Transport, Land and Coastal Environment Engineering (AORTA)

General data

Field of study:

Engineering and Architecture

Coordinator:

BAÑÓN BLÁZQUEZ, LUIS

Website:

https://web.ua.es/aorta

E-mail:

aorta@ua.es

Telephone:

No data.

Annual reports

Annual report

Application of low take-off weight drones in land and transport infrastructures
Optimisation of transport systems. Transit-oriented development (TOD)
Sustainable transport systems
Territorial impact of rail infrastructures and major leisure centres
Coastal environment planning, conservation, regeneration and management

Services offered
Results
Available relevant infrastructure

Services offered

The Transport Engineering, Territory and Coastal Environment Research Group (AORTA research) aims to study and address those needs related to natural resources, environment and infrastructures in all those aspects related to transport, territory and the coastal environment. Its research offer includes the following activities: field visits; in situ and laboratory tests; quality control; project drafting; technical assistance and works management; preparation of technical reports and expert opinions; traffic, transport and territory projects and studies; coastal environment projects and studies; analysis and modelling of transport networks; numerical wave models, etc.

Results

AORTA has performed a multitude of contracts for knowledge transfer with international and national public organisations -state, autonomous and local- as well as with private companies and institutions. Likewise, the group has attracted funding in various competitive public calls for research projects at national, regional and local levels. The group's scientific production is detailed in the corresponding annual research reports.

Available relevant infrastructure

The research group uses the different facilities within the Civil Engineering Labs (LabsIC) at the University of Alicante: Transport Engineering lab, Mechanics of Soils and Rocks lab, Construction Materials lab, Durability lab, Large Structures lab, Hydraulic Engineering lab, and Maritime and Environment lab. It has a high efficiency UAS equipment, topographic GPS and Laser Scanner. The group also has specific software for traffic and transport modelling (SIDRA intersection, AIMSUN next), road and railway projects (CLIP, Istram, Autodesk Civil 3D), coastal modelling systems (SMC), GIS systems (ArcGIS, QGIS) and SFM (PhotoScan, ReCap).

Proyectos See search box

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Public

Competitive

European

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RELEVANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESEARCH PROJECTS

Project title: STEM Girls: Path to Success in EngineeringING
Reference: 2025-1-ES01-KA220-SCH-000353495

Competitive: Yes

European: Yes

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Starting date: 01/09/2025
Termination date: 31/08/2028
Project title: SMART CONTROL OF THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN EUROPEAN COASTAL CITIESING
Reference: 101003534

Competitive: Yes

European: Yes

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Starting date: 01/07/2021
Termination date: 30/06/2025
Project title: MALAYSIAN SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS NETWORKING
Reference: 609969-MY-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP(2019-2137)

Competitive: Yes

European: Yes

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Starting date: 15/01/2020
Termination date: 14/01/2023
Project title: MULTI-SCALE OBSERVATION AND MONITORING OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE THREATSING
Reference: 777630

Competitive: Yes

European: Yes

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Starting date: 01/09/2017
Termination date: 31/10/2019
Project title: MODELADO Y SEGUIMIENTO DE LOS CAMBIOS EN LA MORFOLOGIA COSTERA MEDIANTE VEHÍCULOS AUTÓNOMOS AÉREOS (UAV) Y DE SUPERFICIE (USV)ING
Reference: CIGE/2024/56

Competitive: Yes

European: No

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: Conselleria de Educación, Cultura, Universidades y Empleo
Starting date: 01/09/2025
Termination date: 31/08/2027
Project title: Nuevos enfoques para la planificación y gestión del territorio turístico: conceptualización, análisis de experiencias y problemas. Destinos turísticos inteligentesING
Reference: CSO2014-59193-R

Competitive: Yes

European: No

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y EMPRESA
Starting date: 01/01/2015
Termination date: 31/12/2017
Project title: Metodología, Criterios y aplicaciones para la configuración de clusters en áreas turísticas consolidadas: innovación, complementariedad y competitividad territorialING
Reference: CSO2011-26396

Competitive: Yes

European: No

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y EMPRESA
Starting date: 01/01/2012
Termination date: 31/12/2014
Project title: Creación de infraestructuras TIC para el desarrollo de Ciudades Inteligentes en línea con los Objetivos de Desarrollo SostenibleING
Reference: AICO/2020/206

Competitive: Yes

European: No

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: GENERALITAT VALENCIANA
Starting date: 01/01/2020
Termination date: 31/12/2021
Project title: INFLUENCIA DEL DESGASTE DEL SEDIMENTO DE LAS PLAYAS EN LA VULNERABILIDAD COSTERA DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANAING
Reference: CIGE/2021/046

Competitive: Yes

European: No

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: GENERALITAT VALENCIANA
Starting date: 01/01/2022
Termination date: 31/12/2023
Project title: Quiero ser ingeniera: fomento de vocaciones hacia ingeniería y arquitectura, e impacto en las titulaciones universitarias relacionadasING
Reference: FCT-22-18048

Competitive: Yes

European: No

Public: Yes

Project sponsors: FUNDACION ESPAñOLA PARA LA CIENCIA Y LA TECNOLOGIA
Starting date: 14/07/2023
Termination date: 14/07/2024

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RELEVANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN JOURNALS

Title: A CDE-Centered Quality Gate Framework to Operationalize ISO 19650 Governance in Hybrid Railway Depots
Authors: García-Cerezo, J.A.; Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Aragonés, L.; Bañón, L.
Journals Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume: 16
Pages: 2562 -
Date: 2026
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app16052562
Title: Evaluation of the accuracy of digital bathymetric models derived from USVs in shallow sandy beaches: Implications for morphodynamic monitoring
Authors: Pagán, J.I.; Bañón, L.; López, I.
Journals Catena
Volume: 268
Pages: 110053 -
Date: 2026
ISSN: 0341-8162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2026.110053
RUA: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/163899
Title: Sediment Quality for Enhanced CVI Assessment and Environmental Management in Mediterranean Micro-Tidal Coasts
Authors: López, I.; Ortiz García, Pablo; Pagán, J.I.
Journals Sustainability
Volume: 18
Pages: 2750 -
Date: 2026
ISSN: 2071-1050
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su18062750
RUA: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/163607
Title: Artificial intelligence-based monitoring of occupancy and stay duration on urban beaches: Analyzing climate influence in Benidorm (Spain)
Authors: Sempere-Tortosa, M.; Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Marcos-Jorquera, D.; Gilart Iglesias, V.; Aragonés, L.
Journals Ocean & Coastal Management
Volume: 270
Pages: -
Date: 2025
ISSN: 0964-5691
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107889
Title: Integrating UAV and USV for elaboration of high-resolution coastal elevation models
Authors: López, I.; Bañón, L.; Pagán, J.I.
Journals Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Volume: 13
Pages: 1464 -
Date: 2025
ISSN: 2077-1312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13081464
RUA: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/159186
Title: Study of the factors affecting the vegetation of the dune system of Guardamar del Segura, Spain
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Pagán, J.I.; López, I.; Aragones Pomares, Luis; Crespo, M. B.
Journals Ocean & Coastal Management
Volume: 262
Pages: 107587 -
Date: 2025
ISSN: 0964-5691
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107587
Title: Study of the factors affecting the vegetation of the dune system of Guardamar del Segura, Spain
Authors: Toledo Sepulcre, Ignacio; Pagán Conesa, José Ignacio; López Ubeda, Isabel; Aragonés, L.; Crespo Villalba, Manuel Benito
Journals Ocean & Coastal Management
Volume: 262
Pages: 1 - 12
Date: 2025
ISSN: 0964-5691
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107587
Title: A new occupancy index model based on artificial vision for enhancing beach management
Authors: Sempere-Tortosa, M.; Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Marcos-Jorquera, D.; Gilart Iglesias, V.; Aragones Pomares, Luis
Journals Journal of Environmental Management
Volume: 370
Pages: 1 - 14
Date: 2024
ISSN: 0301-4797
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122675
Title: A novel multi-hazard risk assessment framework for coastal cities under climate change
Authors: Laino, Emiliano; Toledo Sepulcre, Ignacio; Aragonés, L.; Iglesias, Gregorio
Journals Science of the Total Environment
Volume: 954
Pages: 1 - 19
Date: 2024
ISSN: 0048-9697
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176638
Title: A novel multi-hazard risk assessment framework for coastal cities under climate change
Authors: Laino, Emilio; Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; ARAGONES POMARES, LUIS; Iglesias, Gregorio
Journals Science of the Total Environment
Volume: 954
Pages: 176638 -
Date: 2024
ISSN: 0048-9697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176638

RELEVANT PUBLISHED BOOKS

Title: Ingeniería e Infraestructuras de los Transportes. Volumen II
Authors: Sánchez, J.
Editorial: Publicaciones de la Universidad de Alicante
Date: 2024
ISBN: 978-84-9717-859-4
Title: Problemas de Ingeniería Marítima III
Authors: Pagán, J.I.; ARAGONES POMARES, LUIS; TOLEDO SEPULCRE, IGNACIO; LOPEZ UBEDA, ISABEL
Editorial: EDITORIAL CLUB UNIVERSITARIO
Date: 2023
ISBN: 978-84-126585-7-6
Title: Problemas de Ingeniería Marítima II
Authors: LOPEZ UBEDA, ISABEL; ARAGONES POMARES, LUIS; Pagán, J.I.; , Pagán, José, I.; , Palazón, Antonio V.
Editorial: Editorial Club Universitario
Date: 2019
ISBN: 978-84-17577-47-6
Title: la eficiencia del riego en los campos de golf de la provincia de alicante bajo una comparativa nacional e internacional
Authors: Ortuño-Padilla, A.; , Ortuño, A.; , Civera, S.
Editorial: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Alicante
Date: 2013
ISBN: 978-84-9717-248-6
Title: Ingeniería Marítima I
Authors: ARAGONES POMARES, LUIS; LOPEZ UBEDA, ISABEL; Gomez-Martin, M.E.; Jordá Guijarro M.A.; García Hernández S.; Antón Sempere J.
Editorial: ECU
Date: 2017
ISBN: 978-84-16966-47-9
Title: Manual de Carreteras: Construcción y Mantenimiento
Authors: Bañón, L.; Beviá, JF.
Editorial: Enrique Ortiz e Hijos, Contratista de Obras, SA
Date: 2000
ISBN: 84-607-0123-9
Title: Manual de Carreteras: Elementos y Proyecto
Authors: Bañón, L.; Beviá, JF.
Editorial: Enrique Ortiz e Hijos, Contratista de Obras, SA
Date: 2000
ISBN: 84-607-0267-7
Title: Ingeniería e Infraestructura de los Transportes. Volumen I
Authors: Sánchez, J.
Editorial:
Date: 2024
ISBN: 978-84-9717-836-5
Title: Quiero ser ingeniera 2024
Authors: Gomez-Rico, M.F.; Rizo Maestre, Carlos; Gimeno, E.; Sempere-Tortosa, M.; Gilart Iglesias, V.; Moya-Llamas, M.J; Andújar Montoya, MD; Spairani, S.; Font, A.; Vázquez, Sonia; Aragonés, L.; Pérez-delHoyo, R.; Garcia-Espinosa, S.
Editorial:
Date: 2024
ISBN: 978-84-09-80533-4
RUA: https://rua.ua.es/entities/publication/31a3d960-2a51-4586-9933-5cc510b3b936
Title: Aprovecha tu WhatsApp para crear Marca Personal: 7 consejos para liderar, ganarte el respeto y fortalecer tus relaciones
Authors: Ortuño-Padilla, A.
Editorial:
Date: 2021
ISBN:
RUA: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/154688

RELEVANT PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS

Book chapter title: ACTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES IN COASTAL ENGINEERING: INTEGRATION OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND DISCUSSION
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Sempere-Tortosa, M.; Marcos-Jorquera, D.; Gilart Iglesias, V.; Aragonés, L.
Editorial: IATED Digital Library
Pages: 2352 - 2358
Date: 2025
ISBN:
Book title: EDULEARN25 Proceedings

DOI: 10.21125/edulearn.2025.0655
Book chapter title: ENGAGING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN COASTAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE: A PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Sempere-Tortosa, M.; Marcos-Jorquera, D.; Gilart Iglesias, V.; Aragonés, L.
Editorial: IATED Digital Library
Pages: 2345 - 2351
Date: 2025
ISBN:
Book title: EDULEARN25 Proceedings

DOI: 10.21125/edulearn.2025.0654
Book chapter title: Enseñanza de la Ingeniería Costera mediante metodologías activas: Un enfoque centrado en proyectos y debate
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Aragonés, L.
Editorial: EDICIONES OCTAEDRO, SL
Pages: 148 - 156
Date: 2025
ISBN:
Book title: Metodologías activas y tecnologías emergentes aplicadas a la docencia universitaria
Book chapter title: Fracaso de una regeneración costera: caso del Portet de Moraira
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Aragonés, L.; Tenza-Abril, A.J.
Editorial: Universitat Politécnica de Valencia
Pages: 417 - 424
Date: 2025
ISBN:
Book title: XVII Jornadas Españolas de Ingeniería de Costas y Puertos

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/CyP.2025.677601
Book chapter title: La Platja del Portet
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Aragonés, L.
Editorial:
Pages: 28 - 29
Date: 2025
ISBN:
Book title: Geolodía Alicante 2025
Book chapter title: Metodologías activas en la enseñanza de la Ingeniería Costera: Un enfoque basado en proyectos y debate
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Aragonés, L.
Editorial: Universidad de Alicante. Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación
Pages: 191 - 192
Date: 2025
ISBN:
Book title: Libro de actas de las XXIII Jornadas de Redes de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria- REDES 2025 y VIII Workshop Internacional de Innovación en Enseñanza Superior y TIC- INNOVAESTIC 2025

DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/153990
Book chapter title: Análisis del mercado de viviendas de uso turístico ofertadas por plataformas on-line en Alicante
Authors: Ortuño-Padilla, A.
Editorial:
Pages: -
Date: 2024
ISBN:
Book title: Repensando los destinos turísticos en tiempos de cambio global.
Book chapter title: Caracterización de las viviendas de uso turístico en Madrid: análisis espacial y su vinculación con la oferta de transporte público
Authors: Ortuño-Padilla, A.
Editorial:
Pages: -
Date: 2024
ISBN:
Book title: Repensando los destinos turísticos en tiempos de cambio global

RUA: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/150088
Book chapter title: Evolución de la altura de ola en el entorno costero de la Comunidad Valenciana desde 1958 hasta 2020
Authors: Pagán, J.I.; Ortiz, Pablo; López, I.
Editorial: Universitat Politécnica de Valencia
Pages: 391 - 396
Date: 2024
ISBN:
Book title: XVI Jornadas españolas de ingeniería de Costas y Puertos
Book chapter title: IA y geopolítica
Authors: Ortuño-Padilla, A.
Editorial:
Pages: -
Date: 2024
ISBN:
Book title: Guía básica de la IA

RUA: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/150162

RELEVANT CONFERENCE PAPERS

Title: ACTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES IN COASTAL ENGINEERING: INTEGRATION OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND DISCUSSION
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Sempere-Tortosa, M.; Marcos-Jorquera, D.; Gilart Iglesias, V.; Aragonés, L.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: EDULEARN 25
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: Palma de Mallorca (BALEARES) (ESPAÑA)
Date of performance: 30/06/2025
Title: ENGAGING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN COASTAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE: A PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Sempere-Tortosa, M.; Marcos-Jorquera, D.; Gilart Iglesias, V.; Aragonés, L.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: EDULEARN 25
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: Palma de Mallorca (BALEARES) (ESPAÑA)
Date of performance: 30/06/2025
Title: Metodologías activas en la enseñanza de la Ingeniería Costera: Un enfoque basado en proyectos y debate
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Aragonés, L.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: REDES - INNOVAESTIC 2025
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: San Vicente del Raspeig (ALICANTE/ALACANT) (ESPAÑA)
Date of performance: 29/05/2025
Title: Desarrollo de competencias blandas gracias a la puesta en marcha de un proyecto emprendedor en estudiantado con altas capacidades
Authors: Pagán, J.I.; Ortiz, Pablo; López, I.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: 3nd International Congress: Education and Knowledge (ICON-Edu 2024)
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: Alicante/ Alacant (ALICANTE/ALACANT) (ESPAÑA)
Date of performance: 06/06/2024
Title: Flipped Classroom en la asignatura de Integración de Sistemas: Una metodología innovadora para el desarrollo de competencias
Authors: Ortiz, Pablo; Pagán, J.I.; López, I.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: 3nd International Congress: Education and Knowledge (ICON-Edu 2024)
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: Alicante/ Alacant (ALICANTE/ALACANT) (ESPAÑA)
Date of performance: 06/06/2024
Title: Managing coastal erosion and flooding across Europe
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Aragonés, L.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: 6th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: Marrakech (MARRUECOS)
Date of performance: 15/05/2024
Title: Resilient Infrastructure Systems: Closing the Resiliency Gap
Authors: Ortuño-Padilla, A.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: T20
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: (BRASIL)
Date of performance: 01/01/2024
DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/147678
Title: Coastal vulnerability analysis in Torrevieja (Alicante, Spain)
Authors: Pagán, J.I.; Ortiz, Pablo; Bañón, L.; López, I.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-23)
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: (ITALIA)
Date of performance: 02/10/2023
Title: Sediment as an element for assessing the vulnerability of beaches in the Comunidad Valenciana (Spain)
Authors: López, I.; Pagán, J.I.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-23)
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: (ITALIA)
Date of performance: 02/10/2023
Title: Nature-based Approaches to protect the shoreline in urban environments: the case of Benidorm (Spain)
Authors: Toledo-Sepulcre, I. ; Pagán, J.I.; López, I.; Aragonés, L.
Type of participation: Ponencia
Conference name: Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES) - 3rd Edition
Event type: Internacional
City of performance: Chongqing (CHINA)
Date of performance: 17/09/2023