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The role of municipal ecological structure in landscape preservation

The Portuguese legal system includes in the municipal urban planning instruments an institute designed to link the use and occupation of space with environmental protection. Through the municipal ecological structure, municipal master plans contribute to the integration of green infrastructures into planning. The municipal ecological structure thus favors the maintenance of ecological balance and the protection...

Land-use evolution in an island urban setting: A three-decade analysis of Machi...

The sustainable development of Madeira Island necessitates the implementation of more precise and targeted planning strategies to address its regional challenges. Given the urgency of this issue within the context of sustainability, planning approaches must be grounded in and reinforced by a comprehensive array of thematic studies to fully grasp the complexities involved. This research leverages Geographic Info...

Port Structures, Maritime Transport, and Tourism

A Framework for Assessing Nature-Based Urban Stormwater Management Solutions: A...

The development of the stormwater management strategies, e.g., low-impact development (LID), water-sensitive urban design (WSUD), and sustainable drainage solutions (SUDS), was initiated in the mid-1980s as a set of engineering approaches and technologies to reduce the harmful effects of stormwater. Over time, all of them evolved in the holistic, multidisciplinary approaches and, today, they are increasingly vi...

Hydraulic Planning in Insular Urban Territories: The Case of Madeira Island—São...

his study’s primary goal was to conduct an analysis regarding the flood susceptibility of the main watercourse of the São João (Funchal) drainage basin. In addition, if proven necessary, we also aimed to suggest mitigation measures, such as sizing a detention basin and promoting adjustments of the riverbed’s roughness coefficient. This study also resorted to geomorphological data—obtained during the watershed c...

Hydraulic Planning in Insular Urban Territories: The Case of Madeira Island—Rib...

This study’s primary goal was to conduct an analysis of the flood propensity of the Tabua (Ribeira Brava) drainage basin’s main watercourse. In addition to that, this study also recommends two different methodologies in order to mitigate flood impacts, namely by dimensioning a detention basin and adjusting the riverbed roughness coefficient. Regarding the study on the flood propensity, it was necessary to resor...

Local Housing Strategy: Analysis of Importance and Implementation in Machico Mu...

This article presents a detailed analysis of the local housing strategies (ELH) in the Mu nicipality of Machico, Madeira, examining the diagnosis of housing needs, proposed solutions, and projected goals for the future. In addition to addressing the rehabilitation of private and public hous ing and the increase in housing supply, the study also explores how ELH relate to the new generation of housing policies a...

Interactions between surrounding landscape biodiversity and intermittent rivers...

Landscape is a dynamic mosaic of various structures interacting together. Neglecting or overusing one part of this mosaic may boost up or damage the development of others. For instance, overgrazing may increase soil erosion process which may clog a river/stream. In this regard land use changes, climate change and landscape management may lead to increase the intermittency of the surface watercourses, as well as...

The Importance of the Strategic Urban Rehabilitation Plan in the Sustainable De...

Through the requalification of buildings, the improvement of public spaces and the reorganization of motorized and pedestrian circulation, success is achieved, and thus the trend of decay of the urban fabric is reversed, transforming and returning urban centers to the people. The Strategic Plan for Urban Rehabilitation of Machico is an important document for the sustainable development of the city, which will c...

Interest Rate Based on The Lie Group SO(3) in the Evidence of Chaos

This paper aims to test the structure of interest rates during the period from 1 September 1981 to 28 December 2020 by using Lie algebras and groups. The selected period experienced substantial events impacting interest rates, such as the economic crisis, the military intervention of the USA in Iraq, and the COVID-19 pandemic, in which economies were in lockdown. These conditions caused the interest rate to hav...