THESEUS
Innovative coastal technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate
| Coordinatore | ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Organization address
address: Via Zamboni 33 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Italy [IT] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.theseusproject.eu/ |
| Totale costo | 8˙534˙149 € |
| EC contributo | 6˙530˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-ENVIRONMENT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) |
| Code Call | FP7-ENV-2009-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-IP |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-12-01 - 2013-11-30 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Organization address
address: Via Zamboni 33 contact info |
IT (BOLOGNA) | coordinator | 914˙026.60 |
| 2 |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Organization address
address: Highfield contact info |
UK (SOUTHAMPTON) | participant | 399˙820.90 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
Organization address
address: DRAKE CIRCUS contact info |
UK (PLYMOUTH) | participant | 384˙474.00 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DE LOS CASTROS S/N contact info |
ES (SANTANDER) | participant | 378˙204.00 |
| 5 |
CENTRE D'ETUDES TECHNIQUES MARITIMES ET FLUVIALES
Organization address
address: RUE DE BEAUVAIS 134 contact info |
FR (MARGNY LES COMPIEGNE) | participant | 331˙206.00 |
| 6 |
AALBORG UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ 5 contact info |
DK (AALBORG) | participant | 318˙186.00 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITE DE VERSAILLES SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES.
Organization address
address: Avenue de Paris 55 contact info |
FR (VERSAILLES) | participant | 316˙869.00 |
| 8 |
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Organization address
address: THE BURROUGHS HENDON CAMPUS COLLEGE BUILDING contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 287˙306.00 |
| 9 |
HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM GEESTHACHT ZENTRUM FUR MATERIAL- UND KUSTENFORSCHUNG GMBH
Organization address
address: Max-Planck-Strasse 1 contact info |
DE (GEESTHACHT) | participant | 286˙175.00 |
| 10 |
ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS - RESEARCH CENTER
Organization address
address: KEFALLINIAS STREET 46 contact info |
EL (ATHENS) | participant | 204˙776.00 |
| 11 |
Infram International BV
Organization address
address: Voorsterweg 28 contact info |
NL (Marknesse) | participant | 195˙808.00 |
| 12 |
CORILA - CONSORZIO PER IL COORDINAMENTO DELLE RICERCHE INERENTI AL SISTEMA LAGUNARE DI VENEZIA
Organization address
address: SAN MARCO 2847 contact info |
IT (VENEZIA) | participant | 189˙174.00 |
| 13 |
INSTYTUT BUDOWNICTWA WODNEGO POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK
Organization address
address: UL. KOSCIERSKA 7 contact info |
PL (GDANSK) | participant | 185˙930.00 |
| 14 |
KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW
Organization address
address: KLOVENIERSBURGWAL 29 HET TRIPPENHUIS contact info |
NL (AMSTERDAM) | participant | 179˙673.00 |
| 15 |
INSTYTUT METEOROLOGII I GOSPODARKI WODNEJ - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY
Organization address
address: ULICA PODLESNA 61 contact info |
PL (WARSZAWA) | participant | 179˙211.00 |
| 16 |
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Organization address
address: Oude Markt 13 contact info |
BE (LEUVEN) | participant | 169˙956.80 |
| 17 |
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES
Organization address
address: Quai Andre Citroen - Tour Mirabeau 39-43 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 168˙567.00 |
| 18 |
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
Organization address
address: Via Vitaliano Brancati 48 contact info |
IT (Rome) | participant | 161˙923.20 |
| 19 |
VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR DE ZEE VZW
Organization address
address: WANDELAARKAAI 7 contact info |
BE (OOSTENDE) | participant | 158˙475.00 |
| 20 |
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS
Organization address
address: Administration Building, University Campus contact info |
EL (THESSALONIKI) | participant | 149˙838.00 |
| 21 |
INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Organization address
address: Parvi Maj Street 40 contact info |
BG (VARNA) | participant | 141˙885.00 |
| 22 |
STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ZEEONDERZOEK (NIOZ)
Organization address
address: Landsdiep 4 contact info |
NL (DEN HOORN TEXEL) | participant | 121˙665.00 |
| 23 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
address: avenue Paul-Rimbaud 165 contact info |
FR (Montpellier Cedex 4) | participant | 112˙605.00 |
| 24 |
LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE
Organization address
address: RAINIS BOULEVARD 19 contact info |
LV (RIGA) | participant | 102˙794.00 |
| 25 |
EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY ECNU
Organization address
address: NORTH ZHONGSHAN ROAD 3663 contact info |
CN (SHANGHAI) | participant | 95˙665.00 |
| 26 |
BANGOR UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: COLLEGE ROAD contact info |
UK (BANGOR) | participant | 92˙973.49 |
| 27 |
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO
Organization address
city: MEXICO DISTRITO FEDERAL contact info |
MX (MEXICO DISTRITO FEDERAL) | participant | 88˙802.00 |
| 28 |
P.P. SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Organization address
address: Nakhimovsky Ave. 36 contact info |
RU (MOSCOW) | participant | 84˙946.00 |
| 29 |
HAMBURG PORT AUTHORITY
Organization address
address: Neuer Wandrahm 4 contact info |
DE (HAMBURG) | participant | 78˙492.00 |
| 30 |
MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL INSTITUTE - UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Organization address
address: KAPITANSKAYA STR. 2 contact info |
UA (SEVASTOPOL) | participant | 50˙573.00 |
| 31 |
NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: University Road 1 contact info |
TW (Tainan) | participant | 0.00 |
| 32 |
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE CORPORATION
Organization address
address: HULLIHEN HALL 112 contact info |
US (Newark) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Coastal areas are vital economic hubs in terms of settlement, industry, agriculture, trade and tourism to mention some key sectors. There are already many coastal problems including erosion, flood risk and long-term habitat deterioration. As economies continue to develop the asset base at risk will grow, while accelerating climate change will increase the likelihood of damaging extreme events, as well as accelerate habitat decline. Existing coastal management and defence approaches are not well tuned to these challenges as they assume a static situation. THESEUS will develop a systematic approach to delivering both a low-risk coast for human use and healthy habitats for evolving coastal zones subject to multiple change factors. The innovative combined mitigation and adaptation technologies to be considered will include ecologically-based mitigation measures (such as restoration and/or creation of habitats), hydro-morphodynamic techniques (such as wave energy converters, sediment reservoirs, multi-purpose structures, overtop resistant dikes), actions to reduce the impact on society and economy (such as promotion of risk awareness or spatial planning) and GIS-based software to support defence planning. To integrate the best of these technical measures in a strategic policy context we will develop overarching THESEUS guidelines which will considers the environmental, social and economic issues raised in any coastal area. It is in this spirit that THESEUS will advance European and international experience in applying innovative technologies to reducing coastal risks. THESEUS activities will be carried out within a multidisciplinary framework using 8 study sites across Europe, with specific attention to the most vulnerable coastal environments such as deltas, estuaries and wetlands, where many large cities and industrial areas are located.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
A warming climate may result in rising sea level together with stronger and more frequent storms. An EU-funded initiative advanced the state of the art in applying innovative technological and non-technological solutions to reduce risks on coasts.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Europe's coastline is under threat from erosion, flooding and long-term habitat deterioration. The situation may worsen due to the effects of climate change, which may increase the likelihood of damage from extreme weather events and accelerate habitat decline. Current approaches for coastal management and defence based on present conditions therefore need to be re-examined.
The 'Innovative technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate' (http://www.theseusproject.eu (THESEUS)) project was established to meet this challenge. It developed a holistic, participatory and interdisciplinary approach to understanding the physical, ecological, economic and social components of the coastal system.
Researchers improved the design of coastal defence structures and delivered advanced technologies and best practices based on the lessons learnt at study sites. They tested the performance of both innovative and traditional defences, such as floating energy converters, submerged reefs, dikes and breakwaters, and nourishment operations in the context of increasing sea-level rise and extreme weather events. To increase coastal resilience THESEUS also examined a wide range of ecologically based strategies, such as maintenance and reinforcement of wetlands, dunes and biogenic reefs, and cost-effective non-technological solutions, such as insurance, land-use plans, business recovery actions and promotion of risk awareness.
Project outcomes were synthesised in a book of guidelines and in a GIS-based decision support system (DSS). The guidelines detail the best practices and advances of engineering, ecologically based, social and economic strategies for sustainable defence planning. The DSS is an exploratory tool allowing the users to perform an integrated coastal risk assessment and to scope different combinations of adaptation options, across short, medium and long-term scenarios, taking into account physical and non-physical drivers such as climate change, subsidence, population and economic growth.
THESEUS has developed a systematic approach in assessing and managing European coasts that have become growing erosion and flood risks, as well as in delivering safer coastal habitats.