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Prof. Andrea Barbanti
National Research Council - Institute of Marine Sciences

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Journal article
Published: 21 July 2021 in Sustainability
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This paper examines the concept of maritime multi-use as a territorial/SPATIAL governance instrument for the enhancement of sustainable development in five EU sea basins. Multi-use (MU) is expected to enhance the productivity of blue economy sectors, as well as deliver additional socio-economic benefits related to the environmental and social dimensions of sustainable development. The paper provides a definition of maritime multi-use and identifies the multi-uses with the highest potential in EU sea basins. In each sea basin, multi-use plays a different role as concerns sustainable development. For the Eastern Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, the MU focus should remain on the environmental pillar of sustainable development. In the North Sea, North Atlantic and Western Baltic Sea, addressing social sustainability seems a key precondition for success of MU in enhancement of sustainable spatial development at sea. Moreover, it has been suggested to introduce MU key global strategies such as SDGs or Macroregional strategies and action plans and to supplement maritime spatial planning with sectoral incentives and educational efforts as key vehicles supporting MU. The paper concludes by identifying aspects which, in order to inform maritime spatial planning and maritime governance regarding a more conscious application of the aforementioned concept, require further investigation. Key tasks are related to: more profound evaluation of performance of policies supporting MUs, researching the impact of MU on societal goals and on the MU costs and benefits, including external ones, and finally identifying the impact of MU on the development of various sectors and regions on land.

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Joanna Przedrzymirska; Jacek Zaucha; Helena Calado; Ivana Lukic; Martina Bocci; Emiliano Ramieri; Mario Varona; Andrea Barbanti; Daniel Depellegrin; Marta De Sousa Vergílio; Angela Schultz-Zehden; Vincent Onyango; Eva Papaioannou; Bela Buck; Gesche Krause; Maximilian Schupp; Rianne Läkamp; Kazimierz Szefler; Monika Michałek; Mairi Maniopoulou; Vassiliki Vassilopoulou; Zacharoula Kyriazi; Krystyna Gawlikowska-Hueckel; Stanisław Szultka; Christian Orobello; Kira Gee; Bruce Buchanan; Marija Lazić. Multi-Use of the Sea as a Sustainable Development Instrument in Five EU Sea Basins. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8159 .

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Joanna Przedrzymirska, Jacek Zaucha, Helena Calado, Ivana Lukic, Martina Bocci, Emiliano Ramieri, Mario Varona, Andrea Barbanti, Daniel Depellegrin, Marta De Sousa Vergílio, Angela Schultz-Zehden, Vincent Onyango, Eva Papaioannou, Bela Buck, Gesche Krause, Maximilian Schupp, Rianne Läkamp, Kazimierz Szefler, Monika Michałek, Mairi Maniopoulou, Vassiliki Vassilopoulou, Zacharoula Kyriazi, Krystyna Gawlikowska-Hueckel, Stanisław Szultka, Christian Orobello, Kira Gee, Bruce Buchanan, Marija Lazić. Multi-Use of the Sea as a Sustainable Development Instrument in Five EU Sea Basins. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8159.

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Joanna Przedrzymirska; Jacek Zaucha; Helena Calado; Ivana Lukic; Martina Bocci; Emiliano Ramieri; Mario Varona; Andrea Barbanti; Daniel Depellegrin; Marta De Sousa Vergílio; Angela Schultz-Zehden; Vincent Onyango; Eva Papaioannou; Bela Buck; Gesche Krause; Maximilian Schupp; Rianne Läkamp; Kazimierz Szefler; Monika Michałek; Mairi Maniopoulou; Vassiliki Vassilopoulou; Zacharoula Kyriazi; Krystyna Gawlikowska-Hueckel; Stanisław Szultka; Christian Orobello; Kira Gee; Bruce Buchanan; Marija Lazić. 2021. "Multi-Use of the Sea as a Sustainable Development Instrument in Five EU Sea Basins." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8159.

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Published: 24 January 2021 in Sustainability
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Human pressures on marine ecosystems significantly increased during last decades. Among the intense anthropic activities, industrial fisheries have caused the alteration of habitats, the reduction of biodiversity and the main fish stocks. The aim of this research, carried out in the Adriatic Sea, was to test a repeatable Marine Spatial Planning framework aimed at enhancing fisheries sustainability through the application of Decision Support Tools and the composition of a catalog of possible measures. The use of these tools proved very useful to identify possible criticalities and facilitate an effective exchange with fisheries stakeholders, local authorities, and fishermen, whose involvement was an indispensable step in the process. Tool-based analyses allowed to assess the spatial footprint of a range of anthropogenic pressures from human activities (e.g., fisheries, maritime traffic, and aquaculture). Within this multi-pressure scenario, special attention was paid to fishing-related disturbances and potential conflicts across different fishing métier and with other sectors. Specifically, results highlighted the spatial features of the major fishing pressures (e.g., abrasion from trawling) affecting essential fish habitats, marine mammals and turtles in the study area. A portfolio of possible management measures is identified for the study area. It provides clear evidence that, in order to mitigate emerging conflicts and cumulative impacts, it is necessary to combine and integrate different types of measures: spatial measures modulated over time, monitoring and control, actions to fill knowledge gaps, concertation—involvement—co-management actions, improvement of governance systems, actions to support innovation in the sector, etc. Given the complex set of measures discussed, this work can provide a useful contribution to the management of fisheries both at local and regional level, fostering the transition to sustainable fisheries.

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Giulio Farella; Anna Tassetti; Stefano Menegon; Martina Bocci; Carmen Ferrà; Fabio Grati; Amedeo Fadini; Otello Giovanardi; Gianna Fabi; Saša Raicevich; Andrea Barbanti. Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy). Sustainability 2021, 13, 1211 .

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Giulio Farella, Anna Tassetti, Stefano Menegon, Martina Bocci, Carmen Ferrà, Fabio Grati, Amedeo Fadini, Otello Giovanardi, Gianna Fabi, Saša Raicevich, Andrea Barbanti. Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy). Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1211.

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Giulio Farella; Anna Tassetti; Stefano Menegon; Martina Bocci; Carmen Ferrà; Fabio Grati; Amedeo Fadini; Otello Giovanardi; Gianna Fabi; Saša Raicevich; Andrea Barbanti. 2021. "Ecosystem-Based MSP for Enhanced Fisheries Sustainability: An Example from the Northern Adriatic (Chioggia—Venice and Rovigo, Italy)." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1211.

Policy brief article
Published: 22 September 2020 in Frontiers in Environmental Science
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This article proposes a bioeconomy approach to the management of contaminated sites with the aim to identify actions for the development of a common policy framework for environmental protection and sustainable development. Among the policies addressing pollution on land and at sea, we identify four main gaps that hamper the implementation of measures for the prevention and management of contaminated sites from local to systemic scales. We introduce three concepts from bioeconomy—(i) value-chain, (ii) regional perspective, and (iii) multi-sector approach—that are potentially conducive to socio-economic and environmental improvement of degraded areas in Europe.

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Fedra Francocci; Fabio Trincardi; Andrea Barbanti; Massimo Zacchini; Mario Sprovieri. Linking Bioeconomy to Redevelopment in Contaminated Sites: Potentials and Enabling Factors. Frontiers in Environmental Science 2020, 8, 1 .

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Fedra Francocci, Fabio Trincardi, Andrea Barbanti, Massimo Zacchini, Mario Sprovieri. Linking Bioeconomy to Redevelopment in Contaminated Sites: Potentials and Enabling Factors. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2020; 8 ():1.

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Fedra Francocci; Fabio Trincardi; Andrea Barbanti; Massimo Zacchini; Mario Sprovieri. 2020. "Linking Bioeconomy to Redevelopment in Contaminated Sites: Potentials and Enabling Factors." Frontiers in Environmental Science 8, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 30 August 2020 in Ocean Engineering
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The recent H2020 Blue Growth projects MARIBE and MUSES investigated the potential of a variety of different combinations of economic activities in co-location or integrated in multi-use platforms. Both projects identified barriers - including regulatory, financing, liability and insurance issues; environmental concerns; stakeholder perceptions; and lack of appropriate skills – that hamper the development of multi-use platforms. The H2020 MARIBE project concluded that further funding for multi-use demonstrations should be provided to increase investor confidence and bring multi-use through the so-called Valley of Death. The H2020 MUSES project concluded that multi-use needs to be proactively facilitated and incentivised through public regulatory bodies and respective support programmes. This paper combines and analyses results from both projects in order to identify key research gaps and actions required for the continued development of multi-use platforms, based on a structured critical review of available peer-reviewed literature on the topic as well as reports of both the MUSES and MARIBE projects. Research gaps and actions are analysed based on a multi-use platform typology to inform developers, policy makers, academia and investors for future development of multi-use at sea.

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S.W.K. Van Den Burg; Maximilian Felix Schupp; Daniel Depellegrin; Andrea Barbanti; Sandy Kerr. Development of multi-use platforms at sea: Barriers to realising Blue Growth. Ocean Engineering 2020, 217, 107983 .

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S.W.K. Van Den Burg, Maximilian Felix Schupp, Daniel Depellegrin, Andrea Barbanti, Sandy Kerr. Development of multi-use platforms at sea: Barriers to realising Blue Growth. Ocean Engineering. 2020; 217 ():107983.

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S.W.K. Van Den Burg; Maximilian Felix Schupp; Daniel Depellegrin; Andrea Barbanti; Sandy Kerr. 2020. "Development of multi-use platforms at sea: Barriers to realising Blue Growth." Ocean Engineering 217, no. : 107983.

Journal article
Published: 30 May 2020 in Ocean & Coastal Management
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Multiple anthropogenic activities can exert adverse effects on marine vulnerable ecological components and the ecosystem services they provide to human well-being. Emilia-Romagna (E-R) Region belongs to one of the most industrialized coastal and sea areas of the Italian Northern Adriatic Sea, requiring adequate decision support instruments able to assist authorities to enforce ecosystem-based Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). In this research we combine Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) model with marine ecosystem services capacity (MESCap) assessment of multiple ecological components (seabed habitats, essential fish habitats, marine mammals and turtles). The geospatial instruments were used for E-R Region's sea space to support the selection of spatially explicit measures to address two marine conservation objectives, i.e. A. preservation of essential fish habitats and B. protection of species of high conservation value, namely marine mammals and turtles, proposed within an MSP pilot study for the region. Results show that cumulative effects are mainly generated from trawling activities, maritime transport (e.g. Port of Ravenna), and by the influence of land-based activities (i.e. inputs from Po river and other minor rivers). Highest threats to marine ecosystem services (ES) were related to supporting ES (e.g. habitat and nursery provisioning) and to cultural ES. We discuss the contribution of the presented approach towards an ecosystem-based management in the region and the potential benefits that the integration of the ES concept can have in the designing of planning measures with the aim of reducing the cumulative effects and of maintaining marine ecological resources and services.

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Giulio Farella; Stefano Menegon; Amedeo Fadini; Daniel Depellegrin; Elisabetta Manea; Luisa Perini; Andrea Barbanti. Incorporating ecosystem services conservation into a scenario-based MSP framework: An Adriatic case study. Ocean & Coastal Management 2020, 193, 105230 .

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Giulio Farella, Stefano Menegon, Amedeo Fadini, Daniel Depellegrin, Elisabetta Manea, Luisa Perini, Andrea Barbanti. Incorporating ecosystem services conservation into a scenario-based MSP framework: An Adriatic case study. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2020; 193 ():105230.

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Giulio Farella; Stefano Menegon; Amedeo Fadini; Daniel Depellegrin; Elisabetta Manea; Luisa Perini; Andrea Barbanti. 2020. "Incorporating ecosystem services conservation into a scenario-based MSP framework: An Adriatic case study." Ocean & Coastal Management 193, no. : 105230.

Journal article
Published: 24 October 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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European seas are experiencing rapid development. The anthropogenic demand for marine resources and space exerts the need for novel concepts for sustainable resource exploitation and smart space allocation. Multi-Use (MU) is an emerging concept to overcome spatial claims and support Blue Growth, however its actual potentials and current status of implementation in different sea basins is to a large extent unexplored. An analytical framework using a mixed method approach is proposed for the identification and analysis of MU potentialities in eight EU countries of the Euro-Mediterranean sea basin. The paper addresses opportunities and challenges of ten existing and potential MU combinations driven by three maritime sectors: tourism, renewable energy and Oil & Gas industry. Opportunities and challenges for MU development were presented in terms of drivers, added values, barriers and impacts. Results show that highest potential for MU development are related to tourism-driven MU combinations (e.g. pescatourism), but also emerging MU potentials exist related to Floating Offshore Wind energy and aquaculture (Gulf of Lion) and the re-use of Oil & Gas decommissioned platforms (Northern-Central Adriatic Sea). Findings were discussed for their geospatial distribution and their policy, socio-economic, technical and environmental boundary conditions. Recommendations on actions to foster MU development in the Euro-Mediterranean sea space are provided.

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Daniel Depellegrin; Chiara Venier; Zacharoula Kyriazi; Vassiliki Vassilopoulou; Chiara Castellani; Emiliano Ramieri; Martina Bocci; Javier Fernandez; Andrea Barbanti. Exploring Multi-Use potentials in the Euro-Mediterranean sea space. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 653, 612 -629.

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Daniel Depellegrin, Chiara Venier, Zacharoula Kyriazi, Vassiliki Vassilopoulou, Chiara Castellani, Emiliano Ramieri, Martina Bocci, Javier Fernandez, Andrea Barbanti. Exploring Multi-Use potentials in the Euro-Mediterranean sea space. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 653 ():612-629.

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Daniel Depellegrin; Chiara Venier; Zacharoula Kyriazi; Vassiliki Vassilopoulou; Chiara Castellani; Emiliano Ramieri; Martina Bocci; Javier Fernandez; Andrea Barbanti. 2018. "Exploring Multi-Use potentials in the Euro-Mediterranean sea space." Science of The Total Environment 653, no. : 612-629.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2018 in PeerJ Computer Science
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This paper presents the Tools4MSP software package, a Python-based Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for geospatial analysis in support of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and marine environmental management. The suite was initially developed within the ADRIPLAN data portal, that has been recently upgraded into the Tools4MSP Geoplatform (data.tools4msp.eu), an integrated web platform that supports MSP through the application of different tools, e.g., collaborative geospatial modelling of cumulative effects assessment (CEA) and marine use conflict (MUC) analysis. The package can be used as stand-alone library or as collaborative webtool, providing user-friendly interfaces appropriate to decision-makers, regional authorities, academics and MSP stakeholders. An effective MSP-oriented integrated system of web-based software, users and services is proposed. It includes four components: the Tools4MSP Geoplatform for interoperable and collaborative sharing of geospatial datasets and for MSP-oriented analysis, the Tools4MSP package as stand-alone library for advanced geospatial and statistical analysis, the desktop applications to simplify data curation and the third party data repositories for multidisciplinary and multilevel geospatial datasets integration. The paper presents an application example of the Tools4MSP GeoNode plugin and an example of Tools4MSP stand-alone library for CEA in the Adriatic Sea. The Tools4MSP and the developed software have been released as FOSS under the GPL 3 license and are currently under further development.

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Stefano Menegon; Alessandro Sarretta; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. Tools4MSP: an open source software package to support Maritime Spatial Planning. PeerJ Computer Science 2018, 4, e165 .

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Stefano Menegon, Alessandro Sarretta, Daniel Depellegrin, Giulio Farella, Chiara Venier, Andrea Barbanti. Tools4MSP: an open source software package to support Maritime Spatial Planning. PeerJ Computer Science. 2018; 4 ():e165.

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Stefano Menegon; Alessandro Sarretta; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. 2018. "Tools4MSP: an open source software package to support Maritime Spatial Planning." PeerJ Computer Science 4, no. : e165.

Journal article
Published: 31 July 2018 in Ocean & Coastal Management
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To solve conservation and planning challenges in the marine environment, researchers are increasingly developing geospatial tools to address impacts of anthropogenic activities on marine biodiversity. The paper presents a comprehensive set of built-in geospatial webtools to support Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and environmental management objectives implemented into the Tools4MSP interoperable GeoPlatform. The webtools include cumulative effects assessment (CEA), maritime use conflict (MUC) analysis, MSFD pressure-driven CEA and a CEA-based marine ecosystem service threat analysis (MES-Threat). The tools are tested for the Northern Adriatic (NA) Sea, one of the most industrialized sea areas of Europe using a case study driven modelling strategy. Overall results show that coastal areas within 0–9 nm in the Gulf of Trieste, Grado-Marano and Venice lagoon and Po Delta outlet are subjected to intense cumulative effects and high sea use conflicts mainly from port activities, fishery, coastal and maritime tourism and maritime shipping. Linking MES into CEA provided novel information on locally threatened high MES supporting and provisioning habitats such Cymodocea beds and infralittoral fine sands, threats to cultural MES are most pronounced in coastal areas. Results are discussed for their geospatial relevance for regional planning, resource management and their applicability within MSP and environmental assessment.

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Stefano Menegon; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. Addressing cumulative effects, maritime conflicts and ecosystem services threats through MSP-oriented geospatial webtools. Ocean & Coastal Management 2018, 163, 417 -436.

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Stefano Menegon, Daniel Depellegrin, Giulio Farella, Alessandro Sarretta, Chiara Venier, Andrea Barbanti. Addressing cumulative effects, maritime conflicts and ecosystem services threats through MSP-oriented geospatial webtools. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2018; 163 ():417-436.

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Stefano Menegon; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. 2018. "Addressing cumulative effects, maritime conflicts and ecosystem services threats through MSP-oriented geospatial webtools." Ocean & Coastal Management 163, no. : 417-436.

Journal article
Published: 07 April 2018 in Ecological Indicators
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This research presents a comprehensive Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) based on the Tools4MSP modelling framework tested for the Italian Adriatic Sea. The CEA incorporates five methodological advancements: (1) linear and non-linear ecosystem response to anthropogenic pressures/effects, (2) modelling of additive, dominant and antagonist stressor effects, (3) implementation of a convolution distance model for stressor dispersion modelling, (4) application of a CEA backsourcing (CEA-B) model to identify and quantify sources of anthropogenic pressures affecting environmental components, based on the convolution distance model and (5) a novel CEA impact chain visualization tool based on Sankey diagrams. Results from CEA in the Italian Adriatic Sea show that highest CEA scores are located in the Northern Adriatic Sea (Port of Trieste and Venice Lagoon inlets) while abrasion, marine litter and selective extraction are the most pronounced pressures within the 12 nm. Results from CEA-B application for two case studies evidence a clear distinction among local human impacts (trawling, small scale fishery) versus long-range diffusive human impacts (underwater noise and marine litter). Results were discussed for their geospatial outcomes, importance for transboundary effects assessment, conservation planning and future application potentials.

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Stefano Menegon; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Elena Gissi; Michol Ghezzo; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. A modelling framework for MSP-oriented cumulative effects assessment. Ecological Indicators 2018, 91, 171 -181.

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Stefano Menegon, Daniel Depellegrin, Giulio Farella, Elena Gissi, Michol Ghezzo, Alessandro Sarretta, Chiara Venier, Andrea Barbanti. A modelling framework for MSP-oriented cumulative effects assessment. Ecological Indicators. 2018; 91 ():171-181.

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Stefano Menegon; Daniel Depellegrin; Giulio Farella; Elena Gissi; Michol Ghezzo; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. 2018. "A modelling framework for MSP-oriented cumulative effects assessment." Ecological Indicators 91, no. : 171-181.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
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Margherita Cappelletto; Fabio Fava; Luigi Mazari Villanova; Fabio Trincardi; Andrea Barbanti; Angelo Bonanno; Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli; Elena Ciappi; Daniela Palama; Maurizio Ribera D'Alcala; Alessandro Sarretta; Mario Sprovieri. CODEVELOP RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR BLUE JOBS AND GROWTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - THE BLUEMED INITIATIVE. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 2018, 17, 2313 -2327.

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Margherita Cappelletto, Fabio Fava, Luigi Mazari Villanova, Fabio Trincardi, Andrea Barbanti, Angelo Bonanno, Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli, Elena Ciappi, Daniela Palama, Maurizio Ribera D'Alcala, Alessandro Sarretta, Mario Sprovieri. CODEVELOP RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR BLUE JOBS AND GROWTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - THE BLUEMED INITIATIVE. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 2018; 17 (10):2313-2327.

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Margherita Cappelletto; Fabio Fava; Luigi Mazari Villanova; Fabio Trincardi; Andrea Barbanti; Angelo Bonanno; Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli; Elena Ciappi; Daniela Palama; Maurizio Ribera D'Alcala; Alessandro Sarretta; Mario Sprovieri. 2018. "CODEVELOP RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR BLUE JOBS AND GROWTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - THE BLUEMED INITIATIVE." Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 17, no. 10: 2313-2327.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2017 in Science of The Total Environment
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This research presents a set of multi-objective spatial tools for sea planning and environmental management in the Adriatic Sea Basin. The tools address four objectives: 1) assessment of cumulative impacts from anthropogenic sea uses on environmental components of marine areas; 2) analysis of sea use conflicts; 3) 3-D hydrodynamic modelling of nutrient dispersion (nitrogen and phosphorus) from riverine sources in the Adriatic Sea Basin and 4) marine ecosystem services capacity assessment from seabed habitats based on an ES matrix approach. Geospatial modelling results were illustrated, analysed and compared on country level and for three biogeographic subdivisions, Northern-Central-Southern Adriatic Sea. The paper discusses model results for their spatial implications, relevance for sea planning, limitations and concludes with an outlook towards the need for more integrated, multi-functional tools development for sea planning.

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Daniel Depellegrin; Stefano Menegon; Giulio Farella; Michol Ghezzo; Elena Gissi; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. Multi-objective spatial tools to inform maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic Sea. Science of The Total Environment 2017, 609, 1627 -1639.

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Daniel Depellegrin, Stefano Menegon, Giulio Farella, Michol Ghezzo, Elena Gissi, Alessandro Sarretta, Chiara Venier, Andrea Barbanti. Multi-objective spatial tools to inform maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic Sea. Science of The Total Environment. 2017; 609 ():1627-1639.

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Daniel Depellegrin; Stefano Menegon; Giulio Farella; Michol Ghezzo; Elena Gissi; Alessandro Sarretta; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. 2017. "Multi-objective spatial tools to inform maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic Sea." Science of The Total Environment 609, no. : 1627-1639.

Research article
Published: 10 July 2017 in PLOS ONE
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Maritime spatial planning (MSP) is envisaged as a tool to apply an ecosystem-based approach to the marine and coastal realms, aiming at ensuring that the collective pressure of human activities is kept within acceptable limits. Cumulative impacts (CI) assessment can support science-based MSP, in order to understand the existing and potential impacts of human uses on the marine environment. A CI assessment includes several sources of uncertainty that can hinder the correct interpretation of its results if not explicitly incorporated in the decision-making process. This study proposes a three-level methodology to perform a general uncertainty analysis integrated with the CI assessment for MSP, applied to the Adriatic and Ionian Region (AIR). We describe the nature and level of uncertainty with the help of expert judgement and elicitation to include all of the possible sources of uncertainty related to the CI model with assumptions and gaps related to the case-based MSP process in the AIR. Next, we use the results to tailor the global uncertainty analysis to spatially describe the uncertainty distribution and variations of the CI scores dependent on the CI model factors. The results show the variability of the uncertainty in the AIR, with only limited portions robustly identified as the most or the least impacted areas under multiple model factors hypothesis. The results are discussed for the level and type of reliable information and insights they provide to decision-making. The most significant uncertainty factors are identified to facilitate the adaptive MSP process and to establish research priorities to fill knowledge gaps for subsequent planning cycles. The method aims to depict the potential CI effects, as well as the extent and spatial variation of the data and scientific uncertainty; therefore, this method constitutes a suitable tool to inform the potential establishment of the precautionary principle in MSP.

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Elena Gissi; Stefano Menegon; Alessandro Sarretta; Federica Appiotti; Denis Maragno; Andrea Vianello; Daniel Depellegrin; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. Addressing uncertainty in modelling cumulative impacts within maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic and Ionian region. PLOS ONE 2017, 12, e0180501 .

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Elena Gissi, Stefano Menegon, Alessandro Sarretta, Federica Appiotti, Denis Maragno, Andrea Vianello, Daniel Depellegrin, Chiara Venier, Andrea Barbanti. Addressing uncertainty in modelling cumulative impacts within maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic and Ionian region. PLOS ONE. 2017; 12 (7):e0180501.

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Elena Gissi; Stefano Menegon; Alessandro Sarretta; Federica Appiotti; Denis Maragno; Andrea Vianello; Daniel Depellegrin; Chiara Venier; Andrea Barbanti. 2017. "Addressing uncertainty in modelling cumulative impacts within maritime spatial planning in the Adriatic and Ionian region." PLOS ONE 12, no. 7: e0180501.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2016 in Oceanography
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Fabio Trincardi; Andrea Barbanti; Mauro Bastianini; Alvise Benetazzo; Luigi Cavaleri; Jacopo Chiggiato; Alvise Papa; Angela Pomaro; Mauro Sclavo; Luigi Tosi; Georg Umgiesser. The 1966 Flooding of Venice: What Time Taught Us for the Future. Oceanography 2016, 29, 1 .

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Fabio Trincardi, Andrea Barbanti, Mauro Bastianini, Alvise Benetazzo, Luigi Cavaleri, Jacopo Chiggiato, Alvise Papa, Angela Pomaro, Mauro Sclavo, Luigi Tosi, Georg Umgiesser. The 1966 Flooding of Venice: What Time Taught Us for the Future. Oceanography. 2016; 29 (4):1.

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Fabio Trincardi; Andrea Barbanti; Mauro Bastianini; Alvise Benetazzo; Luigi Cavaleri; Jacopo Chiggiato; Alvise Papa; Angela Pomaro; Mauro Sclavo; Luigi Tosi; Georg Umgiesser. 2016. "The 1966 Flooding of Venice: What Time Taught Us for the Future." Oceanography 29, no. 4: 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2015 in Marine Chemistry
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Joris M. Gieskes; Seunghee Han; Anthony Rathburn; Guy Rothwell; M. Elena Pérez; Magali Porrachia; Andrea Barbanti; Dimitri D. Deheyn. Anthropogenic contaminants in Venice Lagoon sediments and their pore fluids: Results from the SIOSED Project. Marine Chemistry 2015, 174, 73 -84.

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Joris M. Gieskes, Seunghee Han, Anthony Rathburn, Guy Rothwell, M. Elena Pérez, Magali Porrachia, Andrea Barbanti, Dimitri D. Deheyn. Anthropogenic contaminants in Venice Lagoon sediments and their pore fluids: Results from the SIOSED Project. Marine Chemistry. 2015; 174 ():73-84.

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Joris M. Gieskes; Seunghee Han; Anthony Rathburn; Guy Rothwell; M. Elena Pérez; Magali Porrachia; Andrea Barbanti; Dimitri D. Deheyn. 2015. "Anthropogenic contaminants in Venice Lagoon sediments and their pore fluids: Results from the SIOSED Project." Marine Chemistry 174, no. : 73-84.

Conference paper
Published: 09 May 2011 in Littoral 2010 – Adapting to Global Change at the Coast: Leadership, Innovation, and Investment
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The Lagoon of Marano and Grado has been experiencing some remarkable environmental impacts, which have affected the high-value natural ecosystem and consequently influenced relevant socio-economic aspects. One of the main problems relates to the diffuse contamination of soil and groundwater in the mainland, as well as sediments in rivers and in the lagoon itself. The need to ensure safe navigation conditions in the lagoon and in the Corno River serving Porto Nogaro harbour is another critical emergency. Other environmental issues of concern are: loss of morphological diversity, watershed basins’ pollution loads and protection of lagoon habitats. Due to the emergency situation, a Special Commissioner has been appointed by the national government to proceed with the resolution of the most critical problems. A specific “Operational Plan of interventions” was therefore elaborated in 2009. Approaching problems and solutions in an integrated way, the Plan represents one of the tools for the sustainable development of the lagoon. It strongly supports the adoption of adaptive management, foreseeing the periodical updating and improvement of objectives, strategies and interventions. The Plan also identifies the need for coordination among institutions and involvement of stakeholders as key elements for the implementation of adaptive management.

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Emiliano Ramieri; Andrea Barbanti; Marco Picone; G. Menchini; E. Bressan; E. Dal Forno. Integrated plan for the sustainable management of the Lagoon of Marano and Grado. Littoral 2010 – Adapting to Global Change at the Coast: Leadership, Innovation, and Investment 2011, 05008 .

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Emiliano Ramieri, Andrea Barbanti, Marco Picone, G. Menchini, E. Bressan, E. Dal Forno. Integrated plan for the sustainable management of the Lagoon of Marano and Grado. Littoral 2010 – Adapting to Global Change at the Coast: Leadership, Innovation, and Investment. 2011; ():05008.

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Emiliano Ramieri; Andrea Barbanti; Marco Picone; G. Menchini; E. Bressan; E. Dal Forno. 2011. "Integrated plan for the sustainable management of the Lagoon of Marano and Grado." Littoral 2010 – Adapting to Global Change at the Coast: Leadership, Innovation, and Investment , no. : 05008.

Evaluation study
Published: 31 May 2008 in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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The 96-h water-only exposure and 10-d sediment toxicity tests with the amphipod Corophium orientale were performed in order to enhance the knowledge about its overall sensitivity and its applicability to Venice Lagoon sediments. The values obtained with cadmium as reference toxicant demonstrated a certain variability of the LC(50); the higher value was found in spring and the lower in late summer. Tests with other pure chemicals (Ni, Total Ammonia, Sodium Dodecyl-Sulphate) showed good discriminatory power; the toxicity gradient observed was: Cd (LC(50) of 3.3 mg/L)>SDS (LC(50) of 8.7 mg/L)>total ammonia (LC(50) of 126mg/L)>Ni (LC(50) of 352 mg/L). Sediment toxicity test results were used to obtain information on non-treatment factors (grain-size, TOC content) that could act as confounding factors, and to develop a site-specific toxicity-score based on minimum significant difference approach. Confounding factors seem not to affect test results. The procedure to develop the toxicity score took into account the relatively lower sensitivity of C. orientale with respect to other amphipods commonly used in toxicity tests (Ampelisca abdita and Rhepoxynius abronius).

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Marco Picone; Martina Bergamin; Arizzi Novelli Alessandra; Seta Noventa; Eugenia Delaney; Andrea Barbanti; Annamaria Volpi Ghirardini. Evaluation of Corophium orientale as bioindicator for Venice Lagoon: Sensitivity assessment and toxicity-score proposal. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2008, 70, 174 -184.

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Marco Picone, Martina Bergamin, Arizzi Novelli Alessandra, Seta Noventa, Eugenia Delaney, Andrea Barbanti, Annamaria Volpi Ghirardini. Evaluation of Corophium orientale as bioindicator for Venice Lagoon: Sensitivity assessment and toxicity-score proposal. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2008; 70 (1):174-184.

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Marco Picone; Martina Bergamin; Arizzi Novelli Alessandra; Seta Noventa; Eugenia Delaney; Andrea Barbanti; Annamaria Volpi Ghirardini. 2008. "Evaluation of Corophium orientale as bioindicator for Venice Lagoon: Sensitivity assessment and toxicity-score proposal." Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 70, no. 1: 174-184.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2007 in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
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Sabine E Apitz; Andrea Barbanti; Martina Bocci; Anna Carlin; Laura Montobbio; Alberto Giulio Bernstein. The sediments of the Venice Lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: part I--application of international sediment quality guidelines. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 2007, 3, 1 .

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Sabine E Apitz, Andrea Barbanti, Martina Bocci, Anna Carlin, Laura Montobbio, Alberto Giulio Bernstein. The sediments of the Venice Lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: part I--application of international sediment quality guidelines. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2007; 3 (3):1.

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Sabine E Apitz; Andrea Barbanti; Martina Bocci; Anna Carlin; Laura Montobbio; Alberto Giulio Bernstein. 2007. "The sediments of the Venice Lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: part I--application of international sediment quality guidelines." Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 3, no. 3: 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2007 in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
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The objective of this study was to carry out a critical comparison of data on the screening quality of surface sediments in Venice Lagoon (VL; main lagoon and its subbasins, Porto Marghera [PM], and Venice City Canals) and in other transitional and coastal ecosystems with various levels of human impact (urbanization and industrialization). To put VL in terms of reference and industrialized sites in the region, case studies were selected from the North Adriatic Region; to gain insight into how VL sediments compared to transitional areas throughout the world, case studies also were selected from a number of regions internationally. In order to compare regional levels of contamination, statistically processed sediment contaminant levels within a region (minimum, maximum, mean, and median), not individual sample values, are compared. The screening quality (relative to a variety of sediment quality guidelines) and the drivers of screening risk (based upon contaminant mixtures) of the VL sediments and other coastal and transitional sites are compared and discussed. The VL sediments have hazard quotients on the low end of the range typical of moderately urbanized and industrialized sites and higher than background conditions among the case studies reviewed. The Hg levels in the VL were generally higher than at other sites, and other contaminants were either equivalent or lower. Although sediments have somewhat higher levels of some contaminants and lower levels of other contaminants in PM and Venice City (VC) canals, levels for most contaminants are comparable to case studies with high levels of anthropogenic impact. For many contaminants of interest, PM (and for some, VC) sediments have some of the highest levels of any case study reviewed. How PM and VC rank when compared to other highly industrialized sites depends upon how data are synthesized and how ranges are taken into account. Actual risk must be evaluated using a weight‐of‐evidence approach, because natural background levels and site‐specific bioavailability will differ both regionally and internationally.

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Sabine E Apitz; Andrea Barbanti; Martina Bocci; Anna Carlin; Laura Montobbio; Alberto Giulio Bernstein. The sediments of the venice lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: Part II-lagoon sediment quality compared to hot spots, regional, and international case studies. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 2007, 3, 415 -438.

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Sabine E Apitz, Andrea Barbanti, Martina Bocci, Anna Carlin, Laura Montobbio, Alberto Giulio Bernstein. The sediments of the venice lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: Part II-lagoon sediment quality compared to hot spots, regional, and international case studies. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2007; 3 (3):415-438.

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Sabine E Apitz; Andrea Barbanti; Martina Bocci; Anna Carlin; Laura Montobbio; Alberto Giulio Bernstein. 2007. "The sediments of the venice lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: Part II-lagoon sediment quality compared to hot spots, regional, and international case studies." Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 3, no. 3: 415-438.

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Published: 01 July 2007 in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
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Although it generally is agreed on in the scientific community that an evaluation of sediment quality solely based on total contaminant levels should be regarded only as a 1st tier or 1 LOE in a WOE framework, not all regulatory frameworks follow this approach. As will be discussed later, dredged material disposal in Venice Lagoon currently is regulated based upon the use of regionally developed SQGs as strict pass/fail criteria. The implications of this policy upon the management of the lagoon are under investigation, but studies on contaminant mobility and bioavailability and on sediment‐related effects on biota and exposure (bioassays, biomarkers, bioaccumulation, biomagnification) having the characteristics (duration, number of sites and samples, frequency, number of chemicals and endpoints, etc.) to properly support (e.g., preliminary and/or detailed quantitative risk assessment) decisions on a basin scale have been carried out only recently in the Venice Lagoon (Thetis 2003; Losso et al. 2004; Carrer et al. 2005; Thetis 2005c).

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Sabine E Apitz; Andrea Barbanti; Martina Bocci; Anna Carlin; Laura Montobbio; Alberto Giulio Bernstein. The sediments of the venice lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: Part I-application of international sediment quality guidelines. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 2007, 3, 393 -414.

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Sabine E Apitz, Andrea Barbanti, Martina Bocci, Anna Carlin, Laura Montobbio, Alberto Giulio Bernstein. The sediments of the venice lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: Part I-application of international sediment quality guidelines. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2007; 3 (3):393-414.

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Sabine E Apitz; Andrea Barbanti; Martina Bocci; Anna Carlin; Laura Montobbio; Alberto Giulio Bernstein. 2007. "The sediments of the venice lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: Part I-application of international sediment quality guidelines." Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 3, no. 3: 393-414.

Comparative study
Published: 01 July 2007 in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
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Sabine E Apitz; Andrea Barbanti; Martina Bocci; Anna Carlin; Laura Montobbio; Alberto Giulio Bernstein. The sediments of the Venice Lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: part II--lagoon sediment quality compared to hot spots, regional, and international case studies. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 2007, 3, 1 .

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Sabine E Apitz, Andrea Barbanti, Martina Bocci, Anna Carlin, Laura Montobbio, Alberto Giulio Bernstein. The sediments of the Venice Lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: part II--lagoon sediment quality compared to hot spots, regional, and international case studies. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2007; 3 (3):1.

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Sabine E Apitz; Andrea Barbanti; Martina Bocci; Anna Carlin; Laura Montobbio; Alberto Giulio Bernstein. 2007. "The sediments of the Venice Lagoon (Italy) evaluated in a screening risk assessment approach: part II--lagoon sediment quality compared to hot spots, regional, and international case studies." Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 3, no. 3: 1.