Program Overview
THEME: Resilient estuaries and coastal zones under global challenges
Topics of the Conference:
1. Saline intrusion and sea level rise: measurements, modelling and forecasting;
2. Waves, storm surges and tsunami: measurements, modelling, forecasting and warning systems;
3. Estuarine and coastal flows and their evolution by climate change;
4. Sediment transport and morphological change in estuaries and coastal zones;
5. Megacity developments under the threat of sea level rise and climate change;
6. Environment and ecosystem changes in estuaries and coastal zones;
7. Integrated coastal zone management for sustainable developments in the context of global change;
8. Impacts of watershed developments on estuaries and coastal zones;
9. Shoreline protection and beach nourishment;
10. Interactions between estuarine and coastal systems;
11. Resilient engineering solutions in estuaries and coastal zones.
- Visit of INRS Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory
The Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory (LHE, https://inrs.ca/en/research/research-facilities/find-a-research-facilitie/environmental-hydraulics-laboratory/) is a large-scale wave facility located at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Quebec City, Canada. The lab was built in 2011 through a collaboration between INRS, the government of Quebec and the government of Canada. One of the largest wave flumes in the world (120 m x 5 m x 5 m) can be used to model a range of coastal processes, including waves, currents, tides and sediment transport. The visit will include a tour of the lab facilities and a chance to see the wave flume in action.
Tour length: 1.5 hour
- Arrival and Welcome: 15 min
- Tour of the Facility: 30 min
- Demonstration: 30 min
- Departure: 15 min
- Arrival and Welcome: 15 min