From river catchement areas to the sea : a comparative and integrated approach to the ecology of mediterranean coastal zones for sustainable management

Objective

Target systems are sand beaches and their ecosystems. The research will extend to adjacent systems influencing and/or being influenced by the defined system, contributing to coastal equilibrium. The project aims at: definition of guidelines and ecological criteria for preservation of environmental quality through the identification of functional links between elements of coastal ecosystems and influencing zones in the Mediterranean; development of early warning indicators of degradation and long-term indicators of sustainability of coastal ecosystems; preparation of a manual regarding the application of ecological indicators of coastal quality, to be used by environmental managers and decision-makers . A transdisciplinary characterisation will be conducted at chosen sites, which share common problems of the Region, and the analysis of the property of different ecological indicators, from landscape to species and genetic levels, will be made.

Programme(s)

• FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002"

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE

Address

Via Romana 17/19
50125 Firenze
Italy

Participants (12)

AGENCE DE PROTECTION ET D'AMENAGEMENT DU LITTORAL

Tunisia

Address

Rue Mohamed Rachid Ridha - 2
1002 Tunis

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARAB REGION AND EUROPE

Egypt

Address

El-hegaz St. 2, Cedare Bldg.
Cairo

ERBORISTERIA BENCIVENNI

Italy

Address

Interno Mercato San Lorenzo N.241
50123 Firenze

INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH

Portugal

Address

C/o Universidade De Coimbra - Departaments Of Zool
3000 Coimbra

THE UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Denmark

Address

Universitetsparken 2
2100 Koepenhagen

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

Spain

Address

645,Avinguda Diagonal 645
08028 Barcelona

UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED V

Morocco

Address

Avenue Ibn Battota
10106 Rabat / Agdal

UNIVERSITE TUNIS II EL MANAR

Tunisia

Address

Campus Universitaire
2092 El Manar

UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE

Spain

Address

Carretera De San Vicente S/n
03080 Alicante

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

Address

Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham

UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

Malta

Address

St. Paul Street Old University Building
VLT 07 Valletta

UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA"

Italy

Address

Via Borelli 50
00161 Roma