MOSE Project (flood barrier)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MOSE_Project_(flood_barrier)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
flood barrier
gptkbp:barrierLocations gptkb:Chioggia
gptkb:Malamocco
gptkb:Treporti
marina
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2003
gptkbp:controversy cost overruns
corruption scandals
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:designedToProtectFrom sea level rise
storm surges
acqua alta
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Alberto_Scotti
gptkbp:environmentalImpact debated
gptkbp:fundedBy Italian government
gptkbp:gateOperation filled with water to sink
inflated with air to rise
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MOSE Project (flood barrier)
gptkbp:length 1.6 km (total length of barriers)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Venetian_Lagoon
gptkbp:location gptkb:Venice
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Consorzio_Venezia_Nuova
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Modulo_Sperimentale_Elettromeccanico
gptkbp:notableEvent first full operation in October 2020
gptkbp:numberOfBarriers 4
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.mosevenezia.eu/
gptkbp:projectCost over 5 billion euros
gptkbp:purpose protect Venice from flooding
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Venice_flood_of_1966
Venice Lagoon ecosystem
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:technology movable gates
gptkbp:type mobile barrier
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Venice,_Italy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5