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THESEUS Project – Innovative coastal technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate
Published on 27 April 2020
Italy
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About this good practice
THESEUS project aims to develop planning sustainable solutions for natural heritage: erosion & coastal flood management, from an holistic point of view.
Resources needed
Budget 8.534.149,87 €; EU Contribution 6.530.000,00 €
Different competences: civil and coastal engineering, marine ecology, sociology, economics, meteorology, information technology and geomatics.
Different competences: civil and coastal engineering, marine ecology, sociology, economics, meteorology, information technology and geomatics.
Evidence of success
THESEUS developed a software tool and guidelines to be used by stakeholders and decision makers for the setting up of Flood Risk Management Plans in coastal zones. The developed guidelines explain how to apply the procedure to real cases. The methodologies were applied to 4 case studies: Cesenatico, the Gironde Estuary, the Teign estuary and Santander Bay (4 of the 8 sites of the project). General conclusions and recommendations were drawn from these studies to enable the results to be exported.
Potential for learning or transfer
Both cases studies are characterized by a slight elevation of the land compared to the current sea level and are affected by subsidence and erosion. They are, therefore, particularly vulnerable to coastal flooding. Since this situation can be found along all the coast of the region and in other parts of Italy, the solutions developed by the Project can be replicated not only in Emilia-Romagna, but also in similar coastal areas throughout Italy.
Moreover, the large number of partners from different countries (25 from 12 EU Member States and 6 international ones) allows replication and adaptation of the outcomes in several world countries and in different geographical, social and cultural contexts.
Several aspects could be considered in the view of a policy changes: ecosystem and naturalistic area preservation, infrastructures and heritage maintenance, refurbishment and risk assessment and prevention of climate change effects.
Moreover, the large number of partners from different countries (25 from 12 EU Member States and 6 international ones) allows replication and adaptation of the outcomes in several world countries and in different geographical, social and cultural contexts.
Several aspects could be considered in the view of a policy changes: ecosystem and naturalistic area preservation, infrastructures and heritage maintenance, refurbishment and risk assessment and prevention of climate change effects.
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Good practice owner
Organisation
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Italy
Emilia-Romagna
Contact
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