Research Programme 2004-2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the Second Research Programme (2004-2006) CORILA aims to focus on possible scenarios on the future of the Lagoon, in line with the evolution of planning for the tidal regulation and other works for environmental protection. The programme consists of 16 research lines all within three thematic areas. All aim to provide solutions to concrete issues faced by administrations responsable for safeguarding the Lagoon. The call regards an available budget of 2,8 million Euro from the Venice Special Laws funds allocated to CORILA.

 

Area 1. Economics

 

Line 1.2. Cost-benefits analysis of land reclamation of brownfields in the Venice lagoon.

Project: Policies for redevelopment and remediation of contaminated soils in the "site of national interest" of Porto Marghera: aid procedures to the knowledge, decision support and evaluation of the net tangible and intangible benefits. Scientific and operational responsible prof. D. Patassini, Università IUAV di Venezia.

 

Line 1.3. Characteristics and conditions for a model of post-industrial sustainable development for Venice.

Project: The reuse economic "sustainability" of brownfield sites in the historic center of Venice. Scientific and operational responsible prof. C. Carraro, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia.

 

Area 2. Architecture and cultural heritege

 

Line 2.2. Catalogue of Venetian plasters and historical interventions for high water defence.

Project: Venice, a thousand years of construction and safety of the "salt water". Scientific and operational responsible prof. M. Piana, Università IUAV di Venezia.

 

Line 2.3. Methodologies and technologies for conservation and restoration of historical Venetian buildings.

Project: Organization of knowledge and diagnostics for the preservation of the historical Venetian. Scientific and operational responsible prof. Giulio Mirabella Roberti, Università IUAV di Venezia.

 

Area 3. Environmental processes

 

Line 3.8. Speciation and flow of pollutants

Project: Speciation, distribution, fluxes, bioaccumulation and toxicity of the major contaminants in the Lagoon of Venice: experimental approach and modeling. Scientific responsible dott. M. Frignani, CNR-ISMAR Bologna. Operational responsible prof. G. Capodaglio, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia.

 

Line 3.9. Pollutant flows in the lagoon carried by aerosols and atmospheric fall-out

Project: Budget of organic and inorganic micropollutants flows of air-water interface in the Venice lagoon. Scientific and operational responsible prof. Franco Prodi, CNR-ISAC Bologna.

 

Line 3.10. Groundwater flows in the Venice lagoon system.

Project: Determination of the flow of groundwater in the Venetian lagoon system using natural isotopic tracers and geoelectrical tomography. Scientific responsible prof. C. Claude, CEREGE, Francia. Operational responsible dott. G. Biella, CNR-IDPA, Milano.

 

Line 3.11. Ecological quality indices, biodiversity and environmental management for lagoon areas

Project: Indicators and indices of environmental quality in the lagoon of Venice. Scientific responsible prof. A. Marcomini, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia. Operational responsible prof. P. M. Bisol, Università di Padova.

 

Line 3.12. Trophic chain and primary production in the lagoon metabolism

Project: Structure, dynamics and functional characteristics of biological communities dominated by macrophytes and planktonic algae in the Lagoon of Venice. Scientific responsible dott. A. Pugnetti, CNR-ISMAR Venezia. Operational responsible dott. F. Acri, CNR-ISMAR Venezia.

 

Line 3.13. Meteo-oceanographic conditions and coastal zone water quality.

Project: Climatology and coastal water quality of the Veneto Region. Scientific responsible dott. C. Solidoro, OGS Trieste. Operational responsible dott. M. Bastianini, CNR-ISMAR Venezia.

 

Line 3.14. Erosion and sedimentation processes in the Venice lagoon

Project: Mathematical modeling and physics of some processes of erosion and sedimentation in the Lagoon of Venice. Scientific and operational responsible prof. L. D'Alpaos, Università di Padova.

 

Line 3.15. Solid transport and circulation of the upper layers in the inlets and coastal zone.

Project: small-scale coastal circulation and sediment transport at the inlets of Venice. Scientific responsible dott. M. Gacic, OGS Trieste. Operational responsible dott. A. Mazzoldi, CNR-ISMAR Venezia.

 

Line 3.16. Characteristics of the lagoon underground layer.

Project: Application of innovative high-resolution seismic methods on the shallow subsurface for the study of the Venetian lagoon. Scientific responsible dott. G. Brancolini, OGS Trieste. Operational responsible dott. L. Tosi, CNR-ISMAR Venezia.

 

Line 3.17. Transport phenomena in the hydrological cycle: model of substances release in lagoon.

Project: Modeling and observations of the hydrology and the transport of solutes and suspended substances in the drainage basin. Scientific and operational responsible prof. M. Marani, Università di Padova.

 

Line 3.18. Residence times and hydrodynamical dispersion in the Venice lagoon

Project: Dispersion intermareale, morphology and long-term morphodynamic processes in the lagoons. Scientific and operational responsible prof. G. Di Silvio, Università di Padova.

 

Area 4. Data management and diffusion

Line 4.2. Visualization, connection and analysis of eterogeneous environmental data

Project: Modeling, analysis and visualization of environmental data. Scientific and operational responsible prof. R. Orsini, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia.