traditional semi-intensive breeding, with low environmental impact. The fruit and vegetables OCM policies have instead produced an high intensive agriculture in some irrigated areas.
Which are the potential users of DeSurvey products in the site?	Region, Province, Municipalities, Land Reclamation and Irrigation Consortium Professional Agricultural Organisations, Regional Environmental Agency, Universities and research centres.
Research projects in the site	TAPAS (Technical Action Plan for Agricultural Statistics) - Spatial referencing FADN data, EU (EUROSTAT): FADN farm centre georeferenced, indicator on Intensity distribution of farm management practices, fertiliser consumption, Intensity Grazing Rate TAPAS use of Pesticides - Doc. AE/WG/029/05.2.2 (2003), EU (EUROSTAT): Used quantities of different pesticide categories. Application rates of three pesticide categories (insecticides/herbicides/fungicides), disease distribution RICAMA (Rational for Integrated Coastal Area MAnagement), 1997, EU (DGENV LIFE): Analysis of the hydro-geological and morphological dynamics in coastal areas Water Resources I & II (QCS'94 '99 and 2001- 2006), EU (DGREG) & National (Agricultural Ministry): In the framework of the 1994 - 1999 QCS INEA has realised a comprehensive database on irrigation topic.(See other type of data)In the framework of the 2001-2006 QCS INEA is still carrying out a research on water use, with particular attention paid on the risk of salinisation in coastal areas, use of recycled water, use of indiscriminate ground water sources MONIDRI (Water Use Monitoring) 2002, 2006, National (Research Ministry): Definition of IDSS, integrating different calculation and evaluation model on water resources cycle in agriculture Desertification Risk Atlas of Italy, National (Environmental Ministry): Several both cartographic and alphanumeric data has been produced inside the project (See other type of data) Atlas of the Abruzzo Rural Territory, Other (ARSSA - Abruzzo Region): Land use vulnerabilities: land use map 1954 - 1990 - 1996 and change detection of the above date Abruzzo agricultural Atlas trough the 2000 Census data Region Abruzzo. L'Aquila, 2003, Other (Abruzzo Region): Structural, socio economics, environmental indicator at Agrarian region level (sub nuts 3) Abruzzo agricultural trough the FADN data, 2001/2002 - 2003), Other (ARSSA - Abruzzo Region): Structural and economical indicator per farm type and territorial homogeneous areas Evaluation report on Reg. 2078/92 application in Abruzzo, 1999, Other(Abruzzo Region): Monitoring and evaluation of the EU subsidies inside the Reg. CE 2078/92, per territorial homogeneous areas and measure type Opportunity to introduce eco-compatible techniques in agriculture on Abruzzo Region, 1998, Other (ARSSA - Abruzzo Region): Context analysis and evaluation of economical use of eco compatible techniques versus traditional agriculture Feasibility study on wind energy exploitation in coastal Chieti areas, Other(Local Agency for Energy and Environment): Analysis of the main local winds in terms of intensity and direction at coastal level Conservation Agriculture on durum wheat through no-tillage system, 2001, Other (Chieti Province): Research presented at the 1° world congress on Agriculture Conservation (Madrid 1-5 October 2001), organised by FAO and ECAF (European conservation agriculture federation). ECAF, Còrdoba (Spain). Economical and soil impact on durum wheat through no-tillage system in part of Chieti area. Agriculture areas and Rural district in the Chieti Province, Urban planning sector Chieti Province, 2004, Other(Chieti Province): The aim of the project is to give detailed information on agronomic and employment characteristics, territorial dynamics of the agricultural areas (not only Rural) of the Chieti Province
Information database	Only available for DeSurvey consortium