Mapping the evolution of impervious surfaces to investigate landscape metabolism: An Emergy-GIS monitoring application

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue P1, 2015, Pages 50-59

  Mellino, Salvatore ^a   Ulgiati, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergy; GIS; Impervious surfaces; Landscape metabolism; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GIS; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NATURAL CAPITAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; CASERTA; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA];

EID: 84939572302     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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