HIETE – Olocene Imprint Future Evolution Transitional Environments
CARIPARO Call for Proposals "Excellent Scientific Research".
The aim of the "Excellent Scientific Research" call, funded by the CARIPARO Foundation, is to support innovative research projects that contribute to generating positive economic and social impacts on the region, fostering the advancement of scientific knowledge in a wide variety of fields.
One of the most debated scientific issues related to the impacts of global change is whether, how, and for how long transitional coastal environments such as lagoons, estuaries, and deltas will be able to survive the expected Sea Level Rise (SLR). Recent research recommends deepening our understanding of the intrinsic properties of Holocene deposits (e.g., compressibility, specific weight) as their fundamental role in the altimetric evolution of these environments in relation to the SLR is increasingly evident.
HIETE aims to develop an interdisciplinary modeling and experimental approach to quantify the ongoing consolidation/subsidence process in Holocene deposits in relation to current sedimentation rates and SLR. This will reconstruct the Holocene evolution of the Venice Lagoon salt marshes and predict their feedback on their resilience in the near future. Finally, the analysis tool will be used for a similar approach on salt marsh areas in Connecticut, the Rhine-Meuse and Mississippi river deltas, and the Rio de la Plata estuary.
Project leaders:
– Pietro Teatini, Leader, University of Padua – Department of Civil, Building, and Environmental Engineering, University of Padua.
– Luigi Tosi, Co-Leader, National Research Council – Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Padua, Italy.
– Alessandro Bergamasco, Co-Leader, National Research Council – Institute of Marine Sciences, Venice.