Sustainable Evaluation of Venice System

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• Sustainable Evaluation of Venice System
• June 2008

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IPCC (report, 2007) recommends adaptation
strategies to face climate change impacts
Sustainable development and European Union
legislation Safeguarding activities in the
Venice Lagoon and complexity of Venice System
Framework objectives

Study
To provide the best knowledge to develop a
strategic sustainable management plan for the
Venice System at territorial scale To have
authoritative scientific expert support by UCSD
panel To develop international partnerships in
the network of sustainable coastal cities in
order to link local interventions and solutions
to the most advanced management strategies
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Project structure
MAV
CVN
University of Venice Fac. of Economics
University of Venice Fac. of environmental
Science
THETIS
ESI
University of Siena ICRAM
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Phase 1 Set up and activities of the
international panel with kick off and
intermediate meetings. Phase 2Analysis of
European Directives (SDS, SEA, WFD),
Comunications considering key objectives and
challenges in relation to the Venice lagoon
safeguard actions underway.Phase 3 Comparative
analysis and evaluation of scenarios previously
developed for Venice lagoon and of safeguarding
activities carried out by Venice Water Authority
by Veneto Region and other local
Administrations.Phase 4Development of future
scenarios for Venice System integrating the
results of Phase 2 and 3, providing strategic
guidelines for the best sustainable management of
the lagoon and for the optimization of the best
solution to the Venice System.Phase 5
Development of international partnership in the
network of sustainable coastal cities with the
integration of Venice in the Pacific Rim Cities
Association.
Project structure
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Deliverables
Phase 1 4 progress reports (PR) and 1 final
report (FR) of Panel activities Phase 2 1 final
report (FP) of the analysis of European
Directives and Communications related to
sustainability Phase 3 1 final reports (FR) of
the comparative analysis and evaluation of
scenarios previously developed for Venice lagoon
and of safeguarding activities carried out by
Venice Water Authority Phase 4 1 progress
report (PR) and 1 final report (FR) describing
future scenarios for Venice System and providing
strategic guidelines for the best sustainable
management of the lagoon Phase 5 1 progress
report (FR) and 1 final report (FR) of the
activity of integration of Venice in the network
of Pacific Rim Cities Association.
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Project Timeline