Overview

The CENAS Project funded by the EU as part of the Environmental Programme 1990-1994 addresses the issue of the coastland evolution of the Eastern Po Plain and future stability of the Upper Adriatic coastline in relation to mean sea level rise, natural and anthropogenic land subsidence, severe meteo-marine events and reduced sediment inflow from the watercourses. The huge amount of information needed to perform the study and the numerical models developed to make predictions of the various events are integrated into and handled by a Geographical Information System (GIS) combined with a DMRS (Data Management and Retrieval System) and a DEM (Digital Elevation Model) of the area of interest. Numerical modelling predictions up to 2100 of the major processes which may impact on the Upper Adriatic morphodynamics point out the precariousness of this coastal environment, especially south of the Po river delta where much of the present lowland is expected to be submerged by the end of the next century and most of the area flooded during a storm with only a one-year return period. The integrated modelling approach used in the CENAS Project is believed to be a good example of morphodynamical analysis that may be extended to other coastal areas of the world.

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Author:   Giuseppe Gambolati
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   28
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.789kg
ISBN:  

9780792351191

ISBN 10:   0792351193
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   31 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Coastal Evolution of the Upper Adriatic Sea due to Sea Level Rise and Natural and Anthropic Land Subsidence.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Description of the Study Area.- 1.3 Predicted Sea Level Rise due to Global Change.- 1.4 Numerical Simulation of Processes Controlling the Coastal Morpho-dynamics.- 1.5 Local scale morphodynamics along the Romagna coast.- 1.6 Macro- and Local Scale Littoral Dynamics and Risk Analysis.- 1.7 Conclusion.- References.- 2 Prediction of Mean Sea Level Rise in the Upper Adriatic Sea.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Mean Sea Level Changes.- 2.3 Sea Level Fluctuations.- References.- 3 Collection and analysis of historical data on shoreline evolution at the sites of Ravenna, Cesenatico and Rimini.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Sea Works.- 3.3 The Evolution of the Beach.- References.- 4 Numerical Modeling of Natural Land Subsidence over Sedimentary Basins Undergoing Large Compaction.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Governing Equations.- 4.3 Numerical solution: Lagrangian approach.- 4.4 Numerical solution: Eulerian approach.- 4.5 Analysis of the total stress variation during compaction with zero sedimentation rate.- 4.6 Preliminary results from the non-linear compaction-sedimentation model.- 4.7 Conclusions.- References.- 5 Numerical Analysis of Land Subsidence due to Natural Compaction of the Upper Adriatic Sea Basin.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Geological Setting of the Upper Adriatic Sea Basin.- 5.3 Constitutive Soil Model for the Upper Adriatic Sea Basin.- 5.4 Average Depositional Rates During Middle-Upper Pleistocene and Holocene.- 5.5 Records of Natural Land Subsidence.- 5.6 Numerical Analysis of Upper Adriatic Sea Basin Compaction.- 5.7 Conclusion.- References.- 6 Simulation of Land Subsidence Due to Gas Production at Ravenna Coastline.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Basic Model Formulation.- 6.3 Implementation of the Nonlinear Reservoir Model.- 6.4 Compressibility vs Effective Intergranular Stress for the Sediments of the Upper Adriatic Sea Basin.- 6.5 Angela Angelina Gas Field.- 6.6 Prediction of Land Subsidence over Angela Angelina Gas Field.- 6.7 Conclusions.- References.- 7 Prediction of Land Subsidence Due to Groundwater Withdrawal along the Emilia-Romagna Coast.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Subsidence of the Romagna Coastline.- 7.3 Hydrological Model of the Romagna Area.- 7.4 Land Subsidence Model.- 7.5 Conclusions.- References.- 8 Wave refraction in the Upper Adriatic Sea.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 The Adriatic Sea Wave Climate.- 8.3 The Model.- 8.4 Model Results.- 8.5 Conclusions.- References.- 9 Storm Wave Simulation in the Adriatic Sea.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Storm Wave Information.- 9.3 Selected Storms.- 9.4 The WAM Model.- 9.5 Adriatic Sea Implementation of the WAM Model.- 9.6 Future situation: year 2050 and 2100.- 9.7 Conclusions.- References.- 10 Storm Surge Simulations in the Adriatic Sea.- 10.1 Storm Surges Prediction.- 10.2 Nature of Storm Surges in the Adriatic Sea.- 10.3 Scope of the CENAS Study.- 10.4 Mathematical Formulation.- 10.5 Meteorological Forcing.- 10.6 Open boundary condition.- 10.7 Simulation of Tides in the Adriatic Sea.- 10.8 Simulation of Storm Surges in the Adriatic Sea.- 10.9 Scenarios.- 10.10Conclusions.- References.- 11 Coastal Morphodynamics in Subsiding Areas.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 The Coastal Sediment Balance.- 11.3 Morphological Baseline Study.- 11.4 Coastline Evolution.- 11.5 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 12 Local Morphological Evolution of the Coast in the Upper Adriatic Sea. Design and Management Strategies to Control Coastal Erosion.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 Local Processes Near Offshore Breakwaters.- 12.3 Coastal Evolution: Observed and Simulated.- 12.4 The Different Role of the Various Factors Contributing to the Shore-line Evolution and to the Risk of Coastal Lowland Flooding.- 12.5 Territory Management Strategies.- 12.6 Coastal Defences for Beach Protection. Objectives and Strategies.- References.- 13 Geographic Information System (GIS) and Data Management and Retrieval System (DMRS) in the CENAS Project.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 The GIS component of the CENAS Project.- 13.3 The DMRS component of the CENAS project.- References.- 14 Flood Risk Analysis in the Upper Adriatic Sea due to Storm Surge, Tide, Waves, and Natural and Anthropic Land Subsidence.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 Macro Scale Littoral Dynamics and Risk Analysis.- 14.3 Local Scale Analysis.- 14.4 Conclusion.- References.- Author Index.- List of Contributors.- Color Plates.

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