Developments in land use in a periurban area of central Portugal: The importance of biophysical parameters

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 100, Issue , 2008, Pages 109-117

  Pato, R L ^a   Tavares, A ^b   Magalhaes M C ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biophysical parameters; Hydrographical basin; Land use; Photointerpretation; Urban expansion

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; EMPLOYMENT; PHOTOINTERPRETATION; POLLUTION;

AERIAL IMAGES; AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BIOPHYSICAL FACTORS; BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; CLASSIFICATION ,; ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITIES; FIELD WORKS; HYDROGRAPHICAL BASIN; LAND-COVERS; PERI-URBAN AREAS; URBAN EXPANSION;

LAND USE;

CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; LAND CLASSIFICATION; LAND USE; PERIURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58849092759     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/GEO080111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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