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Case study: Re-building of the Bisagno cover, Genoa

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Photograph of the re-building of the final part of the culvert
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Photograph of the re-building of the final part of the culvert
Source: genova.repubblica.it

Photograph of the re-building of the final part of the culvert
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Photograph of the re-building of the final part of the culvert
Source: www.infrastrutture.regione.liguria.it

Location of the case study

Genoa, IT

Description of the application

The Bisagno Basin Plan identifies a number of hydraulic structures and maintenance works to be performed to reduce flood of the city centre. One of these is the Complete re-building of the Bisagno cover in its final reach. This work will not provide full safety against the discharge with a return period of two hundred years. This work costs EUR 94000000 and will end in 2016.

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Implementation costs (Show all)

>1.000.000 €

Stakeholders (Show all)

Residents

Illustrations (Show all)

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Sources (Show all)

[Direzione Pianificazione Generale e di Bacino, Città Metropolitana di Genova - Largo F.Cattanei 3 - Genova Quarto, 2015]

Served purpose of implementation (Show all)

Mildly Positive

Responsible authority levels (Show all)

Regional

Impact of floodss (Show all)

Loss of human life
Damage to property
Health conditions' deterioration
Loss of communication
Disruption of roads and bridges
Disruptions of clean water suppies
Loss of power
Standstill of economic activities
Freshwater pollution
Need to evacuate

Countries (Show all)

Italy

Application types (Show all)

Real Case Study

Resilience measures (Show all)

Floodplain excavation

Last modified: Sept. 13, 2016, 4:02 a.m.

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