6 research outputs found
Final report on summer schools
This report describes the main objectives, implementation details and outputs of
PERSEUS summer schools held in Constanza, Gelendzik and Anavyssos.
The specific objective of this deliverable is to give an overview of the three training
courses held within the course of the PERSEUS project, providing details of the
thematic content of the same training courses and of the skills imparted to
participants as a result of such training. In this way, this deliverable might prove
useful to those entrusted to design and offer future marine environmental policy
training in the SES as a showcase of good training practice.
By underscoring the most significant outputs emerging from such training courses,
this deliverable also aims to demonstrate how PERSEUS has contributed in a tangible
manner towards a new scientific vision for the SES. This deliverable achieved this
jointly with the two sister deliverables 8.3 and 8.4, contributing to the fostering of a
PERSEUS community of trained MSFD practitioners who can extend the legacy of
such a project beyond its lifetime by assisting their respective countries and institutes
in achieving MSFD goal compliance through the PERSEUS training they have received.peer-reviewe
Mediterranean Sea Literacy: When Ocean Literacy becomes region-specific
Ocean Literacy (OL) has been defined as an understanding of the oceanâs influence on people and their influence on the ocean. The OL movement was born in the US and its framework consisted of seven essential principles and 45 fundamental concepts; it is now largely accepted worldwide for use in both formal (schools and universities) and non-formal (research institutes, aquaria, museums, etc.) education settings. Based on this framework, marine scientists and educators developed the âMediterranean Sea Literacyâ (MSL) guide adapted to the specificities of the Mediterranean region, presented here. The MSL principles (7) and concepts (43), serving as guidance for research, education, informed decision-making, and improved citizensâ lifestyles, aim to contribute to environmental protection, conservation, and restoration of the Mediterranean Sea as well as to help to achieve a blue innovative and sustainable economy
Using collective intelligence to identify barriers to teaching 12â19 year olds about the ocean in Europe
Presentation and Analysis of a Worldwide Database of Earthquake-Induced Landslide Inventories
Earthquakeâinduced landslide (EQIL) inventories are essential tools to extend our knowledge of the relationship between earthquakes and the landslides they can trigger. Regrettably, such inventories are difficult to generate and therefore scarce, and the available ones differ in terms of their quality and level of completeness. Moreover, access to existing EQIL inventories is currently difficult because there is no centralized database. To address these issues, we compiled EQIL inventories from around the globe based on an extensive literature study. The database contains information on 363 landslideâtriggering earthquakes and includes 66 digital landslide inventories. To make these data openly available, we created a repository to host the digital inventories that we have permission to redistribute through the U.S. Geological Survey ScienceBase platform. It can grow over time as more authors contribute their inventories. We analyze the distribution of EQIL events by time period and location, more specifically breaking down the distribution by continent, country, and mountain region. Additionally, we analyze frequency distributions of EQIL characteristics, such as the approximate area affected by landslides, total number of landslides, maximum distance from fault rupture zone, and distance from epicenter when the fault plane location is unknown. For the available digital EQIL inventories, we examine the underlying characteristics of landslide size, topographic slope, roughness, local relief, distance to streams, peak ground acceleration, peak ground velocity, and Modified Mercalli Intensity. Also, we present an evaluation system to help users assess the suitability of the available inventories for different types of EQIL studies and model development