Waterfront reclamation and remediation

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": National Land Reclamation Program: €30 billion for 53 polluted sites, 11 waterfronts: Campania, Sardinia, Sicily, Calabria, Puglia.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": 11 scarred coastal landscapes in Southern Italy: 100,000ha to be reclaimed in 4 master plans: East Naples, Portovesme, Milazzo, Saline Joniche.

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgment prize 2008 Europe: Luigi Centola (right) and team

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": East Naples: redesigning the Sebeto River.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": East Naples: redesigning the Sebeto River.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": Portovesme: recovery of the Red Muds Lake.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": Milazzo: replanting the Mediterranean Forests.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": Milazzo: replanting the Mediterranean Forests.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": Portovesme: recovery of the Red Muds Lake.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": Saline Joniche: reuse of the Marine Basin.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Waterfront reclamation and remediation, Southern Italy": Saline Joniche: reuse of the Marine Basin.

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgment prize 2008 Europe: Luigi Centola

  • Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008–2009 Europe

Short-sighted economic goals have harmed some of the Mediterranean’s most spectacular coastline. Waterfront reclamation and remediation is part of a government program that will see the rehabilitation of 170,000 hectares of foreshores. Threats to environmental and human health will be eliminated, and employment created through cultural and tourism infrastructure.

By Luigi Centola - Centola & Associati, Salerno, Italy and

Ideas: Ecosystem Restoration

Short-sighted economic goals have harmed some of the Mediterranean’s most spectacular coastline. Waterfront reclamation and remediation is part of a government program that will see the rehabilitation of 170,000 hectares of foreshores.

Threats to environmental and human health will be eliminated, and employment created through cultural and tourism infrastructure.

Waterfront reclamation and remediation

Project authors

  • Luigi Centola

    Centola & Associati

    Italy
  • Marco Le Donne

    Substanze

    Italy

  • Domenico Manzione

    Centola & Associati

    Italy

  • Francesco Rizzo

    Centola & Associati

    Italy

  • Toni Raimondo

    Substanze

    Italy

  • Ines Paolucci

    Dip

    Italy

  • Claudio Lucchesi

    Ufo

    Italy

  • Alessandro Tinaglia

    Air

    Italy

  • Gabriele Sorrentino

    Centola & Associati

    Italy

  • Santo Marra

    SudArch

    Italy

Project updates

September 26, 2008 | Winners for Europe announced | Madrid, Spain

Showcasing sustainable buildings across Europe

Winners of the second European Holcim Awards competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction were announced at a ceremony in Madrid. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to ten projects that demonstrate the latest in eco-friendly and sustainable approaches from the building and construction industry.

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June 26, 2008 | Regional Jury Report – Europe | Zurich, Switzerland

“A quantum change” – Holcim Awards Jury

This project focuses on land use, human health and nature. The basic philosophy consists of recovering and revitalizing large areas on the Italian coast already deteriorated and contaminated through human activities instead of claiming new territories to satisfy future needs. The project encompasses three dimensions: firstly, the elimination of threats to human life and nature caused by chemical agents, dust and metals in the ground, air and water including the re-conversion of illegal companies into legal and clean firms; secondly, generating increased levels of employment by implementing programs for land reclamation and the settlement of new research labs and industries in the fields of biotechnologies, phytodepuration and renewable energy production; and finally, through establishing a sustainable cultural and tourism infrastructure. 

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February 29, 2008 | Project Summary and Submission Details | Salerno, Italy

Project Entry 2008 for Europe

Short-sighted economic goals have harmed some of the Mediterranean’s most spectacular coastline. Waterfront reclamation and remediation is part of a government program that will see the rehabilitation of 170,000 hectares of foreshores. Threats to environmental and human health will be eliminated, and employment created through cultural and tourism infrastructure.

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