Applying remote sensing technologies in urban landscapes of the Mediterranean: Fid-Bau Portal

Applying remote sensing technologies in urban landscapes of the Mediterranean

Pedras, Celestina M.G. / Fernandez, Helena Maria / Lança, Rui / Granja-Martins, Fernando

There has been increasing pressure on water resources in cities due to the proliferation of urban green areas. In the Mediterranean climate, only a small part of the plants’ water needs is supplied by rainfall during the winter months. Thus, in Algarve (Portugal) irrigation of the urban landscapes is required almost all year round. The aims of this study were to evaluate the maintenance of the urban landscapes of São Brás de Alportel (Algarve) during a year, based on the characterization of the vegetation of the urban gardens, the climate data, the analysis of the irrigation systems, the calculation of the plants water requirements and the normalized di erence vegetation index (NDVI). By crossing all this information, it was possible to understand if the current maintenance level is the most suitable for sustainable irrigated urban landscapes. In most of the gardens, it was possible to establish a relationship between the gross irrigation water requirements and NDVI. In general, the NDVI allowed us to study the urban landscape, through the monthly observation of the di erences in the appearance and development of the vegetation ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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