Water resources planning and management in agriculture

• Agro-hydrological modelling
• Calculation of crop irrigation requirements at different spatial scales
• Study of climate change impacts on irrigation needs water management responses
• Development of decision support systems for sustainable water resources management in agriculture
• Assessment of automated systems for the regulation of irrigation flows
• Eddy covariance measures and agro-meteorological monitoring
• Hydrological monitoring and measurements
• Study of the potential of treated wastewater reuse in agriculture

Related Projects

30 ADAM - Multifunctional irrigation for viticulture adaptation to climate change Digital Water City (DWC) - Leading Urban Water Management To Its Digital Future INCIPIT – Integrated computer modeling and monitoring for irrigation planning in Italy IrriGate - Towards a better management of gravity fed irrigation MEDWATERICE - Towards a sustainable water use in Mediterranean rice-based agro-ecosystems

Precision farming

• Variable Rate Treatment, drip and sprinkler irrigation
• Precision Agriculture
  
• Precision monitoring of soil-culture systems
• Geophysical methods for soil mapping
• UAV and satellite imagery for monitoring vegetation
• Statistical methods for providing spatially-distributed guidelines on irrigation needs
• Optimisation of water resources management through sensors and agro-hydrological modelling

Related Projects

SOS-AP - Sustainable solutions for precision farming In Lombardy: variable rate irrigation and fertilisation for corn and viticulture 30 ADAM - Multifunctional irrigation for viticulture adaptation to climate change RISTEC - Novel cultivation techniques for future rice production

Storm water management

• Design of hydraulic structures
• Design of nature-based solutions and green infrastructures for reducing flood risk in urban-rural settings
• Optimisation of green infrastructures at the urban watershed scale
• Stormwater management and quality control at the interface between urban and rural settings.
• Measurements and modelling of the chemical-physical-microbial quality of surface waters
• Study of the auto/phyto-depuration effects of irrigation systems
• Infiltration measurements and studies on the role of soil hydraulic properties in mitigating stormwater runoff

Related Projects

MONALISA - Mathematical models and nature-based solutions for improving combined sewer overflows management and reuse QuoViRuS - Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in water bodies receiving waste/stormwater discharge from urban settings SMARTGREEN - A model for optimising the use of green infrastructures to mitigate negative urban stormwater effects Application of novel and sustainable phytodepuration techniques in Val Camonica (Italy)

Torrent control and watershed management

• Catchment‐scale slope stability analysis in mountainous environments
• Measurements of the biomechanical properties of root systems
• Study of morphological forms linked with fluvial dynamics
• Assessment of sediment and woody material contributions from hillslopes to channel networks
• Design of soil bioengineering works for slope and riverbank stabilization
• Assessment of the ecological impact of soil bioengineering works
• Census, monitoring and vulnerability assessment of torrent control structures in riverine and mountainous areas
• Measurements of grain size curve, hydraulic conductivity and soil aggregation
• Monitoring of river and floodplain evolution through the analysis of remote sensing data (satellite and/or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle images)

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TREE:HERO - Tree distribution patterns: hillslope failure prevention through forest management