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Remote Sensing Technologies for Mapping Ecosystem Services: An Analytical Approach for Urban Green Infrastructure
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Martina Di Palma
Martina Di Palma
Martina Di Palma is a PhD candidate in Environmental Design at the University of Naples Federico II. [...]
Martina Di Palma is a PhD candidate in Environmental Design at the University of Naples Federico II. Her academic studies focus on climate adaptive design for Green Infrastructure and enhancing urban ecosystem services. She collaborated with the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) and the Louisiana Tech University (LATECH) as part of her industrial doctoral project with partners Mapsat—Remote Sensing Euromediterraneo s.r.l. Her research interests include advanced mapping methods for urban ecosystems, developing nature-based solutions for climate adaptation, and knowledge-based approaches for green transition.
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Marina Rigillo
Marina Rigillo
Prof. Dr. Marina Rigillo, PhD in Architecture Technologies, is an Associate Professor at the II, Her [...]
Prof. Dr. Marina Rigillo, PhD in Architecture Technologies, is an Associate Professor at the University Federico II, Naples, Italy. Her academic studies are in the field of Technological and Environmental Design. Since 2001, she has been involved in several EU research programs. As for her academic role, she is a member of the Scientific Board of Interdepartmental Research Centres, CIRAM, and CRISP. She has been an Associated Researcher at CNR-Iriss since 2011.
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Mattia Federico Leone
Mattia Federico Leone
Prof. Dr. Mattia Federico Leone, Architect and PhD in Building Technology and Environmental Design, [...]
Prof. Dr. Mattia Federico Leone, Architect and PhD in Building Technology and Environmental Design, is an Assistant Professor in Architectural Technology at the Department of Architecture (DiARC) and Senior Researcher at PLINIVS-LUPT Study Centre at the University of Naples Federico II (UNINA). His main research activities concern sustainable design and technological retrofitting of buildings and public spaces, with particular reference to environmental design and building technologies for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Since 2020, he has been the Secretary of Chapter Campania–Calabria for Green Building Council Italy; since 2013, he has been a member of the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN); and since 2008, he has been an associate at SITdA (Italian Society of Architectural Technology). As a member of the UCCRN—Urban Climate Change Research Network, he is the Co-Director of the UCCRN European Hub and Scientific Responsible for the Climate Resilient Urban Design Workshop series, exploring multi-scale sustainable and resilient urban design strategies through advanced applications of GIS and parametric design tools.
Department of Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, 80135 Naples, Italy
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Sustainability 2024, 16(14), 6220; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146220 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 27 February 2024
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Revised: 11 July 2024
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Accepted: 12 July 2024
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Published: 20 July 2024
Abstract
Urban Green Infrastructures (UGIs) have gained increasing relevance in the field of climate adaptive design because of their capacity to provide regulating ecosystem services apt to respond to the impacts of global warming with short-term strategies. The effectiveness of UGIs in reducing climate risks depends on both the state of natural resources and the understanding of urban ecosystem processes over time. The implementation of analytic methods to better understand urban ecosystem dynamics, as well as the local effective potential of ESs, is crucial for addressing climate impacts in cities. The advances in remote sensing methodologies for mapping and monitoring urban ecosystems represent a key opportunity to deepen the ecological features of existing urban green areas as a potential planning asset to respond to climate impacts. Indeed, remote sensing technologies implement a new data-driven planning approach that enables models and simulations of different project scenarios by supporting planning decisions and reducing the risk of failures. According to these assumptions, this paper discusses the results of a literature review aimed at providing the current state of the art in applying remote sensing technologies for mapping and monitoring ecosystem services, focusing on operational opportunities in urban environments. It examines how remote sensing can depict ESs and ensure data quality and reliability for UGI design. The emphasis is on the potential of ESs to mitigate and adapt to heat wave risks which will be more frequent in the next decade, particularly in cities, as highlighted by the IPCC Report 2023. Therefore, UGIs are strategic tools for addressing heat wave impacts, necessitating a shift from empirical approaches to analytical, data-driven planning methods.
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Di Palma, M.; Rigillo, M.; Leone, M.F.
Remote Sensing Technologies for Mapping Ecosystem Services: An Analytical Approach for Urban Green Infrastructure. Sustainability 2024, 16, 6220.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146220
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Di Palma M, Rigillo M, Leone MF.
Remote Sensing Technologies for Mapping Ecosystem Services: An Analytical Approach for Urban Green Infrastructure. Sustainability. 2024; 16(14):6220.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146220
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Di Palma, Martina, Marina Rigillo, and Mattia Federico Leone.
2024. "Remote Sensing Technologies for Mapping Ecosystem Services: An Analytical Approach for Urban Green Infrastructure" Sustainability 16, no. 14: 6220.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146220
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