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Impact of three decades of urban growth on soil resources in Elche (Alicante, Spain) Impacto en el suelo como recurso depués de tres décadas de crecimiento urbano en Elche (Alicante, España) Impacto sobre o recurso solo após três décadas de crescimento...
This article analyses the impact of soil sealing associated with three decades of urban growth in the Mediterranean coastal municipality of Elche (Alicante, Spain) on local soil resources. Geographical Information System (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) techniques were used to obtain and analyse different types of thematic information relating to urban growth and soil resources (soil class, land use capability, and physiographic classes).
Land-use land-cover change and ecosystem loss in the Espinal ecoregion, Argentina
Land-use land-cover (LULC) changes are one of the major threats to biodiversity worldwide, since their principal consequences are the loss, fragmentation or degradation of the habitat available for most species. Therefore, in order to provide guidelines for environmental management at the regional scale and thus reverse the trend in degradation, transformations of natural remnants into anthropogenic land uses must be identified and quantified.
Demonstration of an integrated watershed assessment using a three-tiered assessment framework
Watersheds are useful templates for wetland protection and land use planning because they integrate cumulative effects that better inform site-specific management decisions. The goal of this study was to demonstrate application of a three-tiered assessment paradigm in the San Gabriel watershed (Los Angeles County, California) that incorporates monitoring at varying spatial scales and intensities.
From climate-smart agriculture to climate-smart landscapes
BACKGROUND: For agricultural systems to achieve climate-smart objectives, including improved food security and rural livelihoods as well as climate change adaptation and mitigation, they often need to be take a landscape approach; they must become ‘climate-smart landscapes’. Climate-smart landscapes operate on the principles of integrated landscape management, while explicitly incorporating adaptation and mitigation into their management objectives.
Prédiction de quelques normales agroclimatiques à l'aide de modèles empiriques
Predicting some Agroclimatic Data Using Empirical Models. The lack of climatic data in large areas of Africa is a major drawback in the efficient planning of land resources use. The objective of this study is to fill that gap whenever necessary, by estimating climatic data with empirical models using geographic parameters of the site such as its latitude, longitude, altitude and month of the year. Data from 66 agroclimatological stations were used, covering a region stretching between latitude 2 and 14N, longitude 3 and 23E, and altitude 13 to 1890 m.
Effects of Land Use Change on Soil Carbon Storage and Water Consumption in an Oasis-Desert Ecotone
Land use and ecosystem services need to be assessed simultaneously to better understand the relevant factors in sustainable land management. This paper analyzed land use changes in the middle reach of the arid Heihe River Basin in northwest China over the last two decades and their impacts on water resources and soil organic carbon (SOC) storage.
New Urbanist developments in flood-prone areas: safe development, or safe development paradox
Government policies intended to reduce flood losses can increase the potential for catastrophe by stimulating development inside the floodplain, a phenomenon referred to as the “safe development paradox.” New Urbanist design has the potential to both exacerbate and alleviate flood risks. Because they are built at relatively high densities, New Urbanist developments can exacerbate risk by placing more people and property in harm's way.
Characteristics of developers and their relations to open space conservation
Developers are entrepreneurs that initiate and carry out land development projects. They play an active dominant and leading role in land use planning decisions, and are, therefore, expected to have a significant impact on patterns of development and open space conservation. The present study identified correlations between characteristics of developers and indicators of open space conservation, based on a random sample of 88 statutory land use plans in the Tel Aviv metropolitan region over the period 1990–1999.
Web-based decision support system for rural land use planning--WebLUP--a prototype
Assessment of fractal dimension and geometrical characteristics of the landslides identified in North of Tehran, Iran
The aim of the presented study is to assess the fractal dimension (D) and the geometrical characteristics (length and width) of the landslides identified in North of Tehran, Iran. At first, the landslide locations (528 landslides) were identified by interpretation of aerial photographs, satellite images and field surveys, and then to calculate the fractal dimension (D), we used the computer programming named as FRACEK. In the next step, geometrical characteristics of each landslide such as length (L) and width (W) were calculated by ArcGIS software.
River water quality assessment: A comparison of binary- and fuzzy logic-based approaches
European Union defined strategies for surface water quality with the 2000/60/EC, or Water Framework Directive (WFD), in order to safeguard Union's water environment; therefore policies have been implemented and became part of Member States legislations. WFD sets guidelines regarding control of river water quality as well as land use planning. However, there is a real requirement of practical investigating procedures, as well as water quality management tools, to help professionals to properly assess the water quality status.