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Drystone walls in the Algarve, Portugal. Characterization and interconnection w...
Feroldi, Ada; Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Marçal Gonçalves, MartaDrystone walls can be frequently observed along the Algarve, south region of Portugal, performing both support and property division. This region is also known by its geological diversity and, consequently, lithology, which are intimately related to the orography. The combination of all these factors allowed the proliferation of this traditional drystone walls during the last centuries, and they represent not o...
Sustainable competitiveness of tourism in the Algarve region. Critical stakehol...
Farinha, Fátima; Bienvenido-Huertas, David; Duarte Pinheiro, Manuel; Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Lança, Rui; Oliveira, Miguel José; Batista, RicardoThe Algarve region, located in the south of Portugal, is a well-known tourism destination that seeks to be sustainable and competitive. The local administration looks to establish a collaborative network, where stakeholders take a crucial role. The research aims to appeal to the accommodations and food services stakeholders to have a shared vision of the issues and priorities related to sustainable tourism deve...
Comparison of artificial intelligence algorithms to estimate sustainability ind...
Bienvenido-Huertas, David; Farinha, Fátima; Oliveira, Miguel José; Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Lança, Ruithe monitoring of sustainability indicators allows behavioural tendencies of a region to be controlled, so that adequate policies could be established in advance for a sustainable development. However, some data could be missed in the monitoring of these indicators, thus making the establishment of sustainability policies difficult. This paper therefore analyses the possibility to forecast the sustainability in...
Selection process of sustainable indicators for the Algarve Region—OBSERVE Project
Farinha, Fátima; Oliveira, Miguel José; Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Lança, Rui; Pinheiro, Manuel Duarte; Miguel, CátiaThe selection of indicators for the Observatory of Sustainability of the Algarve Region for Tourism (OBSERVE), poses challenges, namely which indicators are relevant to stakeholders and how to assure that information is available. To support the selection of the environmental, sociocultural, economic and institutional indicators, an engagement process was designed and applied, which included meetings with stake...
Observatory of sustainability of the Algarve region for tourism - Overview and ...
Oliveira, Miguel José; Farinha, Fátima; Lança, Rui; Da Silva, Elisa Maria De JesusThe Observatory of Sustainability of the Algarve Region for Tourism (OBSERVE) is an instrument for monitoring and evaluating the sustainability levels of the region. Its principal main goal is to provide environmental, economic, social-cultural and institutional indicators to support the decision making process for a sustainable growth of the Algarve region.
The effect of geotextile reinforcement and prefabricated vertical drains on the...
Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Justo, J. L.; Durand, P.; Justo, E.; Vazquez-Boza, M.The construction of four dikes on deep strata of very soft clay has required the application of several measures to improve the performance of the foundation, such as very wide berms, basal geotextile reinforcement and prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs). In order to control the rate of construction, the foundation and the dikes have been monitored with settlement plates, topographic stakes, inclinometers and ...
Deteção remota aplicada à rega dos espaços verdes urbanos
Pedras, Celestina M. G.; Fernandez, Helena; Lança, Rui; Valín, I.; Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Silva, Maria Rafaela; Lopes, G.; Rosa, H.A nova cultura da água visa a conservação dos recursos naturais e o aumento do rendimento produtivo da água nos espaços verdes públicos e privados. Estes espaços assumem uma relevância no bem-estar e na qualidade de vida das populações urbanas. No entanto, o aumento da área verde em climas mediterrâneos estará inevitavelmente associado ao aumento do consumo em água. A rega surge com a finalidade de fazer face à...
Resilience of water supply systems – case study of Quinta do Lago
Caetano, João; Oliveira, Miguel José Pereira das Dores Santos de; Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Fernandez, Helena; Lança, RuiOn the South of Portugal, namely in Quinta do Lago – Algarve the water consumption pattern changes from winter to summer, mainly due to the seasonality of touristic occupation and irrigation of green areas. In Quinta do Lago many plots have boreholes to extract groundwater for irrigation, however in summer, when the irrigation demand has its peak, the groundwater table lowers and it is observed saline intrusion...
Propriedades hidráulicas de solos algarvios em cenário pós-incêndio
Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Almeida, Soraia; Lança, Rui; Costa, Rui; Fernandez, Helena; Granja-Martins, Fernando M.; Pedras, Celestina M. G.A ocorrência de incêndios florestais tem implicações nas propriedades hidráulicas dos solos. (Pierce et al., 2004), devido ao aparecimento de uma camada superficial de cinzas por combustão da mata e arvoredo. A fim de caracterizar a modificação das propriedades hidráulicas do solo devido à presença de incêndios florestais, foi realizada uma campanha experimental em que se recolheram amostras de solo da Serra Al...
Propriedades hidráulicas de solos algarvios em cenário pós-incêndio
Fernandez, Helena Maria; Costa, Rui; Lança, Rui; Almeida, Soraia; Da Silva, Elisa Maria De Jesus; Granja-Martins, Fernando M.A ocorrência de incêndios florestais tem implicações nas propriedades hidráulicas dos solos. (Pierce et al., 2004), devido ao aparecimento de uma camada superficial de cinzas por combustão da mata e arvoredo. A fim de caracterizar a modificação das propriedades hidráulicas do solo devido à presença de incêndios florestais, foi realizada uma campanha experimental em que se recolheram amostras de solo da Serra Al...