This section presents all past projects related to Ca' Foscari's Global Challenges. To discover the on-going projects, please visit the page Projects.
SmartFish: Sustainable artisanal fishery of the Adriatic coasts
Artisanal Small-Scale Fishery (SSF) according to EU is the one employing vessels smaller than 12m LOA, not using towed gear. World-over, it is the most relevant fishery segment, deeply rooted in local traditions, adapted to the environment through coevolution, and inherently sustainable. For this, and for its potential to provide sustainable growth and jobs, in harmony with the marine environment, it plays an important role in the pursuit of Blue Growth. SSF face many challenges, such as difficult access to market, low prices, decreasing stocks and biodiversity in the catches, and freely moving resources between the waters of the two countries, thus calling for a cross-border cooperation approach. The objective of the project "SmartFish - Valorisation of SMall-scale ARTisanal FISHery of the Adriatic coasts, in a context of sustainability" is to strengthen the Small-Scale Fishery role in the near future, by fostering its potential for innovation within the Blue Growth context.
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Researcher: Fabio Pranovi
Duration: 01/07/2018 - 31/12/2020
Oceanographic observations for biodiversity: ECOSS
The Adriatic sea calls for cross border actions in the field of preservation of ecosystem and biodiversity, one of the main territorial challenges. The whole area is under the influence of climate change and pollution that requires for joint, systemic and integrated management of coastal and marine resources that could be enhanced only adopting a cross-border approach. ECOSS (ECOlogical observing System in the Adriatic Sea: oceanographic observations for biodiversity) overall objective is the establishment of the ECOlogical observing system in the Adriatic Sea (ECOAdS), shared between Italy and Croatia, able to integrate ecological and oceanographic research and monitoring with Natura 2000 conservation strategies. ECOSS will represent an innovative integrated approach of ecological and oceanographic research with conservation programmes, linking and integrating the coastal and the offshore areas at transnational level.
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Researcher: Gabriella Buffa
Duration: 01/07/2018 - 21/12/2020
GAIN - Green Aquaculture Intensification in Europe
Eco-intensification of European aquaculture is a transdisciplinary challenge that requires the integration of scientific and technical innovations, new policies and economic instruments, as well as the mitigation of social constraints. Successful eco-intensification of aquaculture will provide more and better aquatic products, more jobs, and improve trade balance by reducing imports. GAIN, besides looking at innovative ways of integrating cultured species, will seek integration with other sectors, in order to promote the implementation of the principles of circular economy in Aquaculture.
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Researcher: Roberto Pastres
Duration: 01/05/2018 - 31/10/2021
Funding: Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy
EeDaPP - Energy efficiency Data Protocol and Portal
Despite some progress has been made in green finance, only a fraction of bank lending and funding (securities) is explicitly classified as green. There is a huge and urgent need of a standardised approach to “green due diligence”. The EeDaPP project intends to deliver large-scale, granular technical and financial data related to energy efficient mortgages by way of a standardised data protocol to be accessed through a common, centralised portal. The EeDaPP project will boost the green securities market in terms of size, liquidity and efficiency by providing for the traceability of the performance of energy efficient assets, allowing for the identification of such assets for the purposes of energy efficient covered bond/bond issuance and potentially other derivatives, and by significantly boosting investor confidence in such securities.
Project website / EU Cordis database
Researcher: Monica Billio
Duration: 01/03/2018 - 29/02/2020
Funding: Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges - Secure, clean and efficient energy
Families_Share: bottom-up solutions to work/life balance
Families_Share offers a bottom-up solution to work/life balance by supporting families with childcare, parenting advice and after-school activities. The project is developed in 6 Pilot Cities in 4 countries and involves parents of children aged 3-11 that live in the same neighbourhoods in the 6 Pilot cities (Bologna, Gyor, Kortrijk, Thessaloniki, Trento, Venice). Besides the initial pilot cities, Families_Share application is also being used by Families in Rome, Pescara. In addition, Families_Share application has been adopted by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice as a way to support the personnel families taking care of their children in the emergency situation due to Covid-19.
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Researcher: Agostino Cortesi
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/10/2020
Funding: Horizon 2020 Industrial Leadership: Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
ECOMOBILITY - Ecological supporting for traffic management in coastal areas by using an intelligent system
Mortgage loans in Europe are equivalent to around 46% of the European Union’s GDP. Facilitating the transition to Green Mortgages is crucial to the realisation of a climate-neutral economy. Likewise, consumer expectations and financial sector best practices must meet. The mortgage industry is an essential player in efforts to tackle climate change through its funding of the home renovation programmes needed to improve the energy performance of the EU’s building stock. Since its inception in 2015, the EU Horizon 2020 funded Energy Efficient Mortgages Initiative (EEMI) has been the catalyst for the growth of a new, integrated, multi-stakeholder energy efficient mortgage ecosystem. The EEMI seeks to introduce a greener, more sustainability focused means of buying, renovating and living in our homes.
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Researcher: Andrea Gambaro
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 30/06/2019
Protection, promotion and touristic valorisation of Adriatic maritime heritage
Arca Adriatica project, coordinated by the Primorje-Gorski Kotar region, will work on the valorization and dissemination, also for turistic aims, of the maritime cultural heritage of the Italian and Croatian coastal regions. Centres of excellence will be created for the documentation, conservation of the traditional boats and for the knowledge, also with digital tools, of the traditional boat-building techniques.
The team of Ca’ Foscari, composed by Francesco Casarin, engaged in the elaboration of a master plan for the development of this form of tourism, and Francesco Vallerani, as expert of inland waterways landscapes, is coordinated by Carlo Beltrame.
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Researcher: Carlo Beltrame
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 30/06/2021
From Ancient Maritime Routes to eco-touristic destinations
The territories involved in the project "APPRODI" hosted in the past ancient harbors who have been always considered marginal to cities’ development, thus scarcely attractive for visitors. APPRODI aims to promote and valorize cultural heritages in ADRION area by enhancing management and promotion of ancient harbors sites as touristic destinations and by improving the involvement of local communities. Five pilot sites will be valorized as new potential destinations linked to such ancient, by applying innovative techniques such as geo-archeological investigations, whose findings will be exposed in Museums exhibitions.
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Researcher: Elisabetta Zendri
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2019
Enhancing touristic development through culture: ArTVision+
The tourist promotion is usually directed towards more popular/ bigger destinations, thus the need arises for a quality promotion of less popular destinations, through the prism of culture. With this project, less popular destinations will be included, presenting their cultural heritage to tourists and realise a quality cooperation between artists and organisers of the touristic offer. An IT platform will connect artists and organisers of tourist manifestations to create a quality cooperation, to present the tourist product and will be the base for a promotion campaign.
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Researcher: Fabrizio Panozzo
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 30/06/2019