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Giovanni Randazzo

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Relative sea-level rise and potential submersion risk for 2100 on 16 coastal plains of the mediterranean sea

2020

The coasts of the Mediterranean Sea are dynamic habitats in which human activities have been conducted for centuries and which feature micro-tidal environments with about 0.40 m of range. For this reason, human settlements are still concentrated along a narrow coastline strip, where any change in the sea level and coastal dynamics may impact anthropic activities. In the frame of the RITMARE and the Copernicus Projects, we analyzed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and Copernicus Earth Observation data to provide estimates of potential marine submersion for 2100 for 16 small-sized coastal plains located in the Italian peninsula and four Mediterranean countries (France, Spain, Tunisia, Cypr…

Coastal plainMediterranean climateMediterranean Sea coastal plains relative sea-level rise 2100 marine submersionlcsh:Hydraulic engineering010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesCoastal plainRelative sea-level riseGeography Planning and DevelopmentSubmersion (coastal management)Aquatic Science010502 geochemistry & geophysics01 natural sciencesBiochemistryMediterranean sealcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposesPeninsulalcsh:TC1-978Human settlementSea level0105 earth and related environmental sciencesWater Science and Technologygeographylcsh:TD201-5002100geography.geographical_feature_categoryCoastal plainsMarine submersion2100; Coastal plains; Marine submersion; Mediterranean sea; Relative sea-level riseTectonicsMediterranean seaPhysical geographyMediterranean Sea; coastal plains; relative sea-level rise; 2100; marine submersion
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MIS 5.5 highstand and future sea level flooding at 2100 and 2300 in tectonically stable areas of central mediterranean sea: Sardinia and the pontina …

2021

Areas of the Mediterranean Sea are dynamic habitats in which human activities have been conducted for centuries and which feature micro-tidal environments with about 0.40 m of range. For this reason, human settlements are still concentrated along a narrow coastline strip, where any change in the sea level and coastal dynamics may impact anthropic activities. We analyzed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and Copernicus Earth observation data. The aim of this research is to provide estimates and detailed maps (in three coastal plain of Sardinia (Italy) and in the Pontina Plain (southern Latium, Italy) of: (i) the past marine transgression occurred during MIS 5.5 highstand 119 kyrss BP

Coastal plainGeography Planning and DevelopmentSubmersion (coastal management)Aquatic ScienceSardiniaBiochemistryMediterranean seaPast (MIS 5.5) and future sea level at 2100 and 2300TD201-500Sea levelWater Science and Technologygeographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesFlooding (psychology)Last Glacial MaximumFuture sea levelHydraulic engineeringCentral Mediterranean coastal plainspast (MIS 5.5) and future sea level at 2100 and 2300 Sardinia Pontina Plain central Mediterranean coastal plainsPhysical geographyTC1-978Central Mediterranean coastal plains; Past (MIS 5.5) and future sea level at 2100 and 2300; Pontina Plain; SardiniaGeologyMarine transgressionPontina Plain
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3D-Reconstruction of a Giant Posidonia oceanica Beach Wrack (Banquette): Sizing Biomass, Carbon and Nutrient Stocks by Combining Field Data With High…

2022

Beach wracks are temporary accumulations of vegetal detritus that can be found along coastlines all over the world. Although beach wracks are often perceived as a nuisance for beach users, they play a crucial ecological role in carbon and nutrient connectivity across ecosystem boundaries, especially when they reach a relevant size, as in the case of the wedge-shaped seagrass accumulations called banquette. In this study, three-dimensional mapping of a giant Posidonia oceanica banquette was carried out for the first time using high-resolution UAV photogrammetry combined with field sampling and compositional and chemical analysis. The combined approach allowed a reliable estimation of the amo…

Settore BIO/07 - EcologiaGlobal and Planetary Changeblue carbon nitrogen drone seascape seagrass litter detritus mega-ridge banquetteSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataOcean EngineeringAquatic ScienceOceanographyWater Science and TechnologyFrontiers in Marine Science
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WebGIS Implementation for Dynamic Mapping and Visualization of Coastal Geospatial Data: A Case Study of BESS Project

2021

Within an E.U.-funded project, BESS (Pocket Beach Management and Remote Surveillance System), the notion of a geographic information system is an indispensable tool for managing the dynamics of georeferenced data and information for any form of territorial planning. This notion was further explored with the creation of a WebGIS portal that will allow local and regional stakeholders/authorities obtain an easy remote access tool to monitor the status of pocket beaches (PB) in the Maltese Archipelago and Sicily. In this paper, we provide a methodological approach for the implementation of a WebGIS necessary for very detailed dynamic mapping and visualization of geospatial coastal data

TechnologyPocket beachGeographic information systemComputer scienceCominoPlan (drawing)computer.software_genrecoastal managementremote sensinggeographic information system (GIS)General Materials ScienceBiology (General)InstrumentationSicilyFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesCoastal zone management -- Maltageography.geographical_feature_categoryTPhysicsEnvironmental resource managementGeneral EngineeringEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)Remote sensing -- MaltaComputer Science ApplicationsEnvironmental monitoring -- MaltaChemistryclimate changeGozoTA1-2040Coastal mapping -- MaltaSettore BIO/07 - EcologiaGeospatial analysisQH301-705.5QC1-999pocket beachesMultibeam mappingdroneGeographic information systems -- MaltaQD1-999Shoregeographybusiness.industryMaltaProcess Chemistry and TechnologyOrthophotoInterregVisualizationClimate change Coastal management Geographic information system (GIS) Pocket beaches Remote sensing Sicily Comino Drone Gozo Interreg Maltageographic information system (GIS); pocket beaches; coastal management; Interreg;climate change; remote sensing; drone; Sicily; Malta; Gozo; CominoSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicatabusinessCoastal managementcomputer
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Inventory of italian rocky coasts aimed at the improvement of the knowledge of their evolution

2009

The establishment of a working group on rocky coast in Italy in 2006 have permitted to organize several activities (meetings and excursions) and therefore to prepare an inventory of Italian rocky coasts. At these activities have participated the authors of the present abstract, which have indicated from time in time the characters of the visited coasts performed in these two years. Such coasts was selected in order to have a wide inventory where cliff in different geological regimes (tectonically stable, volcano-tectonically active) and lithology (limestone, terrigenous, volcanic) are represented. The aim of this group is to improve the knowledge of the factors having a role in the evolutio…

ItalySettore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica E GeomorfologiaRocky coast
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