Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland

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1 Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland Dr Maxim Kozachenko, Department of Geography and the Coastal & Marine Research Centre, University College Cork INFOMAR Seminar 22 October 2014

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4 Ireland is an island surrounded by ocean, with a high percentage of its population living in the coastal zone and has often been referred to as an island nation. The importance of the coastal zone to Ireland is extremely high, given its economic value from tourism and recreation, fishing, aquaculture, renewable energy, ports and linked industries and its environmental significance.

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6 FUTURE Beaufort Laboratory Beaufort NMCI Naval Base Beaufort Research is dedicated to inter-disciplinary research and knowledge transfer supporting development and innovation in the maritime and energy fields.

7 WHERE WE ARE GOING It combines the excellent track record of the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC), the Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC) and the Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG) at University College Cork. Supporting Amalgamation development of three internationally and innovation successful in the maritime entities (CMRC, and energy HMRC, fields SERG) 90 Cross-disciplinary Researchers 60 Associated Academic Researchers in UCC State-of-the-art building 4700m 2 Dedicated Labs, test facilities and offices 14.5m Funding from HEA, DCENR, DAFF, Bord Gais Ireland needs to be able to compete globally where new research in fields like sustainable energy and maritime science are concerned. The Government's Action Plan for Jobs 2013 recognises this and the UCC Beaufort building will play an important role in the marine energy sector and help to drive Ireland's economic recovery Taoiseach Enda Kenny, July 13

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9 HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE NOW 90 cross-disciplinary researchers across 13 thematic areas Successfully securing funding: (c.5m / annum recurrent) European Level FP7- co-ordinating 3 and major partners in 15 projects INTERREG co-ordinating 2 and major partners in 7 projects ESA major partners in 4 projects Life+ - major partners in 2 projects National Level National Ocean Test Facility Holders of Beaufort, Griffiths and Parsons national awards Significant research support won from EPA, Marine Institute, SEAI, GSI Direct industry funding energy, consultant engineers, environmental monitoring

10 WHERE WE ARE GOING To become a research and commercial cluster of world standing, by realising Ireland s potential in the global, maritime and energy markets of tomorrow.

11 HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE NOW Active engagement with industry waveberg

12 Policy Relevant Research WHERE WE ARE GOING

13 Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland Although, there are existing guides about Ireland s coastal geology, physical geography and landscapes, these are fragmented and mostly of a local nature. Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland will aim to fill this gap by looking at the shaping of the coastline of Ireland as a whole, from both the physical and human environmental perspectives.

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15 The aim of GEOCOAST: to raise peoples awareness, understanding and appreciation of Ireland s coastal and marine environments Target audience: general public + students of all levels.

16 The aim of GEOCOAST: contributes towards dissemination and outreach of scientific knowledge to the public through the use of modern day technology including online mapping and videos. Target audience: general public + students of all levels.

17 GEOCOAST is a tool for Engaging students in large classroom settings Virtual Fieldtrips

18 modern day technology including online mapping and videos

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20 Mikhail Bulgakov: Manuscripts don't burn

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22 GEOCOAST: Phase 2 Printed Book: Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland

23 Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland will contribute towards the dissemination and outreach of scientific knowledge about the coasts of Ireland and of the processes that are shaping them, to the broader public, government and decision makers. Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland, a c.500 page, c.50-chapter publication, containing over 400 maps and illustrations, edited by UCC staff Val Cummins, Robert Devoy and Maxim Kozachenko (order TBC) involving the work of over 20 authors, will be published in October 2016.

24 GEOLOGY important control over Geomorphology / Landscape

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26 Depositional

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28 Although, there are existing guides about Ireland s coastal geology, physical geography and landscapes, these are fragmented and mostly of a local nature. Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland will aim to fill this gap by looking at the shaping of the coastline of Ireland as a whole, from both the physical and human environmental perspectives.

29 Target Audience for the Atlas: The General Public; Coastal professionals (e.g., Government policy/decision makers, planners, coastal managers at national and local government levels); School Teachers / University Lecturers; School and University Students.

30 Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland This Atlas may help act as a guide for Ireland s national and local governments when making decisions about any future potential developments in the coastal zone.

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33 Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland. Linked Products: In relation to developing other electronic and visual presentations of the Atlas, then the work of the GEOCOAST project will be used. Short, additional documentary videos about coastal environments (both physical & human elements) will be developed, based upon expansion of the existing GEOCOAST YouTube Channel and the accompanying online Map Guide at This video material, covering Ireland s coastal zones, will be linked to thematic/ chapter elements in the hardcopy version of the Atlas.

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35 This Facebook page has been created to promote the atlas and to keep you informed on our progress. If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to get in touch.