Land-sea interaction: coastal state and evolution in CADSES (CADSEALAND)
2004-2006
It is financed under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
www.cadsealand.net
Summary
Protection and management of coastal deserve a relevant role in the planning of future territorial development of CADSES area, as well as in many other areas of Europe. Nowadays, managing coastal areas means taking into account a number of different needs: preserving environment and landscape, guaranteeing access from land and sea for tourism, commerce, etc. The complex ensemble of natural marine, terrestrial, atmospheric processes that determine the "state" of coastal areas is the result of a statistical balance which is subject to both natural and anthropogenic changes. It is of vital importance, for the preser¬vation and management of coastal areas, to be able to detect signs of trend in the coast state as well as to identify the nature and origin of the detected trends.
The project essentially originates from merging of two different streams of activity on the problem of protecting the coastal areas: on one hand work devoted to the protection of specific areas and on the other, initiatives aimed at developing general standards for the assessment of the "state of the coast", its evolution, the causes of such evolution. The results expected are essentially: guidelines for coast protection and management based on an integrated land-sea culture of coastal areas, on a general view of coastal areas in southern Europe, on specific experiences in the Italian and Greek basins.
Objectives
- Developing international standards for the definition of a "state of the coast" useful for the territorial planning and management, engineering, insurance, etc., of the processes (both on land and at sea) that determine the coastal state through the land-sea interaction, of the processes (both natural and human) that determine the evolution (dynamics) of the coastal state.
- Developing efficient monitoring systems for the state of the coast and its evolution, efficient techniques for the protection of endangered coastal areas and the reconstruction of damaged ones.
- Developing and diffusing an integrated culture of land-sea interaction in coastal areas for their preservation and management as well as for planning of future development of CADSES area, together with guidelines to be adopted by public institutions for the protection of the coast.
| Partners
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| Coordinator |
NATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES FOR PHYSICS OF ATMOSPHERES AND HYDROSPHERES |
Italy |
| Partners |
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES |
Italy |
| MARCHE REGION-DEP. FOR TERRITORY AND ENVIRONMENT-SERVICE FOR PUBBLIC WORKS AND ENVIRONMENT IMPACT EVALUATION |
Italy |
| EMILIA ROMAGNA-REGIONAL AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
Italy |
| GEOLOGICAL, SEISMIC AND SOIL SURVEI OF EMILIA ROMAGNA |
Italy |
| NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGINEERING-DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES-HYDRAULIC AND MARITIME ENGINEERING |
Greece |
| NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, LAB. OF RECLAMATION WORKS AND WATER RESOURSES MANAGEMENT,SCHOOL OF RURAL AND SURVEYING ENGINEERING |
Greece |
| MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF LAKE PAMVOTIS |
Greece |
| MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE OF IOANNINA |
Greece |
| MUNICIPALITY OF EVROSTINI |
Greece |
| RUMANIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY |
Rumania |
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