Managing the rising number of visitors to protected areas (PAs) withoutcompromising their environmental goals is a critical challenge thatrequires a complete understanding of how and when visitors use thesespaces. Georeferenced data from fitness-tracking apps can providedetailed information about the visitor's spatiotemporal behaviour insidePAs, but its potential is still underexplored. This study uses georefer...
Overcrowding in national parks and protected areas can cause irreversible damage to the environment, compromising the quality of soil, water, wildlife, and vegetation. Thus, it is critical for park managers to have detailed information on visitor activities and spatial dynamics in order to prioritise actions capable of mitigating undesirable impacts in the most frequently visited areas. In this article, we use ...
Free aquifers have become an important water supply option for underdeveloped and developing countries, due to the resource quality and relatively low extraction prices. However, overexploitation and the lack of territorial planning guidelines in these areas endanger groundwater availability and quality. In this context, this study aimed to analyze the vulnerability to groundwater contamination and contribute t...
Understanding the external and internal geodynamical processes shaping the Earth is challenging. Physical, chemical, and biological processes form the ground surface over time. Erosion, weathering, transporting, and sedimentation are the natural processes that shape landscapes. However, the continuous interactions of external geodynamic drivers, such as water, wind, and biota, play vital roles in shaping the Ea...