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| Workshop
Eastbourne |
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| Eastbourne pier |
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| PSC 6 Meeting |
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| Study visit |
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| Workshop Cork |
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| Rossbeigh sand spit |
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| José Jiménez (UPC), Jan Mulder (DELTARES) and Éamon
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| 2009,
September 28-29th: CONSCIENCE PSC 6 Meeting in Eastbourne, England |
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The CONSCIENCE project is reaching
it's end. The meeting in Eastbourne made a big step towards finalising
the project, with presentations and discussion of deliverables,
presentation of the guidelines set-up and the integration of that
into the CONSCIENCE website.
The final day started with a presentation
of Ian Thomas, Project Manager of Pevensey Coastal Defence Ltd.
The CONSCIENCE group of experts learned about the Management Strategy
for the Pevensey Bay, the innovative techniques, and how Long
term arrangements lead to Best Practice. The key words were “Little
& Often”
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Study visit to Pevensey Bay |
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| 2009,
April 27-29th: 3rd Annual workshop in Cork, Ireland |
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CONSCIENCE expertise at the
Rossbeigh sand spit
The CONSCIENCE project – Concepts and Science for coastal
erosion management has reached an another important milestone
in its lifetime. At the occasion of its 3rd annual workshop the
project team has joined together in Cork (Ireland) to share and
report the latest developments and research findings. They actively
participated in a field trip to the Kerry Coast, in particular
to the recently affected by storm sand spit at Rossbeigh and the
Inch beach, the Irish study site of the project. The Rossbeigh
sand spit, has now a breach that has widened up to 500 m from
December when the two-mile spit first split at its tip and a new
island created. The CONSCIENCE group of experts have visited the
area, learned about the situation, discussed it and advised the
Kerry Council engineer Éamon Scanlon. In conclusion what
is happening in this sand spit is a natural process and if measures
are to be taken the options of sand beach nourishment and preservation
of the sand dune belt should be considered above all other structural
defences. |
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More information on press (Irish Times)
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Rossbeigh
sand spit breach now 500m |
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Kerry
beach erosion lets sea through and creates island of spit at Rossbeigh |
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ON
THE EDGE: Major tourist route in Kerry under threat of collapse |
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| Other
events |
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CONSCIENCE presented at the 9th LITTORAL Conference
The 9th International LITTORAL conference took place in the Italian
city of Venice, late November 2008. This successful event has been
professionally organized by CORILA team and joined more than 260
participants, ranging from science, policy makers and the European
Commission representatives of three Directorates: Maritime Affairs,
Environment and Research. Topics such as EU Policies and ICZM implementation
in Europe, global changes in the coastal zone and other specific
aspects related to coastal and water processes, impacts and management
were approached and debated. At this occasion several workshops
have been held as well as presentations of key EU projects and initiatives
among which CONSCIENCE have been presented by Marcel Marchand (Deltares,
NL) the project leader. View
the CONSCIENCE presentation! |
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Mid-term review
A mid-term review took place on 8 and 9 October, 2008 at UPC in
Barcelona. The reviewers, Prof. Peter R. Burbridge and Dr. Robin
McInnes from the UK and Prof. Biliana Cicin Sain from the USA commended
the project team on the achievements of the project to date and
regarded its products of high quality. They also made a number of
observations and recommendations that would lead to enhanced results
and uptake of the outcome of the project. These recommendations
were used to prepare a roadmap towards a successful ending of the
project. This roadmap is now used as guidance for the project’s
final year. |
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