International Workshop

GOOD PRACTICES IN COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

AND COASTAL DEFENCE

7-8 June 2002

Faculty of Engineering (FEUP), University of Porto, PORTUGAL

Purpose:

The main goal of this workshop is to present and discuss aspects of coastal zone management (CZM) and coastal defence at several national levels, including plans, policies, strategies and conflicts. It is mainly a practical workshop and still open for new presentations about case studies, practical ideas, applications or policies. Those who are interested in presenting their work, according to these features, should send a six-page text until 30^th April 2002.

Programme:

7th June 2002

First session: 9.00 – 12.30:

Integrated coastal zone management

Possibilities and practices of CZM in Poland,

Kazimierz Rabski, EUCC-Poland

Presentation of CoastLearn Project,

Irene Lucius, EUCC-The Coastal Union,

The Netherlands

ICZM: Lessons learned from a Portuguese

LIFE Project,

F. Alves, F. Martins and C. Coelho,

University of Aveiro, Portugal

ICZM in Italy, a patchwork of laws,

Giovanni Randazzo,

University of Messina, Italy

The role of estuaries on CZM,

Roger Morris, English-Nature, UK

Application of new technologies on CZM,

David Green,

University of Aberdeen, Scotland

ICZM in Ria Formosa Lagoon

(Faro, Algarve-Portugal),

AmbiFaro, Portugal (to be confirmed)

Some comments on legal tools for costal

management in France.

Roland Paskoff, France

2^nd session: 14.00 – 18.00:

Integrated approaches to coastal defence

Erosion trends in the Northwest Coast of Portugal,

F. Veloso Gomes, F. Taveira Pinto

IHRH/FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal

Coastal changes and erosion problem in Poland,

Kazimierz Furmanczyk, Poland

Coastal management options in the face

of rising sea levels in the UK

Pat Doody, UK

Presentation of CoastBase Project

Irene Lucius, EUCC-The Coastal Union,

The Netherlands

The EUrosion Project,

Presentations by EUCC - The Coastal Union:

a. The EUrosion project and its progress

b. Trends in coastal erosion: what about the future?

c. What kind of policies do we need in the future?

Open forum discussion about (b) and (c).

8th June 2002 (Afternoon)

Study visit to the south coast of Porto between River Douro and Espinho/Maceda.

Cocktail drink at Aguda Beach (Littoral Aguda Station) (Limited to the first 40 participants).

General information:

Participants should arrange their accommodation and travel or contact congress.porto@abreu.pt.

Please avoid parking inside FEUP. Use the public parking 5 minutes walking from the Faculty, in front of the S.João Hospital.

Contact:

Instituto de Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos

a/c Eng. Francisco Taveira Pinto

Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Rua do Dr. Roberto Frias

4200 – 465 Porto

PORTUGAL

Tel/Fax: 351 22 508 19 52, E-mail: fpinto@fe.up.pt

Support:

IHRH – Institute of Hydraulics and Water Resources (FEUP) (www.fe.up.pt/ihrh)

EC EUROSION PROJECT

FEUP – Faculty of Engineering/University of Porto (www.fe.up.pt)

ELA FOUNDATION – Aguda Beach (www.fundacao-ela.pt)

BIOLOGIC PARK OF GAIA (www.parquebiologico.pt)

SHRHA – Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment Division (FEUP) (www.fe.up.pt)

International Workshop

“GOOD PRACTICES IN CZM AND COASTAL DEFENCE”

Registration Form

7-8 June 2002, Faculty of Engineering, Porto – PORTUGAL

Registration:

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The price, including lunch and coffee breaks, do not include the study visit that is free of charge for the first 40 participants.

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