Jose-Luis Molina

Prof. Jose-Luis Molina

Hydraulic Engineering Area, Higher Polytechnic School of Ávila, University of Salamanca, Avda. Hornos Caleros 50, 05003, Ávila, Spain
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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2017 in Journal of Environmental Management
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ASAnna Sperotto
Anna Sperotto
Jose-Luis MolinaJose-Luis Molina
Jose-Luis Molina
STSilvia Torresan
Silvia Torresan
ACAndrea Critto
Andrea Critto
AMAntonio Marcomini
Antonio Marcomini


1 February 2013 in Journal of Hydrology
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Jose-Luis MolinaJose-Luis Molina
Jose-Luis Molina
David Pulido-VelazquezDavid Pulido-Velazquez
David Pulido-Velazquez
JGJosé-Luis García-Aróstegui
José-Luis García-Aróstegui
MANUEL PULIDO-VELAZQUEZMANUEL PULIDO-VELAZQUEZ
MANUEL PULIDO-VELAZQUEZ

1 April 2010 in Environmental Modelling & Software
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Jose-Luis MolinaJose-Luis Molina
Jose-Luis Molina
JBJ. Bromley
J. Bromley
JGJosé-Luis García-Aróstegui
José-Luis García-Aróstegui
CSC. Sullivan
C. Sullivan
JBJ. Benavente
J. Benavente

31 January 2009 in Water Resources Management
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Jose-Luis MolinaJose-Luis Molina
Jose-Luis Molina
JGJosé-Luis García-Aróstegui
José-Luis García-Aróstegui
JBJosé Benavente
José Benavente
CVConsuelo Varela
Consuelo Varela
APAfrica De La Hera Portillo
Africa De La Hera Portillo
JGJuan Antonio López Geta
Juan Antonio López Geta

11 December 2019 in Remote Sensing
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Laura PiedeloboLaura Piedelobo
Laura Piedelobo
Andrea TaramelliAndrea Taramelli
Andrea Taramelli
ESEmma Schiavon
Emma Schiavon
EVEmiliana Valentini
Emiliana Valentini
Jose-Luis MolinaJose-Luis Molina
Jose-Luis Molina
Diego Gonzalez-AguileraDiego Gonzalez-Aguilera
Diego Gonzalez-Aguilera
This article presents an approach to identify Green Infrastructure (GI), its benefits and condition. This information enables environmental agencies to prioritise conservation, management and restoration strategies accordingly. The study focuses on riparian areas due to their potential to supply Ecosystem Services (ES), such as water quality, biodiversity, soil protection and flood or drought risk reduction. Natural Water Retention Measures (NWRM) related to agriculture and forestry are the type of GI considered specifically within these riparian areas. The approach is based on ES condition indicators, defined by the European Environment Agency (EEA) to support the policy targets of the 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. Indicators that can be assessed through remote sensing techniques are used, namely: capacity to provide ecosystem services, proximity to protected areas, greening response and water stress. Specifically, the approach uses and evaluates the potential of freely available products from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) to monitor GI. Moreover, vegetation and water indices are calculated using data from the Sentinel-2 MSI Level-2A scenes and integrated in the analysis. The approach has been tested in the Italian Po river basin in 2018. Firstly, agriculture and forest NWRM were identified in the riparian areas of the river network. Secondly, the Riparian Zones products from the CLMS local component and the satellite-based indices were linked to the aforementioned ES condition indicators. This led to the development of a pixel-based model that evaluates the identified GI according to: (i) its disposition to provide riparian regulative ES and (ii) its condition in the analysed year. Finally, the model was used to prioritise GI for conservation or restoration initiatives, based on its potential to deliver ES and current condition.