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A loss of natural capital within cities and their surrounding areas has been noticed over the last decades. Increasing development associated with higher sealing rates has caused a general loss of Urban Green Spaces (UGS) within the urban environment, whereas urban sprawl and the improvement of road networks have deeply fragmented the surrounding landscape and jeopardized ecosystems connectivity. UGS are an essential component of the urban system, and their loss has a greater impact on, e.g., ecological and hydrological processes, threatening human well-being. Different types and spatial configurations of UGS may affect their own ability to provide ecosystem services, such as biodiversity support and water regulation. Nevertheless, the study of UGS spatial patterns is a research branch poorly addressed. Moreover, UGS analyses are mainly focused on public and vast green spaces, but seldom on informal, private, and interstitial ones, returning a myopic representation of urban green areas. Therefore, this study investigates the UGS spatial patterns within six Southern European cities, using the urban morphology analysis to assess all urban vegetated lands. Results revealed three main Urban Green Spatial Patterns (UGSPs): Fragmented, Compact, and Linear Distributions. UGSPs taxonomy represents a novelty in the urban morphology field and may have important implications for the ability to provide ecosystem services and, thus, human well-being.
Michèle Pezzagno; Barbara M. Frigione; Carla S. S. Ferreira. Reading Urban Green Morphology to Enhance Urban Resilience: A Case Study of Six Southern European Cities. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9163 .
AMA StyleMichèle Pezzagno, Barbara M. Frigione, Carla S. S. Ferreira. Reading Urban Green Morphology to Enhance Urban Resilience: A Case Study of Six Southern European Cities. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9163.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichèle Pezzagno; Barbara M. Frigione; Carla S. S. Ferreira. 2021. "Reading Urban Green Morphology to Enhance Urban Resilience: A Case Study of Six Southern European Cities." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9163.
Mediterranean headwater catchments have experienced major land-use changes in recent centuries, namely characterized by afforestation with fast-growing tree species (e.g., pine and eucalyptus). This paper investigates differences in the hydrological response of two forested catchments with distinct Pinus pinaster Aiton (PIN) and Eucalyptus globulus Labill. (EUC) covers over 6 hydrological years, from 2010 to 2016. The study was developed in paired catchments located in North–Central Portugal, under wet Mediterranean climate and schist bedrock. Based on rainfall and streamflow measurements, the hydrological responses were analyzed through the water-balance calculations, rainfall-runoff event analyses, and correlations between rainfall characteristics, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, overland flow, and land-cover parameters. The study period recorded a wide range of annual rainfall, between 984 and 2127 mm per years. The annual streamflow displayed greater inter-annual variation, from 208 to 1430 mm for PIN and from 217 to 1291 mm for EUC. The runoff coefficient was higher in the wettest years, with a maximum of 58% for PIN and 61% for EUC, and decreased substantially in the driest year, representing only 17% of the rainfall in PIN and 22% in EUC. Rainfall was predominant during the winter season (41%), followed by autumn (30%) and spring (24%). The streamflow displayed a seasonal behavior in both catchments, with higher runoff coefficient for EUC that for PIN. Half of the annual streamflow occurs during the winter, with the highest average runoff coefficient attained for EUC and PIN respectively being 68% and 64% of the rainfall amount. Annual evapotranspiration was relatively constant through the six years of study and showed higher average values in PIN (907 mm) than EUC (739 mm), highlighting the importance of forest type and showing that mature pine plantations lead to higher water consumption than eucalypt stands. Annual rainfall amount affects evapotranspiration rate (%), the percentage of ET increasing from 37% to 78% for PIN and from 34% to 73% for EUC between the wettest and the driest years, which raises concerns regarding the impact of climate changes on water availability in the mountain areas of the Mediterranean region.
Anne-Karine Boulet; Mitas Rial-Rivas; Carla Ferreira; Celeste Coelho; Zahra Kalantari; Jan Keizer; António Ferreira. Hydrological Processes in Eucalypt and Pine Forested Headwater Catchments within Mediterranean Region. Water 2021, 13, 1418 .
AMA StyleAnne-Karine Boulet, Mitas Rial-Rivas, Carla Ferreira, Celeste Coelho, Zahra Kalantari, Jan Keizer, António Ferreira. Hydrological Processes in Eucalypt and Pine Forested Headwater Catchments within Mediterranean Region. Water. 2021; 13 (10):1418.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnne-Karine Boulet; Mitas Rial-Rivas; Carla Ferreira; Celeste Coelho; Zahra Kalantari; Jan Keizer; António Ferreira. 2021. "Hydrological Processes in Eucalypt and Pine Forested Headwater Catchments within Mediterranean Region." Water 13, no. 10: 1418.
This paper aims to analyse the rice production system in the lower Mondego Valley, in Portugal, in order to understand the main concerns of farmers and risk perception. A field survey was conducted and rice production systems as well as marketing systems were analysed. A study on the worries was also made and a correlational attempt was done, considering different types of risk. The results show a production system strongly oriented by agricultural policies and agri-environmental measures. The perceived risks mainly arise from rice production costs, prices and their relative instability which results from the uncertainty about the evolution of worldwide demand and production, and from the effects of global changes. However, the choices made by farmers, who possess sound knowledge of agricultural policies and marketing systems, are not completely correlated with their risk perceptions.
Maria De Fátima Oliveira; Sérgio Oliveira; António Russo; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Ana Bela Lopes; José M. Gonçalves; António Dinis Ferreira; Pedro Arnaldo Reis. Risks Perceptions on Rice Production: Baixo Mondego, Portugal. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021) 2021, 110 -119.
AMA StyleMaria De Fátima Oliveira, Sérgio Oliveira, António Russo, Kiril Bahcevandziev, Ana Bela Lopes, José M. Gonçalves, António Dinis Ferreira, Pedro Arnaldo Reis. Risks Perceptions on Rice Production: Baixo Mondego, Portugal. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021). 2021; ():110-119.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria De Fátima Oliveira; Sérgio Oliveira; António Russo; Kiril Bahcevandziev; Ana Bela Lopes; José M. Gonçalves; António Dinis Ferreira; Pedro Arnaldo Reis. 2021. "Risks Perceptions on Rice Production: Baixo Mondego, Portugal." Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021) , no. : 110-119.
Soils are a natural capital which support life on Earth and are responsible for many ecosystem services that are the foundation for human wellbeing. However, soils have been intensively used and subject to degradation, particularly in urban areas. The main objective of this study is: i) to give an overview of soil conditions in urban protected areas (UPAs), and ii) to provide suggestions how the nature-based solution (NBS) can enhance the soil health in three UPAs located near or in the city of Belgrade, Serbia (Byford’s and Zvezdara forests, and Avala mountain). In this study pH values and soil organic matter content were analyzed as main parameters for the soil characterization. The Byford’s and Zvezdara forests have similar slightly alkaline soil pH, while the Mt. Avala soils are slightly acidic as a consequence of geological settings. The lower content of soil organic matter (1.26%–5.73%) in the Byford’s and Zvezdara forests might be improved with appropriate management practices. Introducing the principles of the NBS (e.g., incorporation of compost and biochar) in soil management practices in the protected areas, combined with conservation and restoration of forests, can provide enhanced soil health and supporting new green infrastructure (GI). The citizens and the society would highly benefit from a network of small green areas connected with UPAs in a number of ways, such as cleaner air, mitigation of noise stress, maintaining everyday wellbeing, recreation opportunities, contribution to employment and supporting social cohesion.
Snežana Štrbac; Carla S. S. Ferreira; Lucian C. Dincă; Nevena Antić; Gorica Veselinović; Zahra Kalantari; Milica Kašanin-Grubin. Soil Health in Urban Protected Areas and Pathways for Sustainable Development. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021) 2021, 576 -584.
AMA StyleSnežana Štrbac, Carla S. S. Ferreira, Lucian C. Dincă, Nevena Antić, Gorica Veselinović, Zahra Kalantari, Milica Kašanin-Grubin. Soil Health in Urban Protected Areas and Pathways for Sustainable Development. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021). 2021; ():576-584.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSnežana Štrbac; Carla S. S. Ferreira; Lucian C. Dincă; Nevena Antić; Gorica Veselinović; Zahra Kalantari; Milica Kašanin-Grubin. 2021. "Soil Health in Urban Protected Areas and Pathways for Sustainable Development." Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021) , no. : 576-584.
Estimating evapotranspiration (ET), the main water output flux within basins, is an important step in assessing hydrological changes and water availability. However, direct measurements of ET are challenging, especially for large regions. Global products now provide gridded estimates of ET at different temporal resolution, each with its own method of estimating ET based on various data sources. This study investigates the differences between ERA5, GLEAM, and GLDAS datasets of estimated ET at gridded points across Iran, and their accuracy in comparison with reference ET. The spatial and temporal discrepancies between datasets are identified, as well as their co-variation with forcing variables. The ET reference values used to check the accuracy of the datasets were based on the water balance (ETwb) from Iran’s main basins, and co-variation of estimated errors for each product with forcing drivers of ET. The results indicate that ETERA5 provides higher base average values and lower maximum annual average values than ETGLEAM. Temporal changes at the annual scale are similar for GLEAM, ERA5, and GLDAS datasets, but differences at seasonal and monthly time scales are identified. Some discrepancies are also recorded in ET spatial distribution, but generally, all datasets provide similarities, e.g., for humid regions basins. ETERA5 has a higher correlation with available energy than available water, while ETGLEAM has higher correlation with available water, and ETGLDAS does not correlate with none of these drivers. Based on the comparison of ETERA5 and ETGLEAM with ETwb, both have similar errors in spatial distribution, while ETGLDAS provided over and under estimations in northern and southern basins, respectively, compared to them (ETERA5 and ETGLEAM). All three datasets provide better ET estimates (values closer to ETWB) in hyper-arid and arid regions from central to eastern Iran than in the humid areas. Thus, the GLEAM, ERA5, and GLDAS datasets are more suitable for estimating ET for arid rather than humid basins in Iran.
Davood Moshir Panahi; Sadegh Sadeghi Tabas; Zahra Kalantari; Carla Ferreira; Bagher Zahabiyoun. Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Global Gridded Evapotranspiration Datasets across Iran. Remote Sensing 2021, 13, 1816 .
AMA StyleDavood Moshir Panahi, Sadegh Sadeghi Tabas, Zahra Kalantari, Carla Ferreira, Bagher Zahabiyoun. Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Global Gridded Evapotranspiration Datasets across Iran. Remote Sensing. 2021; 13 (9):1816.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavood Moshir Panahi; Sadegh Sadeghi Tabas; Zahra Kalantari; Carla Ferreira; Bagher Zahabiyoun. 2021. "Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Global Gridded Evapotranspiration Datasets across Iran." Remote Sensing 13, no. 9: 1816.
Warming and hydrological changes have already affected and shifted environments in the Arctic. Arctic wetlands are complex systems of coupled hydrological, ecological, and permafrost‐related processes, vulnerable to such environmental changes. This review uses a systems perspective approach to synthesize and elucidate the various interlinked responses and feedbacks of Arctic wetlands to hydroclimatic changes. Starting from increased air temperatures, subsequent permafrost thaw and concurrent hydrological changes are identified as key factors for both shrinkage and expansion of wetland area. Other diverse factors further interact with warming, hydrological changes, and permafrost thaw in altering the Arctic wetland systems. Surface albedo shifts driven by land cover alterations are powerful in reinforcing Arctic warming, while vegetation‐related factors can balance and decelerate permafrost thaw, causing negative feedback loops. With the vast amounts of carbon stored in Arctic wetlands, their changes in turn affect the global carbon cycle. Overall, the systems perspectives outlined and highlighted in this review can be useful in structuring and elucidating the interactions of wetlands with climate, hydrological, and other environmental changes in the Arctic, including the essential permafrost‐carbon feedback. This article is categorized under: Conservation, Management, and Awareness
Hanna N. Kreplin; Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira; Georgia Destouni; Saskia D. Keesstra; Luca Salvati; Zahra Kalantari. Arctic wetland system dynamics under climate warming. WIREs Water 2021, e21526 .
AMA StyleHanna N. Kreplin, Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira, Georgia Destouni, Saskia D. Keesstra, Luca Salvati, Zahra Kalantari. Arctic wetland system dynamics under climate warming. WIREs Water. 2021; ():e21526.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHanna N. Kreplin; Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira; Georgia Destouni; Saskia D. Keesstra; Luca Salvati; Zahra Kalantari. 2021. "Arctic wetland system dynamics under climate warming." WIREs Water , no. : e21526.
Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is one of the most dangerous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, highly persistent and toxic and its remediation by the cost-effective adsorbents are of great importance. Although various technologies have been developed to remove BaP from the environment, its sorption through solid matrixes has received increasing attention due to cost-effectiveness. Studies regarding the absorption of PAHs by soil matrix have been focused mostly on non-carcinogenic compounds comprising two or three aromatic rings, such as naphthalene and phenanthrene. However, the BaP absorption by the soil matrix and different adsorbents is not yet well explored. The present research investigates the adsorption capacity of Haplic Chernozem, granular activated carbon and biochar in relation to BaP. The Haplic Chernozem properties has following properties : clay particles content was 53.1% for particles with diameter < 0.01 mm and 32.4% for particles < 0.001 mm; pHH2O - 7.3; Corg - 129 3.7%; CaСО3 - 0.1%; exchangeable cations Ca2+ - 31.0 and Mg2+ - 4.5 cmol(+) kg−1; cation exchange capacity (CEC) - 37.1 cmol(+) kg−1. Laboratory experiments with different initial BaP concentrations in the liquid phase, and different rations of both solid and liquid phases, show that Freundlich model describes well the adsorption isotherms of BaP by the soil and both adsorbents. Moreover, the BaP isotherm sorption by the Haplic Chernozem is better illustrated by the Freundlich model than the Langmuir equation. The results reveal that the sorption capacity of the carbonaceous adsorbents at a ratio 1:20 is orders of magnitude higher (13368 ng mL-1 of activated carbon and 3578 ng mL-1 of biochar) than that of the soil (57.8 ng mL-1). The difference of the sorption capacity of the carbonaceous adsorbents and soil at a ratio 0.5:20 were 17-45 times. This is due to the higher pore volume and specific surface area of the carbonaceous adsorbents than soil particles, assessed through scanning electron microscopy. The results of sorption kinetics showed high sorption rates and achievement of sorption equilibrium after 1 h. Biochar adsorbed BaP more intensely than granular activated carbon. The sorption kinetic of BaP by chernozem was compared with the adsorption kinetics by the carbonaceous adsorbents. Results indicate that the adsorption dynamic involves two steps. The first one is associated with a fast BaP adsorption on the large available surface and inside macro- and mesopores of the sorbent particles of the granular activated carbon and biochar. Then, the adsorption is followed by a slower process of BaP penetration into the microporous space, and/or redistribution into a hydrophobic fraction. Overall, the granular activated carbon and biochar are highly effective adsorbents for BaP, whereas the Haplic Chernozem has a rather limited capacity to remove BaP from contaminated solutions.
The research was supported by RFBR, projects no. 19-29-05265 and 19-34-90185.
Tamara Dudnikova; Tatiana Minkina; Galina Vasilyeva; Tatiana Bauer; Anatoly Barakhov; Svetlana Sushkova; David Pinskii; Mahmoud Mazarji; Carla Ferreira. Comparative sorption of benzo[a]pyrene by soil and carbonaceous adsorbents . 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleTamara Dudnikova, Tatiana Minkina, Galina Vasilyeva, Tatiana Bauer, Anatoly Barakhov, Svetlana Sushkova, David Pinskii, Mahmoud Mazarji, Carla Ferreira. Comparative sorption of benzo[a]pyrene by soil and carbonaceous adsorbents . . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTamara Dudnikova; Tatiana Minkina; Galina Vasilyeva; Tatiana Bauer; Anatoly Barakhov; Svetlana Sushkova; David Pinskii; Mahmoud Mazarji; Carla Ferreira. 2021. "Comparative sorption of benzo[a]pyrene by soil and carbonaceous adsorbents ." , no. : 1.
In Portugal, grain corn is the main cereal produced, comprising 56% of total cereal yield. It is grown in intensive monoculture cropping systems that may have negative effects on soil quality, affecting long-term fertility and productivity, and therefore the sustainability of production. A promising management practice to mitigate soil degradation is to grow a cover crop during the usual fallow period. This study examined in which extend six species of legume cover crops (forage pea (pisum sativum L), yellow lupin (lupinus luteus), crimson clover (trifolium incarnatum), balansa clover (trifolium michelianum), persian clover (trifolium suaveolens), and arrowleaf clover (trifolium vesiculosum) are suitable to mitigate soil threats in grain corn systems specifically in the Mediterranean region. Specific objectives were to identify the effectiveness of the legume 6 species in improving soil fertility (i.e., soil organic matter content), mitigating nutrient leaching, nutrient recycling, and weed control. The study was performed in the lower Mondego valley in central Portugal. It covered two autumn to spring periods of cover crop cultivation, and assessed changes in soil fertility, dry biomass yield of legumes and weeds, and their associated nutrient content (total nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium).
In general, the six legume cover crops (LCC) species showed good adaptation to Mediterranean conditions, yielding large amounts of biomass (up to 8 ton/ha for clovers species). At the short term, LCC incorporation into the soil had no clear effect in soil organic matter content. The median uptake of NPK macronutrients for all species was high respectively 176-20-172 kg/ha, due to their generally high biomass production, highlighting their great potential to mitigate nutrient leaching. The capacity of the LCC to provide green manure services enabled a median reduction of 40% of N, 60% of P, and 100% of K supplied by mineral fertilizers necessary to attain a corn grain yield of 12t/ha. LCC showed a good effectiveness in weeds control, although only in the second year of the study. Three clover species (crimson, balansa, arrowleaf) performed best in terms of weed control maintaining weed production below 0.5 ton/ha, vs 3-4 ton/ha in control plots, due to early establishment and/or high biomass production in later growth stages, and avoiding the first application of herbicide in pre-emergent herbicide for grain corn cultivation.
Anne Karine Boulet; Carlos Alarcão; Carla Ferreira; Adelcia Veiga; Lara Campos; António Ferreira; Rudi Hessel. Introduction of legume cover crops practice in intensive grain corn crop system to mitigate soil threats in the Mediterranean region. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleAnne Karine Boulet, Carlos Alarcão, Carla Ferreira, Adelcia Veiga, Lara Campos, António Ferreira, Rudi Hessel. Introduction of legume cover crops practice in intensive grain corn crop system to mitigate soil threats in the Mediterranean region. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnne Karine Boulet; Carlos Alarcão; Carla Ferreira; Adelcia Veiga; Lara Campos; António Ferreira; Rudi Hessel. 2021. "Introduction of legume cover crops practice in intensive grain corn crop system to mitigate soil threats in the Mediterranean region." , no. : 1.
The use of biochar has increased worldwide in the last years due to its good results for several soil quality indicators. However, restoration potential depends on the type and amount of biochar for each specific soil and land use. In order to investigate this restoration potential differential, we conducted an experiment where we amended two contrasting degraded soils with the same biochar. We installed a controlled and fully randomized percolation lysimeter experiment (3 replicates) with 15 lysimeters on a moderately steep slope angle, monitored for one year. Two types of soil were collected, a low organic matter, hydrophilic vineyard soil and a high organic matter, hydrophobic forest soil. Biochar was applied at 4% for both soils, and an additional treatment at 2% for the forest soil only. Selected soil quality indicators are: soil organic matter, medium weight diameter, aggregate stability, bulk density, pH, electric conductivity, potassium (K), phosphorus (P), soil water repellency, biomass quality. The present study comprises four data collections in different seasons along the year, enabling to compare the development of the biochar effects on different types of soil and its short- and medium-term behaviour.
Suyan Isaka; Markéta Hendrychová; Isabel Campos; Ana Catarina Bastos; Oscar Gonzales Pelayo; Ana Caetano; Nelson Abrantes; Martinho Martins; Marjan Jongen; Carla Ferreira; Frank Verheijen. Can biochar restore soil quality in a degraded forest and vineyard soil in a one-year percolation lysimeters study, in Portugal? 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleSuyan Isaka, Markéta Hendrychová, Isabel Campos, Ana Catarina Bastos, Oscar Gonzales Pelayo, Ana Caetano, Nelson Abrantes, Martinho Martins, Marjan Jongen, Carla Ferreira, Frank Verheijen. Can biochar restore soil quality in a degraded forest and vineyard soil in a one-year percolation lysimeters study, in Portugal? . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSuyan Isaka; Markéta Hendrychová; Isabel Campos; Ana Catarina Bastos; Oscar Gonzales Pelayo; Ana Caetano; Nelson Abrantes; Martinho Martins; Marjan Jongen; Carla Ferreira; Frank Verheijen. 2021. "Can biochar restore soil quality in a degraded forest and vineyard soil in a one-year percolation lysimeters study, in Portugal?" , no. : 1.
This paper explores the potential for using multiple particle size fractions in a hierarchical geochemical sediment fingerprinting approach to the assessment of changes in sediment sources through time within a small Mediterranean peri-urban catchment. Conventional sediment fingerprinting has focussed on the <63µm fraction of fine bed-sediment on the basis that this fraction represents suspended sediment, which in turn is considered dominant over bedload in catchment sediment budgets. In reality, however, coarser sediment than 63µm may form part of suspended sediment and/or occurs as relatively fast-moving fine bedload. Furthermore, sediment sources vary in their particle size distribution and, as geochemical composition can vary with particle size, it is arguable that sediment fingerprinting studies should consider use of multiple size fractions.
This study explores this approach using <63µm, 63-125µm, 125-250 µm and 250-2000µm size fractions. It focuses on the north-south flowing Ribeira dos Covões catchment (6.2 km2), on the outskirts of Coimbra in central Portugal. The climate is humid Mediterranean. Catchment geology is 56% sandstone (in the east), 41 % marly limestone (in the west) and 3 % alluvium. Current land-use is 56% woodland, 4 % agricultural and 40% urban (mainly residential, but also including a recently constructed enterprise park (5%) and major highway (1%)). Recent urbanization has largely occupied former agricultural land.
The study adopts a multi-proxy sediment fingerprinting approach to assessment of changes in sediment sources, based on geochemical (elemental) characterization of the four different size fractions of fluvial bed-sediment and soil samples, using a Niton x-ray fluorescence (XRF) elemental analyser. Sampling of fluvial sediment was carried out at 33 sites within the stream network (including all significant tributaries, downstream sites and the catchment outlet). Samples were collected in July 2018 and November 2018 following contrasting ‘late-wet-season’ and ‘end-of-dry-season’ events. In July 2018, samples of potential sediment sources were collected including: (i) soil surface (0-2cm) samples at 64 locations, (ii) 17 samples from eroding channel margin sites, and (iii) 15 samples of road sediment. All fluvial and soil samples were sieved to obtain the four target size fractions. The elemental geochemistry of each sample fraction at all fluvial and source sites was derived using the XRF analyser. (These results were added to similar datasets previously obtained on three occasions in 2012-15 in a period of enhanced urban constructional disturbance). Differences (and similarities) in geochemical signatures between the different size fractions at each survey date at and between each tributary and potential source site were assessed using a range of statistical techniques. Messages arising are discussed. For each size fraction and survey date, Bayesian unmixing models were used in a hierarchical (confluence-based) fashion to assess the contributions of sub-catchments to downstream sites and the catchment outlet. Modelling results for the two 2018 events were validated by comparing them with suspended sediment records collected at five tributary locations and at the catchment outlet. Although overall, the modelling was successful in indicating and quantifying significant changes in sediment sources through time within the catchment, uncertainties in interpretation of the multiple fractions are identified and discussed.
Rory Walsh; Carla Ferreira; William Blake; Sam Higton; Antonio Ferreira. Multi-fractional sediment fingerprinting in monitoring sediment sources in a peri-urban Portuguese catchment. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleRory Walsh, Carla Ferreira, William Blake, Sam Higton, Antonio Ferreira. Multi-fractional sediment fingerprinting in monitoring sediment sources in a peri-urban Portuguese catchment. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRory Walsh; Carla Ferreira; William Blake; Sam Higton; Antonio Ferreira. 2021. "Multi-fractional sediment fingerprinting in monitoring sediment sources in a peri-urban Portuguese catchment." , no. : 1.
Soil supports life on Earth and provides several goods and services of essence for human wellbeing. Over the last century, however, intensified human activities and unsustainable management practices, along with ongoing climate change, have been degrading soils’ natural capital, pushing it towards possible critical limits for its ability to provide essential ecosystem services. Soil degradation is characterized by negative changes in soil health status that may lead to partial or total loss of productivity and overall capacity to support human societies, e.g., against increasing climate risks. Such degradation leads to environmental, social and economic losses, which may in turn trigger land abandonment and desertification. In particular, the Mediterranean region has been identified as one of the most vulnerable and severely affected European regions by soil degradation, where the actual extent and context of the problem is not yet well understood. This study provides an overview of current knowledge about the status of soil degradation and its main drivers and processes in the European Mediterranean region, based on comprehensive literature review. In the Mediterranean region, 34% of the land area is subject to ‘very high sensitivity’ or ‘high sensitivity’ to desertification, and risk of desertification applies to over more than 65% of the territory of some countries, such as Spain and Cyprus (IPCC, 2019). The major degradation processes are: (i) soil erosion, due to very high erosion rates (>2 t/ha); (ii) loss of soil organic matter, due to high mineralization rates while the region is already characterized by low or very low soil organic matter (<2%); and (iii) soil and water salinisation, due to groundwater abstraction and sea water intrusion. However, additional physical, chemical and biological degradation processes, such as soil sealing and compaction, contamination, and loss of biodiversity, are also of great concern. Some of the degradation processes, such as soil erosion, have been extensively investigated and their spatial extent is relatively well described. Other processes, however, such as soil biodiversity, are poorly investigated and have limited data availability. In general, a lack of systematic inventories of soil degradation status limits the overall knowledge base and impairs understanding of the spatial and temporal dimensions of the problem. In terms of drivers, Mediterranean soil degradation has mainly been driven by increasing population, particularly in coastal areas, and its concentration in urban areas (and consequent abandonment of rural areas), as well as by land-use changes and intensification of socio-economic activities (e.g. agriculture and tourism). Additionally, climate change, with increasing extent and severity of extreme events (droughts, floods, wildfires), may also be a key degradation driver in this region. Improved information on soil degradation status (including spatio-temporal extent and severity) and enhanced knowledge of degradation drivers, processes and socio-economic, ecological, and biodiversity impacts are needed to better support regional soil management, policy, and decision making. Science and evidence based improvements of soil resource governance and management can enhance soil resilience to regional and global changes, and support the region to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals and the Land Degradation Neutrality targets.
Carla S. S. Ferreira; Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni; Georgia Destouni; Marijana Solomun; Navid Ghajarnia; António Ferreira; Zahra Kalantari. Status, processes, and drivers of soil degradation in the Mediterranean region. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleCarla S. S. Ferreira, Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Georgia Destouni, Marijana Solomun, Navid Ghajarnia, António Ferreira, Zahra Kalantari. Status, processes, and drivers of soil degradation in the Mediterranean region. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla S. S. Ferreira; Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni; Georgia Destouni; Marijana Solomun; Navid Ghajarnia; António Ferreira; Zahra Kalantari. 2021. "Status, processes, and drivers of soil degradation in the Mediterranean region." , no. : 1.
Erosion is one of the main soil threats in the Mediterranean region, leading to degradation and desertification of several areas. Water stable aggregates (WSA) is a rate of the extent to which soil aggregates resist falling apart when wetted and hit by rain drops, indicating also the resistence of soil to compaction and soil quality status. This study aims to determine the WSA in differrent soils, characterized by distinct land-uses and soil types. This work is part of Ribeira dos Covões catchment research, in the suburbs of Coimbra, the largest city of central Portugal, where research dealing with soil and hydrological properties has been developed for long time. WSA were investigated for agricultural and forest soils, on both sandstone and limestone. Soil surface samples (0-10cm) were collected in December 2020, and analysed through wet sieving method which quantifies the amount of water-stable soil aggregates fractions.
Not surprisingly, the results showed that forest soils contain a much higher proportion of water-stable soil aggregates of larger fractions than agricultural soil, where the smaller fractions prevailed. Similar results have been also reported in previous studies and found during our previous research at Praha-Suchdol locality (Housle), in Czech Republic. The fraction distribution of WSA in sandstone and limestone was comparable for forest soils. In case of agricultural soils, distribution of WSA was slightly different. WSA are a relevant part of soil surface layer, with important impacts on other soil properties (e.g. soil moisture, hydrophobicity, infiltration), thus affecting the rainfall-runoff-erosion processes, previously investigated in the study area. Further research will be developed to better assess WSA differences between distinct forest types, given the relevance of vegetation species for example on hydrophobicity and WSA dynamics. A better understanding of WSA in different soil types will be useful to support improved soil management and mitigate land degradation.
Radek Klíč; Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira; António Ferreira; Miroslav Kravka. Comparison of water-stable aggregates on different soil types and land-uses in a Portuguese Mediterranean catchment. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleRadek Klíč, Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira, António Ferreira, Miroslav Kravka. Comparison of water-stable aggregates on different soil types and land-uses in a Portuguese Mediterranean catchment. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRadek Klíč; Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira; António Ferreira; Miroslav Kravka. 2021. "Comparison of water-stable aggregates on different soil types and land-uses in a Portuguese Mediterranean catchment." , no. : 1.
The southern Europe has been recognized as a “hot spot” of ongoing climate change in Europe, being particularly vulnerable to natural disasters in the recent decade. Southern Europe suffers from frequent and disastrous floods, drought and wildfires which foster land degradation while certainly threatening ecosystems in a changing climate. Measures for ecosystem restoration and climate change mitigation are of utmost importance particularly for agricultural and forestry ecosystems. The urgent action to combat climate change impacts calls for measures e.g. by implementing nature-based solutions (NBS) in key sectors to achieve ecosystem restoration and land degradation neutrality, and thus assure relevant ecosystem services to society and human wellbeing. Various approaches can be used to apply NBS, in different fields but practical implementation of NBS needs participatory involvement, institutional and human resources capacity building, requiring local communities and vulnerable groups inclusion. Ecosystem restoration and climate change mitigation achieved by multiple functions of NBS also contribute to the implementation of UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals and Land Degradation Neutrality targets, and lead to enhanced development of circular economy. This research investigates NBS as an opportunity for ecosystem restoration in southern Europe, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of main obstacles and opportunities for the regional specific conditions.
Key words: ecosystem restoration, southern Europe, climate change, land degradation
Marijana Kapovic Solomun; Carla Ferreira; Ratko Ristić; Zahra Kalantari; Omid Rahmati. Nature Based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration in Southern Europe. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleMarijana Kapovic Solomun, Carla Ferreira, Ratko Ristić, Zahra Kalantari, Omid Rahmati. Nature Based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration in Southern Europe. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarijana Kapovic Solomun; Carla Ferreira; Ratko Ristić; Zahra Kalantari; Omid Rahmati. 2021. "Nature Based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration in Southern Europe." , no. : 1.
Forest land provides several environmental services and goods with significant implications for different socioeconomic and environmental dimensions. Forestry and its management are determinant activities for sustainable development, specifically in the current context of urgent mitigation of climate change. In this perspective, one objective of this research was to survey the main insights from the literature about the forest and management dimensions put together, highlighting the contributions of these activities to mitigate climate change. Another objective was to explore indicators related to forest management (land, employment, output, and net emissions) in order to obtain a forest sustainability index through factor analysis. As main insights from this study, we can quote that the literature survey pinpoints the most relevant factors framing forest management: soil characteristics, ecology, ecosystems, biodiversity, deforestation, climate change, socioeconomic frameworks, local knowledge, public policies, institutional context, and new technologies. Forest indicators reveal a strong relationship between forest land, employment and output, and a weaker relation with net emissions. We concluded that there is a need for stakeholders to explore and improve the interlinkage with climate change impact, specifically with regard to improving the relationships of forestry greenhouse gas emissions impacts with forest size and output.
Vítor Martinho; António Ferreira. Forest Resources Management and Sustainability: The Specific Case of European Union Countries. Sustainability 2020, 13, 58 .
AMA StyleVítor Martinho, António Ferreira. Forest Resources Management and Sustainability: The Specific Case of European Union Countries. Sustainability. 2020; 13 (1):58.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVítor Martinho; António Ferreira. 2020. "Forest Resources Management and Sustainability: The Specific Case of European Union Countries." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 58.
Wetlands, including peatlands, supply crucial ecosystem services such as water purification, carbon sequestration and regulation of hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. Peatlands are especially important as carbon sinks and stores because of the incomplete decomposition of vegetation within the peat. Good knowledge of individual wetlands exists locally, but information on how different wetland systems interact with their surroundings is lacking. In this study, the ability to use a depression-based digital elevation model (DEM) method to inventory wetlands in northern landscapes and assess their hydrological connectivity was investigated. The method consisted of three steps: (1) identification and mapping of wetlands, (2) identification of threshold values of minimum wetland size and depth, and (3) delineation of a defined coherent area of multiple wetlands with hydrological connectivity, called wetlandscape. The results showed that 64% of identified wetlands corresponded with an existing wetland map in the study area, but only 10% of the wetlands in the existing map were identified, with the F1 score being 17%. Therefore, the methodology cannot independently map wetlands and future research should be conducted in which additional data sources and mapping techniques are integrated. However, wetland connectivity could be mapped with the depression-based DEM methodology by utilising information on upstream and downstream wetland depressions, catchment boundaries and drainage flow paths. Knowledge about wetland connectivity is crucial for understanding how physical, biological and chemical materials are transported and distributed in the landscape, and thus also for resilience, management and protection of wetlandscapes.
Emelie Stengård; Aleksi Räsänen; Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira; Zahra Kalantari. Inventory and Connectivity Assessment of Wetlands in Northern Landscapes with a Depression-Based DEM Method. Water 2020, 12, 3355 .
AMA StyleEmelie Stengård, Aleksi Räsänen, Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira, Zahra Kalantari. Inventory and Connectivity Assessment of Wetlands in Northern Landscapes with a Depression-Based DEM Method. Water. 2020; 12 (12):3355.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmelie Stengård; Aleksi Räsänen; Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira; Zahra Kalantari. 2020. "Inventory and Connectivity Assessment of Wetlands in Northern Landscapes with a Depression-Based DEM Method." Water 12, no. 12: 3355.
Urbanization alters natural hydrological processes and enhances runoff, which affects flood hazard. Interest in nature-based solutions (NBS) for sustainable mitigation and adaptation to urban floods is growing, but the magnitudes of NBS effects are still poorly investigated. This study explores the potential of NBS for flood hazard mitigation in a small peri-urban catchment in central Portugal, prone to flash floods driven by urbanization and short but intense rainfall events typical of the Mediterranean region. Flood extent and flood depth are assessed by manually coupling the hydrologic HEC-HMS and hydraulic HEC-RAS models. The coupled model was run for single rainfall events with recurrence periods of 10−, 20−, 50−, and 100−years, considering four simulation scenarios: current conditions (without NBS), and with an upslope NBS, a downslope NBS, and a combination of both. The model-simulation approach provides good estimates of flood magnitude (NSE = 0.91, RMSE = 0.08, MAE = 0.07, R2 = 0.93), and shows that diverting streamflow into abandoned fields has positive impacts in mitigating downslope flood hazard. The implementation of an upslope NBS can decrease the water depth at the catchment outlet by 0.02 m, whereas a downslope NBS can reduce it from 0.10 m to 0.23 m for increasing return periods. Combined upslope and downslope NBS have a marginal additional impact in reducing water depth, ranging from 0.11 m to 0.24 m for 10− and 100−year floods. Decreases in water depth provided by NBS are useful in flood mitigation and adaptation within the peri-urban catchment. A network of NBS, rather than small isolated strategies, needs to be created for efficient flood-risk management at a larger scale.
Carla S. S. Ferreira; Sandra Mourato; Milica Kasanin-Grubin; António J. D. Ferreira; Georgia Destouni; Zahra Kalantari. Effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions in Mitigating Flood Hazard in a Mediterranean Peri-Urban Catchment. Water 2020, 12, 2893 .
AMA StyleCarla S. S. Ferreira, Sandra Mourato, Milica Kasanin-Grubin, António J. D. Ferreira, Georgia Destouni, Zahra Kalantari. Effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions in Mitigating Flood Hazard in a Mediterranean Peri-Urban Catchment. Water. 2020; 12 (10):2893.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla S. S. Ferreira; Sandra Mourato; Milica Kasanin-Grubin; António J. D. Ferreira; Georgia Destouni; Zahra Kalantari. 2020. "Effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions in Mitigating Flood Hazard in a Mediterranean Peri-Urban Catchment." Water 12, no. 10: 2893.
Carla Ferreira; Zahra Kalantari; Paulo Pereira. Liveable cities: Current environmental challenges and paths to urban sustainability. Journal of Environmental Management 2020, 277, 111458 .
AMA StyleCarla Ferreira, Zahra Kalantari, Paulo Pereira. Liveable cities: Current environmental challenges and paths to urban sustainability. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020; 277 ():111458.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Ferreira; Zahra Kalantari; Paulo Pereira. 2020. "Liveable cities: Current environmental challenges and paths to urban sustainability." Journal of Environmental Management 277, no. : 111458.
Rainfall is the key factor to understand soil erosion processes, mechanisms, and rates. Most research was conducted to determine rainfall characteristics and their relationship with soil erosion (erosivity) but there is little information about how atmospheric patterns control soil losses, and this is important to enable sustainable environmental planning and risk prevention. We investigated the temporal and spatial variability of the relationships of rainfall, runoff, and sediment yield with atmospheric patterns (weather types, WTs) in the western Mediterranean basin. For this purpose, we analyzed a large database of rainfall events collected between 1985 and 2015 in 46 experimental plots and catchments with the aim to: (i) evaluate seasonal differences in the contribution of rainfall, runoff, and sediment yield produced by the WTs; and (ii) to analyze the seasonal efficiency of the different WTs (relation frequency and magnitude) related to rainfall, runoff, and sediment yield. The results indicate two different temporal patterns: the first weather type exhibits (during the cold period: autumn and winter) westerly flows that produce the highest rainfall, runoff, and sediment yield values throughout the territory; the second weather type exhibits easterly flows that predominate during the warm period (spring and summer) and it is located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. However, the cyclonic situations present high frequency throughout the whole year with a large influence extended around the western Mediterranean basin. Contrary, the anticyclonic situations, despite of its high frequency, do not contribute significantly to the total rainfall, runoff, and sediment (showing the lowest efficiency) because of atmospheric stability that currently characterize this atmospheric pattern. Our approach helps to better understand the relationship of WTs on the seasonal and spatial variability of rainfall, runoff and sediment yield with a regional scale based on the large dataset and number of soil erosion experimental stations.
D. Peña-Angulo; E. Nadal-Romero; J.C. González-Hidalgo; J. Albaladejo; V. Andreu; H. Bahri; S. Bernal; M. Biddoccu; R. Bienes; J. Campo; Miguel Ángel Campo-Bescós; A. Canatário-Duarte; Y. Cantón; J. Casali; V. Castillo; E. Cavallo; A. Cerdà; P. Cid; N. Cortesi; G. Desir; Elvira Diaz Pereira; T. Espigares; J. Estrany; J. Farguell; M. Fernández-Raga; C.S. Ferreira; V. Ferro; F. Gallart; R. Giménez; E. Gimeno; J.A. Gómez; A. Gómez-Gutiérrez; H. Gómez-Macpherson; O. González-Pelayo; O. Kairis; G.P. Karatzas; S. Keesstra; S. Klotz; C. Kosmas; N. Lana-Renault; T. Lasanta; J. Latron; R. Lázaro; Y. Le Bissonnais; C. Le Bouteiller; F. Licciardello; J.A. López-Tarazón; A. Lucía; V.M. Marín-Moreno; C. Marín; M.J. Marqués; J. Martínez-Fernández; M. Martínez-Mena; L. Mateos; N. Mathys; L. Merino-Martín; M. Moreno-De Las Heras; N. Moustakas; J.M. Nicolau; V. Pampalone; D. Raclot; M.L. Rodríguez-Blanco; J. Rodrigo-Comino; A. Romero-Díaz; Encarnación Taguas Ruiz; J.L. Rubio; S. Schnabel; J.M. Senciales-González; A. Solé-Benet; E.V. Taguas; M.T. Taboada-Castro; F. Todisco; X. Úbeda; E.A. Varouchakis; L. Wittenberg; A. Zabaleta; M. Zorn. Relationship of Weather Types on the Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Rainfall, Runoff, and Sediment Yield in the Western Mediterranean Basin. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 609 .
AMA StyleD. Peña-Angulo, E. Nadal-Romero, J.C. González-Hidalgo, J. Albaladejo, V. Andreu, H. Bahri, S. Bernal, M. Biddoccu, R. Bienes, J. Campo, Miguel Ángel Campo-Bescós, A. Canatário-Duarte, Y. Cantón, J. Casali, V. Castillo, E. Cavallo, A. Cerdà, P. Cid, N. Cortesi, G. Desir, Elvira Diaz Pereira, T. Espigares, J. Estrany, J. Farguell, M. Fernández-Raga, C.S. Ferreira, V. Ferro, F. Gallart, R. Giménez, E. Gimeno, J.A. Gómez, A. Gómez-Gutiérrez, H. Gómez-Macpherson, O. González-Pelayo, O. Kairis, G.P. Karatzas, S. Keesstra, S. Klotz, C. Kosmas, N. Lana-Renault, T. Lasanta, J. Latron, R. Lázaro, Y. Le Bissonnais, C. Le Bouteiller, F. Licciardello, J.A. López-Tarazón, A. Lucía, V.M. Marín-Moreno, C. Marín, M.J. Marqués, J. Martínez-Fernández, M. Martínez-Mena, L. Mateos, N. Mathys, L. Merino-Martín, M. Moreno-De Las Heras, N. Moustakas, J.M. Nicolau, V. Pampalone, D. Raclot, M.L. Rodríguez-Blanco, J. Rodrigo-Comino, A. Romero-Díaz, Encarnación Taguas Ruiz, J.L. Rubio, S. Schnabel, J.M. Senciales-González, A. Solé-Benet, E.V. Taguas, M.T. Taboada-Castro, F. Todisco, X. Úbeda, E.A. Varouchakis, L. Wittenberg, A. Zabaleta, M. Zorn. Relationship of Weather Types on the Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Rainfall, Runoff, and Sediment Yield in the Western Mediterranean Basin. Atmosphere. 2020; 11 (6):609.
Chicago/Turabian StyleD. Peña-Angulo; E. Nadal-Romero; J.C. González-Hidalgo; J. Albaladejo; V. Andreu; H. Bahri; S. Bernal; M. Biddoccu; R. Bienes; J. Campo; Miguel Ángel Campo-Bescós; A. Canatário-Duarte; Y. Cantón; J. Casali; V. Castillo; E. Cavallo; A. Cerdà; P. Cid; N. Cortesi; G. Desir; Elvira Diaz Pereira; T. Espigares; J. Estrany; J. Farguell; M. Fernández-Raga; C.S. Ferreira; V. Ferro; F. Gallart; R. Giménez; E. Gimeno; J.A. Gómez; A. Gómez-Gutiérrez; H. Gómez-Macpherson; O. González-Pelayo; O. Kairis; G.P. Karatzas; S. Keesstra; S. Klotz; C. Kosmas; N. Lana-Renault; T. Lasanta; J. Latron; R. Lázaro; Y. Le Bissonnais; C. Le Bouteiller; F. Licciardello; J.A. López-Tarazón; A. Lucía; V.M. Marín-Moreno; C. Marín; M.J. Marqués; J. Martínez-Fernández; M. Martínez-Mena; L. Mateos; N. Mathys; L. Merino-Martín; M. Moreno-De Las Heras; N. Moustakas; J.M. Nicolau; V. Pampalone; D. Raclot; M.L. Rodríguez-Blanco; J. Rodrigo-Comino; A. Romero-Díaz; Encarnación Taguas Ruiz; J.L. Rubio; S. Schnabel; J.M. Senciales-González; A. Solé-Benet; E.V. Taguas; M.T. Taboada-Castro; F. Todisco; X. Úbeda; E.A. Varouchakis; L. Wittenberg; A. Zabaleta; M. Zorn. 2020. "Relationship of Weather Types on the Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Rainfall, Runoff, and Sediment Yield in the Western Mediterranean Basin." Atmosphere 11, no. 6: 609.
With increasing urbanisation, urban green spaces are expected to be crucial for urban resilience and sustainability, through the delivery of ecological, economic and social benefits. In practice, however, planning, management and evaluation of urban green spaces are rarely structured and evidence-based. This represents a missed opportunity to account for, track and foster the multiple benefits that green spaces are expected to deliver. To gain insight into this gap, this study assesses the availability and uptake of relevant evidence by city governments. Interviews, focus groups and quantitative surveys were applied in four medium-sized European cities: Coimbra (Portugal), Genk (Belgium), Leipzig (Germany), and Vilnius (Lithuania), covering the main governance and climatic gradients in Europe. Using straightforward data exploration and regression, we analyse which ecological, economic and social indicators are typically chosen by cities and why. Together with the city stakeholders, we derived a common set of benefit categories and key performance indicators which can be adapted to diverse local contexts. We conclude that cities tend to make pragmatic decisions when composing their indicator sets, but nevertheless cover multiple urban green space dimensions. Finally, we explore how indicator choice could be optimised towards a complementary and credible indicator set, taking into account a realistically feasible monitoring effort undertaken by the cities.
Raïsa Carmen; Sander Jacobs; Michael Leone; Julia Palliwoda; Luís Valença Pinto; Ieva Misiune; Joerg Priess; Paulo Alexandre Da Silva Pereira; Saskia Wanner; Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira; António Dinis Ferreira. Keep it real: selecting realistic sets of urban green space indicators. Environmental Research Letters 2020, 15, 095001 .
AMA StyleRaïsa Carmen, Sander Jacobs, Michael Leone, Julia Palliwoda, Luís Valença Pinto, Ieva Misiune, Joerg Priess, Paulo Alexandre Da Silva Pereira, Saskia Wanner, Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira, António Dinis Ferreira. Keep it real: selecting realistic sets of urban green space indicators. Environmental Research Letters. 2020; 15 (9):095001.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaïsa Carmen; Sander Jacobs; Michael Leone; Julia Palliwoda; Luís Valença Pinto; Ieva Misiune; Joerg Priess; Paulo Alexandre Da Silva Pereira; Saskia Wanner; Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira; António Dinis Ferreira. 2020. "Keep it real: selecting realistic sets of urban green space indicators." Environmental Research Letters 15, no. 9: 095001.
Population increases and environmental degradation are challenges for urban sustainability. Planning support systems are available to assist local authorities in developing strategies toward sustainability and resilience of urban areas, but are not always used in practice. We adapted an open-source planning support system to the case of Stockholm County, Sweden, where there is a productive working relationship between researchers, city planners, and regional planners. We employed a collaborative approach in extending and updating the planning support system and analyzed the outcomes, in order to both improve the planning support system and to investigate the process of planner engagement in planning support system development. The approach involved systematic interactions with local planning authorities and e.g. additional data processing, integrating scientific knowledge, policy, and engagement by planners in the complex process of planning for sustainable urban development. This made the planning support system more user-friendly for local planners, facilitating adoption by planning authorities through overcoming common quality and acceptance barriers to the use of planning support system in practice. Involving planners in planning support system development thus increases (i) planning support system quality, producing relevant and up-to-date outputs, and (ii) acceptance for planning support system by regional planners. Further assessment is required to determine whether planners can operate the adapted planning support system unaided.
Jessica Page; Ulla Mörtberg; Georgia Destouni; Carla Ferreira; Helena Näsström; Zahra Kalantari. Open-source planning support system for sustainable regional planning: A case study of Stockholm County, Sweden. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 2020, 47, 1508 -1523.
AMA StyleJessica Page, Ulla Mörtberg, Georgia Destouni, Carla Ferreira, Helena Näsström, Zahra Kalantari. Open-source planning support system for sustainable regional planning: A case study of Stockholm County, Sweden. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. 2020; 47 (8):1508-1523.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJessica Page; Ulla Mörtberg; Georgia Destouni; Carla Ferreira; Helena Näsström; Zahra Kalantari. 2020. "Open-source planning support system for sustainable regional planning: A case study of Stockholm County, Sweden." Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 47, no. 8: 1508-1523.