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Tognin D, Finotello A, D’Alpaos A, Viero DP, Pivato M, Mel RA, Defina A, Bertuzzo E, Marani M, Carniello L. Loss of geomorphic diversity in shallow tidal embayments promoted by storm-surge barriers. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabm8446. [PMID: 35363513 PMCID: PMC10938579 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm8446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Coastal flooding prevention measures, such as storm-surge barriers, are being widely adopted globally because of the accelerating rise in sea levels. However, their impacts on the morphodynamics of shallow tidal embayments remain poorly understood. Here, we combine field data and modeling results from the microtidal Venice Lagoon (Italy) to identify short- and long-term consequences of flood regulation on lagoonal landforms. Artificial reduction of water levels enhances wave-induced sediment resuspension from tidal flats, promoting in-channel deposition, at the expense of salt marsh vertical accretion. In Venice, we estimate that the first 15 closures of the recently installed mobile floodgates operated between October 2020 and January 2021 contributed to a 12% reduction in marsh deposition, simultaneously promoting a generalized channel infilling. Therefore, suitable countermeasures need to be taken to offset these processes and prevent significant losses of geomorphic diversity due to repeated floodgate closures, whose frequency will increase as sea levels rise further.
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- Davide Tognin
- University of Padova, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, IT-35131 Padova, Italy
- University of Padova, Center for Lagoon Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (C.I.Mo.La.), IT-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Padova, Center for Lagoon Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (C.I.Mo.La.), IT-35131 Padova, Italy
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, IT-30172 Mestre, Venice, Italy
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- University of Padova, Center for Lagoon Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (C.I.Mo.La.), IT-35131 Padova, Italy
- University of Padova, Department of Geosciences, Padova, IT-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Padova, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, IT-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Padova, Center for Lagoon Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (C.I.Mo.La.), IT-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Calabria, Department of Environmental Engineering, IT-87036 Cosenza, Italy
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- University of Padova, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, IT-35131 Padova, Italy
- University of Padova, Center for Lagoon Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (C.I.Mo.La.), IT-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, IT-30172 Mestre, Venice, Italy
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- University of Padova, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, IT-35131 Padova, Italy
- University of Padova, Center for Lagoon Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (C.I.Mo.La.), IT-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Padova, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, IT-35131 Padova, Italy
- University of Padova, Center for Lagoon Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (C.I.Mo.La.), IT-35131 Padova, Italy
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Tide Prediction in the Venice Lagoon Using Nonlinear Autoregressive Exogenous (NARX) Neural Network. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13091173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the Venice Lagoon some of the highest tides in the Mediterranean occur, which have influenced the evolution of the city of Venice and the surrounding lagoon for centuries. The forecast of “high waters” in the lagoon has always been a matter of considerable practical interest. In this study, tide prediction models were developed for the entire lagoon based on Nonlinear Autoregressive Exogenous (NARX) neural networks. The NARX-based model development was performed in two different stages. The first stage was the training and testing of the NARX network, performed on data collected in a given time interval at the tide gauge of Punta della Salute, at the end of Canal Grande. The second stage consisted of a comprehensive validation of the model in the entire Venice Lagoon, with a detailed analysis of data from three measuring stations located in points of the lagoon with different characteristics. Good predictions were achieved regardless of whether the meteorological parameters were considered among input parameters, even with considerable time advance. Furthermore, the forecasting model based on NARX has proved capable of predicting even exceptional high tides. The proposed model could be a useful support tool for the management of the MOSE system, which will protect Venice from high waters.
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Samiolo R. The Institutional Drama of Conservation. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION 2012. [DOI: 10.2753/imo0020-8825420205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Rita Samiolo
- Department of Accounting, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom
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