Three specific objectives (SO) drive the whole project and are embedded into the work plan through the research work packages:
▪ SO1 → assess the role of the coupled dynamics between surface and subsurface processes to study the formation and the long-term evolution of transitional environments under external forcing factors, e.g., sea level rise.
▪ SO2 → determine the geotechnical properties of shallow soils where plant roots are present through experimental laboratory and field tests.
▪ SO3 → quantify the impacts of the new evidence gained from SO1 and SO2 on the future evolution of transitional environments under nature-based solutions and climate change.