Sim.Coast
Sim.COAST is an FP7 EU-funded project (DG Research) under the People Programme – Marie Curie Actions, FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IRSES. The Project involves 5 partners from the EU and China, as follows: - Black Sea-Danube Costal Association for Research and Development, BDCA, Varna, Bulgaria
- Hohai University, HHU, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, NHRI, Nanjing, China
- River and Coastal Engineering Institute, Hamburg University of Technology, TUHH, Hamburg, Germany
- University of Roma Tre, Department of Civil Engineering, UR3, Rome, Italy
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Sim.COAST aims to provide improved process understanding, new knowledge, methods, new and improved numerical tools, through extensive exchange of knowledge and experience, and implementation of a joint research & training program of partners. Project results will serve decision-making at protection of coasts against flooding and erosion, as well as will also contribute to improve reliability of coastal protection structures, and introduce an environmentally friendly approach in coastal protection.
The activities will focus on work-out/improve/coordinate numerical model tools that are able to manage interactive data and forecast (by numerical simulations) short term (storm surge, tsunami) and long term (erosion, water level change) phenomena with respect to coastal protection.
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Project objectives will be pursued by exploring the available experience of the partners, creating complementarities/synergies between them, and using basic preconditions, as follows: - Scientific potential of all partners, the available theoretical knowledge, and expected new findings in the field of flooding and coastal hydrodynamics
- Long-term research cooperation with Chinese partners in the field of coastal protection (including some joint model developments, and published papers)
- Experience in use of advanced numerical models (MIKE FLOOD, MIKE ST, LITPACK, SWAN), as well as GIS data handling abilities, possibilities to provide field observations and contribute to development of related monitoring programs
- Well proven expertise in the field of coastal protection & risk management (via EU Coastal Protection Projects: EUROSION/SAFECOAST/FLOODsite and other
- Experience in Environmentally Friendly Coastal Protection, advanced & innovative coastal technologies
- strengthening emergency planning arrangements
- improving co-ordination of coastal erosion and surface water flood risk
- managing the investment of significant levels of public funding
- helping communities adapt to climate change and become more resilient
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