Urban-Rural Territorial Dynamics and Ecosystem Services

Cluster

  • Land and Environment (AT)

Description

The research subjects of the Urban-Rural Territorial Dynamics and Ecosystem Services unit concern the study of territorial changes deriving from the expansion of urban areas, with particular reference to the use of the land, the landscape-cultural mosaic and the capacity of open spaces to produce ecosystem services. The research activities concern:  the development of spatially explicit methods for mapping the ecosystem and landscape services (i.e. those benefits deriving from landscapes rather than ecosystems);  the analysis of land consumption for the quantitative and qualitative aspects, with particular reference to the impacts on the landscape-cultural mosaic and landscape patterns;  methods and criteria for integrating green infrastructures into planning;  implementation of territorial suitability assessments in a GIS environment based on multi-criteria methods. The research is based on the use of geographic information systems, spatial analysis techniques and prevalent use of territorial data (raster and vector data, remote sensing images and statistical data). In addition to research, consultancy and services, concerning the analysis and territorial evaluation sectors, are offered to public bodies, private organizations and companies.

Research subjects

  • Metodi per l'analisi del consumo di suolo e dei suoi impatti sugli spazi aperti.
  • Sviluppo di indicatori per la mappatura di landscape services con particolare riferimento al territorio urbano - rurale.
  • Criteri per l'integrazione di infrastrutture verdi nella pianificazione.
  • Caratterizzazione del paesaggio in ambienti antropizzati.

ERC panels

  • SH3_1 Social structure, social mobility, social innovation
  • SH3_7 Kinship; diversity and identities, gender, interethnic relations
  • SH3_10 Religious studies, ritual; symbolic representation

Tags

  • Urban/Rural Land use change Ecosystem and Landscape services
  • Spatial data analysis Green Infrastructure Planning

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