CISM • International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

The Era of Hydro-Meteorological Extremes and the Impact on Engineering Design

Meetings and events

Natural and anthropogenic pressures modify the hydrology at all scales, including the watershed. These changes can be related to the occurrence of extreme events like flash floods, hurricanes, landslides, prolonged droughts and heat waves. Changes in hydrogeological risk have serious implications on engineering design.
This workshop will explore some of the apparent changes in hydrologic extremes and approaches to adapt engineering design to the new reality. The workshop will bring together expertise from academy, government agencies and the private sector to study changes, increase understanding and explore new approaches to resilient design.

Valentina Baù (Idrostudi s.r.l, Trieste, Italy)

Rainfall's Silent Counterpart: Unraveling the Complexities and Assessing Strategies for Regional Drought Management

Rafael L. Bras (Georgia Institute of Technology, former Provos and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Climate Change and Hydrologic Extremes: Hurricanes, Landslides and Ecological Damage in Puerto Rico

Valentina Gallina (Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dellʼAmbiente, ARPA-FVG)

Portal of Climate Change Projections for North-Eastern Italy: a Novel Tool for Assessing Climate-Related Impacts

Fernando Nardi (Università degli Studi di Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy)

Flood Risk Modelling Research and Practice: Opportunities and Limitations of Geomorphic Floodplain Zoning Versus Standard Hydrodynamic Approach

Matteo Nicolini (Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy)

Integrated Urban Water Planning and Management: a Case Study

Leonardo V. Noto (Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy)

Climate Changes and Rainfall Extremes: Need For an Update of Depth-Duration-Frequency Curves

Maria Cristina Rulli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

Forest Fire Impact on Hydrologycal Response and Hillslope Sediments Motion