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Land-use evolution in an island urban setting: A three-decade analysis of Machi...
Lousada, Sérgio; Naranjo Gómez, José Manuel; Fernandes, Mário; Raposo, Mauro; Alves, Raul; Jankauskiené, DainoraThe 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...
Relationship between landscape pattern and human disturbance in Serbia from 200...
Quinta-Nova, L.C.; Naranjo Gómez, José Manuel; Vulevic, Ana; Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Loures, LuísThis study intends to verify how the alteration of the landscape configuration, represented by different metrics of configuration and diversity, is related to the intensity of human disturbance. The objectives of the study are: (1) to quantify the change in land use/land cover (LULC) patterns and the degree of human disturbance in Serbia between 2000 and 2018, and (2) to study the relationship between LULC conf...
Interactions between surrounding landscape biodiversity and intermittent rivers...
Kaletovà, Tatiana; Raposo, Mauro; Pinto-Gomes, Carlos; Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Martin Gallardo, José; Loures, Luís; Castanho, HermenegildoLandscape 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...
Tendencies in land use and land cover in Serbia towards sustainable development...
Vulevic, Ana; Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Naranjo Gómez, José Manuel; Quinta-Nova, L.C.The overuse of natural resources by humanity in recent decades has resulted in noticeable changes in environment quality. Global environmental research is particularly interested in the topics of land use change and land cover. The Republic of Serbia has a diverse spectrum of landforms, with agricultural use taking up the largest portions, followed by forestry, water, and building land. Significant anthropogeni...
Land-use changes in the canary archipelago using the CORINE data: a retrospecti...
Naranjo Gómez, José Manuel; Lousada, Sérgio; Garrido Velarde, Jacinto Garrido; Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Loures, LuísThe relationships between territorial governance and the pursuit of sustainable development are evidenced to be critical. Exploratory tools, like Geographic Information Systems (GIS), enable us to comprehend the patterns, dynamics, and parameters of land-use changes over the years. The results from such studies could be used in the design of a sustainable territorial governance strategy. Contextually, a study h...
Interactions between surrounding landscape biodiversity and intermittent rivers...
Kaletová, Tatiana; Raposo, Mauro; Pinto-Gomes, Carlos; Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Martin Gallardo, Jose; Loures, Luís; Castanho, HermenegildoLandscape 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...
Accessibility dynamics and regional cross-border cooperation (CBC) perspectives...
Vulevic, Ana; Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Naranjo Gómez, José Manuel; Loures, Luis; Cabezas, José; Fernández-Pozo, Luis; Martín Gallardo, JoséAccessibility plays a major role in achieving sustainable transport, and therefore urban and regional sustainability. The urban public transport system promotes mobility and realizes a large part of urban movements. Moreover, improving accessibility in order to promote sustainable transport requires the application of new concepts and indicators as a powerful tool in the process of creating a balanced urban tra...
Land-use changes in the canary archipelago using the CORINE Data: a retrospecti...
Naranjo Gómez, José Manuel; Lousada, Sérgio; Garrido Velarde, Jacinto Garrido; Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Loures, LuisThe relationships between territorial governance and the pursuit of sustainable development are evidenced to be critical. Exploratory tools, like Geographic Information Systems (GIS), enable us to comprehend the patterns, dynamics, and parameters of land-use changes over the years. The results from such studies could be used in the design of a sustainable territorial governance strategy. Contextually, a study h...
OTALEX-C, BASIS FOR OPPORTUNITIES OF NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENTS. GE...
Castanho, Rui; Cabezas, José; Fernández-Pozo, Luis; Loures, Luis; Caballero, Carmen; Ceballos, Fernando; Carriço, Cristina; Batista, TeresaLa civilización es una realidad evolutiva continua que fomenta la reformulación de las metodologías de planificación y la ordenación del territorio para adaptar los viejos métodos a las necesidades actuales. Requiere una presencia ineludible del proceso empírico, con herramientas e indicadores que pueden, en la gestión territorial y la intervención local, contribuir a la implementación de la sostenibilidad crec...
Sustainability Indicators in the Southwest of Iberian Peninsula. Highlighting t...
Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Ramírez, Beatriz; Cabezas, José; Fernández Pozo, Luis; Loures, Luís; Caballero, Carmen; Ceballos, Fernando; Carriço, CristinaEUROACE is the name given to the Euro-region covering Alentejo and Centro in Portugal and Extremadura in Spain, since the biophysical perspective, it is mainly characterized by the topography and climate of the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The evolution of these two variables have allowed developing a wide variety of soils and a considerable amount of their typologies diversity, as well. The OTALEX C Pro...