MedCoast
living lab
MedCoast Living lab
The MedCoast living lab is studying Nature-based Solutions (NbS) applied to the Mediterranean coastline, particularly in the Gulf of Aigues-Mortes in Occitanie, Marseille, the Gulf of Giens, the Bay of Hyères, and the eastern plain of Corsica.
Topics covered by MedCoast
- Biodiversity conservation and combating invasive species
- Adapting to global changes
- Health and Environment
- Management of natural hazards, particularly erosion and sea-level rise
Priority scientific questions
The MedCoast Living Lab’s activities are structured around this question:
- How and to what extent do the NbS contribute to adapting the coastline to the risks of flooding and erosion, mitigating the impacts of human development on the coastline, and supporting biodiversity, while improving integrated coastal zone management and the quality of life for users in the face of high tourist traffic?
Living Lab activities
The MedCoast Living Lab focuses its activities on four main areas:
- The NbS and the adaptation of coastal socio-ecosystems to global changes such as sea-level rise and erosion, flood and coastal inundation risks, and spatial restructuring
- The NbS and environmental health questions such as pollution, contamination, and decontamination, as well as the emergence of pathogens
- The NbS and biodiversity management from the perspective of invasive species, whether plant or animal
- The NbS and the Preservation of Coastal Recreational Activities
Living Lab News
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Academic partners
Research units
ART-DEV, Montpellier – Acteurs, ressources, territoires dans le développement
CEE-M, Montpellier – Centre d’Économie de l’Environnement de Montpellier
ESPACE, Aix-en-Provence – Étude des Structures et des Processus d’Adaptation et des Changements de l’Espace
IMBE, Marseille – Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d’Ecologie marine et continentale
HydroSciences, Montpellier
LISA, Corte – Lieux, Identités, Espaces et Activités
MARBEC, Montpellier – Biodiversité marine, exploitation et conservation
MIO, Marseille – Institut Méditerranéen d’Océanologie
SPE, Corte – Science pour l’Environnement
Societal partners
The MedCoast Living Lab identity sheet (FR)
Living Lab coordinators
Patrick Monfort, Research Director in Microbiology at the CNRS
Stéphane Ghiotti, Research Director in Geography at the CNRS
Vanina Pasqualini, Professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Corsica
Samuel Robert, Research Director in Geography at the CNRS
Elia Antonsanti, MedCoast Living Lab Coordinator
