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Raquel Faria de Deus is a geographer and a researcher at CICS.NOVA, Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal. She holds an MS in Geographic Information Systems from Universidade de Lisboa (2008), and a PhD in Geography and Territorial Planning, with specialisation in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2015). In 2017 she was awarded the National Prize of Geography Orlando Ribeiro for the best Portuguese PhD thesis (2015-2016) from the Portuguese Association of Geographers. She writes on several issues including Land-use and Land-cover change, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial analysis, and Modelling and Planning.
In coastal areas, the tourism sector contributes to the local economy, generating income, employment, investments and tax revenues but the rapid urban expansion creates great pressure on local resources and infrastructures, with negative repercussions on the residents’ quality of life, but also compromising the visitor’s experience. These areas face problems such as the formation of meteorological effects known as heat islands, due to the soil sealing, and increased energy demand in the peak season. To evaluate the impact of urban growth spatial pattern and change, three strategic sustainable challenges—urban form, urban energy, and urban outdoor comfort—were selected. The progress towards sustainability was measured and analyzed in a tourist city in the Algarve region, Portugal, for the period 2007–2018, using geographic information. A set of 2D and 3D indicators was derived for the building and block scales. Then, a change assessment based on cluster analysis was performed, and three different trends of sustainable development were identified and mapped. Results allow detecting the urban growth patterns that lead to more sustainable urban areas. The study revealed that a high sustainable development was observed in 12% of the changed blocks in the study area. All indicators suggest that the growth pattern of the coastal area is in line with the studied sustainability dimensions. However, most of the blocks that changed between 2007 and 2018 (82%) followed a low sustainable development. These blocks had the lowest variation in the built volume and density, and consequently the lowest variations in the roof areas with good solar exposition. The urban development also privileged more detached and less compact buildings. This analysis will support the integration of 2D and 3D information into the planning process, assisting smart cities to comply with the sustainable development goals.
Teresa Santos; Raquel Deus; Jorge Rocha; José António Tenedório. Assessing Sustainable Urban Development Trends in a Dynamic Tourist Coastal Area Using 3D Spatial Indicators. Energies 2021, 14, 5044 .
AMA StyleTeresa Santos, Raquel Deus, Jorge Rocha, José António Tenedório. Assessing Sustainable Urban Development Trends in a Dynamic Tourist Coastal Area Using 3D Spatial Indicators. Energies. 2021; 14 (16):5044.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTeresa Santos; Raquel Deus; Jorge Rocha; José António Tenedório. 2021. "Assessing Sustainable Urban Development Trends in a Dynamic Tourist Coastal Area Using 3D Spatial Indicators." Energies 14, no. 16: 5044.
In this study, past and current land-use and land-cover (LULC) change trajectories between 1947 and 2018 were analysed in terms of sustainability using a unique set of nine detailed, high-precision LULC thematic maps for the municipality of Portimão (Algarve region), Portugal. Several Geographic Information System (GIS)-based spatial analysis techniques were used to process LULC data and assess the spatiotemporal dynamics of LULC change processes. The dynamics of LULC change were explored by analysing LULC change trajectories. In addition, spatial pattern metrics were introduced to further investigate and quantify the spatial patterns of such LULC change trajectories. The findings show that Portimão has been experiencing complex LULC changes. Nearly 52% of the study area has undergone an LULC change at least once during the 71-year period. The analysis of spatial pattern metrics on LULC change trajectories confirmed the emergence of more complex, dispersed, and fragmented shapes when patches of land were converted from non-built categories into artificial surface categories from 1947 to 2018. The combined analysis of long-term LULC sequences by means of LULC change trajectories and spatial pattern metrics provided useful, actionable, and robust empirical information that can support sustainable spatial planning and smart growth, which is much needed since the results of this study have shown that the pattern of LULC change trajectories in Portimão municipality has been heading towards unsustainability.
Raquel Faria de Deus; José Tenedório. Coastal Land-Use and Land-Cover Change Trajectories: Are They Sustainable? Sustainability 2021, 13, 8840 .
AMA StyleRaquel Faria de Deus, José Tenedório. Coastal Land-Use and Land-Cover Change Trajectories: Are They Sustainable? Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):8840.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Faria de Deus; José Tenedório. 2021. "Coastal Land-Use and Land-Cover Change Trajectories: Are They Sustainable?" Sustainability 13, no. 16: 8840.
In this chapter, a hybrid approach integrating cellular automata (CA), fuzzy logic, logistic regression, and Markov chains for modelling and prediction of land-use and land-cover (LULC) change at the local scale, using geographic information with fine spatial resolution is presented. A spatial logistic regression model was applied to determine the transition rules that were used by a conventional CA model. The overall dimension of LULC change was estimated using a Markov chain model. The proposed CA-based model (termed CAMLucc) in combination with physical variables and land-use planning data was applied to simulate LULC change in Portimão, Portugal between 1947 and 2010 and to predict its future spatial patterns for 2020 and 2025. The main results of this research show that Portimão has been facing massive growth in artificial surfaces, particularly near the main urban settlements and along the coastal area, and reveal an early and intensive urban sprawl over time.
Raquel Faria de Deus; José António Tenedório; Jorge Rocha. Modelling Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Spatial Optimization Issues 2021, 57 -102.
AMA StyleRaquel Faria de Deus, José António Tenedório, Jorge Rocha. Modelling Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Spatial Optimization Issues. 2021; ():57-102.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Faria de Deus; José António Tenedório; Jorge Rocha. 2021. "Modelling Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes." Interdisciplinary Approaches to Spatial Optimization Issues , no. : 57-102.
Coastal zones have experienced rapid urban growth over the last 50 years and this is expected to continue. The most important reasons for rapid...
Mateus Magarotto; Raquel Faria de Deus; Monica Ferreira Costa; Érika Masanet. Green areas in coastal cities – conflict of interests or stakeholders’ perspectives? International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 2017, 12, 1260 -1271.
AMA StyleMateus Magarotto, Raquel Faria de Deus, Monica Ferreira Costa, Érika Masanet. Green areas in coastal cities – conflict of interests or stakeholders’ perspectives? International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. 2017; 12 (8):1260-1271.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMateus Magarotto; Raquel Faria de Deus; Monica Ferreira Costa; Érika Masanet. 2017. "Green areas in coastal cities – conflict of interests or stakeholders’ perspectives?" International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 12, no. 8: 1260-1271.
Raquel Faria de Deus; José António Tenedório; Montserrat Moix Bergadà. Urban sprawl in Portugal based on urban systems spatial boundaries. ACE: Architecture, City and Environment 2012, 7, 1 .
AMA StyleRaquel Faria de Deus, José António Tenedório, Montserrat Moix Bergadà. Urban sprawl in Portugal based on urban systems spatial boundaries. ACE: Architecture, City and Environment. 2012; 7 (20):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Faria de Deus; José António Tenedório; Montserrat Moix Bergadà. 2012. "Urban sprawl in Portugal based on urban systems spatial boundaries." ACE: Architecture, City and Environment 7, no. 20: 1.
Urban development charges (UDC) are considered relevant taxation instruments that can improve the economic sustainability of urban areas and the financial health of the respective local governments. The economic formulation and justification based on the ‘direct benefit principle,’ the ‘accountability principle,’ and the ‘proportionality principle’ requires a methodology that can be supported by a geographic information system (GIS) application. This article presents the research output of a real case study – the municipality of Aljezur, Portugal – and the fundamentals of the GIS tool that was designed. This GIS-based methodology comprises a multi-annual infrastructure capital plan and an accurate zoning map for spatial differentiation of values combining municipal-wide and site-specific approaches, following ‘pay as the urban areas grow’ perspective applied to urban development and new buildings. It requires data integration of the urban planning process with infrastructure and urban growth data in order to manage and monitor the computation of this charge over time, thereby increasing the accuracy, the objectivity and the clarity of the process. The results obtained show that this UDC-GIS application seems well adapted to small municipalities. Its possible replication and use in other contexts require adaptations derived from different urban and taxation policy options and from different legal, organizational, technological, and informational local systems.
Jorge Baptista E Silva; Raquel Faria de Deus; Jose Antonio Tenedorio. Paying as the urban areas grow – implementing and managing urban development charges using a GIS application. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 2012, 26, 1689 -1705.
AMA StyleJorge Baptista E Silva, Raquel Faria de Deus, Jose Antonio Tenedorio. Paying as the urban areas grow – implementing and managing urban development charges using a GIS application. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2012; 26 (9):1689-1705.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJorge Baptista E Silva; Raquel Faria de Deus; Jose Antonio Tenedorio. 2012. "Paying as the urban areas grow – implementing and managing urban development charges using a GIS application." International Journal of Geographical Information Science 26, no. 9: 1689-1705.
Historical census micro-data – data aggregated for small-areas – is of foremost importance as a tool for understanding detail patterns in the distribution of social phenomena. However, the non-coincidence of census tracts’ geometries for different years hampers the dynamic analysis of such information. This article applies a methodology which uses auxiliary geographical data to build coherent historical datasets when asymmetric mapping occurs due to incoherent geometries. This data serves as control zones which are the source of the computation of a weighting scheme which allows the re-allocation of data for common spatial units. An application to a municipality in the Southern coast of Mainland Portugal – Portimão – helps to show the usefulness of this analysis. Form, structure and functional attributes are combined within a coherent framework. Proximity measures are used to help to identify local patterns. The final outcome highlight the potential of both the methodology used and the historical dataset produced.
António Manuel Coláço Do Rosário Godinho Rodrigues; Teresa Santos; Raquel Faria de Deus; Dulce Pimentel. Land-Use Dynamics at the Micro Level: Constructing and Analyzing Historical Datasets for the Portuguese Census Tracts. Computer Vision 2012, 7334, 565 -577.
AMA StyleAntónio Manuel Coláço Do Rosário Godinho Rodrigues, Teresa Santos, Raquel Faria de Deus, Dulce Pimentel. Land-Use Dynamics at the Micro Level: Constructing and Analyzing Historical Datasets for the Portuguese Census Tracts. Computer Vision. 2012; 7334 ():565-577.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntónio Manuel Coláço Do Rosário Godinho Rodrigues; Teresa Santos; Raquel Faria de Deus; Dulce Pimentel. 2012. "Land-Use Dynamics at the Micro Level: Constructing and Analyzing Historical Datasets for the Portuguese Census Tracts." Computer Vision 7334, no. : 565-577.
Raquel Faria de Deus. Os SIG na fiscalidade municipal: aplicação ao cálculo e gestão da TRMIU. Trunfos de uma Geografia Activa: desenvolvimento local, ambiente, ordenamento e tecnologia 2011, 701 -708.
AMA StyleRaquel Faria de Deus. Os SIG na fiscalidade municipal: aplicação ao cálculo e gestão da TRMIU. Trunfos de uma Geografia Activa: desenvolvimento local, ambiente, ordenamento e tecnologia. 2011; ():701-708.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Faria de Deus. 2011. "Os SIG na fiscalidade municipal: aplicação ao cálculo e gestão da TRMIU." Trunfos de uma Geografia Activa: desenvolvimento local, ambiente, ordenamento e tecnologia , no. : 701-708.