Finalità

• Gestione delle risorse idriche in agricoltura
• Sistemazione dei bacini idrografici

Attività

• Analisi e previsione dei processi di deflusso, erosione e trasporto solido e definizione di modelli colturali conservativi in ambiente mediterraneo.
• Analisi della funzionalità e degli effetti ambientali delle opere di sistemazione dei corsi d’acqua e sperimentazione di sistemazioni naturalistiche in ambiente semi-arido mediterraneo.
• Gestione delle acque reflue e dei sottoprodotti dell’industria agroalimentare.
• Gestione efficiente delle risorse idriche in agricoltura e implementazione di servizi per l’irrigazione assistita.

Relazioni internazionali

King’s College, London (UK); University of Exeter (UK); Queen Mary University, London (UK); Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven (Belgium); USDA-ARS (USA); Departamento de Proyectos e Ingeniería Rural of Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA, Spain) Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas; Universidad Central del Ecuador; CSIC-CEBAS, Murcia (Spain); University of Cordoba (Spain); Universidad de Castilla La Mancha-Albacete (Spain); CSIC-IAS, Cordoba (Spain); Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems Department, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, UK; Geography Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK; U.S. Geological Survey, Baltimore, USA; U.S. Geological Survey, Atlanta, USA; Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, Switzerland; Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory, FAO/IAEA Agriculture & Biotechnology Laboratory, IAEA Laboratories Seibersdorf, Austria; Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Radioanalytical Reference Laboratory, Central Agricultural Office Food and Feed Safety Directorate, Hungary; Warsaw University of Life and Science, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw (Poland)

Horizon 2020 topics

Smart Specialisation Strategy Calabria (S3 Calabria)

Agroalimentare / Food Farming
Ambiente e rischi naturali / Environment and natural risks

Principal aims

Management of water resources in agriculture

Watershed management

Research activities

• Analysis and prediction of runoff, erosion and sediment transport as well as identification of conservation practices in the Mediterranean environment
• Analysis of the environmental effects of torrent control works and natural practices in semi-arid environments
• Management of wastewater and by-products of food industries
• Efficient management of water resources in agriculture and implementation of services for assisted irrigation

International relationships

King’s College, London (UK); University of Exeter (UK); Queen Mary University, London (UK); Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven (Belgium); USDA-ARS (USA); Departamento de Proyectos e Ingeniería Rural of Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA, Spain); Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas. Universidad Central del Ecuador; CSIC-CEBAS, Murcia (Spain); University of Cordoba (Spain); Universidad de Castilla La Mancha-Albacete (Spain); CSIC-IAS, Cordoba (Spain); Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems Department, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, UK; Geography Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK; U.S. Geological Survey, Baltimore, USA; U.S. Geological Survey, Atlanta, USA; Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, Switzerland; Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory, FAO/IAEA Agriculture & Biotechnology Laboratory, IAEA Laboratories Seibersdorf, Austria; Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Radioanalytical Reference Laboratory, Central Agricultural Office Food and Feed Safety Directorate, Hungary; Warsaw University of Life and Science, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw (Poland)

Horizon 2020 topics

Smart Specialisation Strategy Calabria (S3 Calabria)

Agroalimentare / Food Farming
Ambiente e rischi naturali / Environment and natural risks