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Sea-level rise along the Emilia-Romagna coast (Northern Italy) in 2100: scenarios and impacts
Luisa Perini
Servizio Geologico, Sismico e dei Suoli, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy
Lorenzo Calabrese
Servizio Geologico, Sismico e dei Suoli, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy
Paolo Luciani
Servizio Geologico, Sismico e dei Suoli, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy
Marco Olivieri
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Gaia Galassi
Dipartimento di Scienze Pure e Applicate (DiSPeA), Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze Pure e Applicate (DiSPeA), Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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The Emilia-Romagna coastal plain is a low-land, highly urbanised area that will be significantly impacted by climate change. To plan adequate mitigation measures, reliable sea-level scenarios are needed. Here we suggests a method for evaluating the combined effects of sea-level rise and land subsidence in the year 2100, in terms of the increase in floodable areas during sea storms. The results allow for a regional assessment and indicate a significant local variability in the factors involved.
The Emilia-Romagna coastal plain is a low-land, highly urbanised area that will be significantly...
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