CENAS

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.