DIT PhD Project / Doctoral Project
Supervisor name & contact details:
Dr Eugene McGovern
eugene.mcgovern@dit.ie
Dr Alan Gilmer
alan.gilmer@dit.ie
Supervisors Profile:
http://dit.ie/surveyingconstructionmanagemen
t/staff/
http://www.dit.ie/spatialplanningtransportengi
neering/staff/
Research Centre (if applicable):
Environmental Sustainability & Health Institute
Research Centre website (if applicable):
http://www.dit.ie/eshi/
Supervisors Publication List:
http://arrow.dit.ie/authors.html#M
http://arrow.dit.ie/authors.html#G
Title of the Project: Coastal zone flooding – a Geographical Information System (GIS) based
simulation of flooding & catchment eco-morphological relations in Ireland
Project Summary:
Coastal zone flooding based on mapping functional vegetation dynamics and substrate and ecomorphological relations using a combination of Linear Spectral Mixture Analysis & Maximum
Likelihood Classification.
In recent years, many coastal regions have been the subjects of increased erosion associated with
the impacts of climate change, flooding and the level of local and regional development and
urbanisation. The outcomes have included enhanced soil erosion, local and regional flooding,
loss of habitat, and a significant deterioration in amenity value. High-resolution mapping of
vegetation communities – in particular, the mixture of different functional plant groups and the
relationship with micro-morphology and substrate character is critical for the establishment of
rigorous GIS based spatial and quantitative numerical flood simulation and landscape models.
Developing such an approach can inform targeted land management actions that mitigate against
flood risks and maintain biodiversity and ecological functions.
Please indicate the student requirements for this project:
Minimum 2.1 (science, hydrology, life sciences, engineering, environmental science,
environmental management, geography, spatial and computational related disciplines
considered)
Deadline to submit applications (only for funded projects)
Please choose College as appropriate
Arts & Tourism
Business
Engineering & Built Environment
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Science & Health
Ciência sem Fronteiras / Science Without Borders Priority Area:
Engineering and other technological areas
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Pure and Natural Sciences (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry)
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Health and Biomedical Sciences
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Aerospace
Pharmaceuticals
Sustainable Agricultural Production
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Oil, Gas and Coal
Renewable Energy
Minerals
Biotechnology
Nanotechnology and New Materials
Technology of prevention and remediation of natural disasters
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Biodiversity and Bioprospection
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Marine Sciences
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Creative Industry
New technologies in constructive engineering
Capacity Building for technological personnel
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