The CONSCIENCE Project: Bridging the knowledge gap for sustainable coastline management

Abstract

All around Europe coastal managers are confronted with the problem of coastal erosion. One fifth of the enlarged EU's coastline is already severely affected, with coastlines retreating by 0.5 up to 2 m per year. The EU co-funded CONSCIENCE project aims to develop and test concepts, guidelines and tools for the sustainable management of erosion in order to support their effective implementation for the European coasts. The 3 year project is undertaken by a consortium of 8 partners from 7 European countries