do Amaral, R; de Lima Bezerra, M C and de Mello Baptista, G M (2024) Landscape planning and design by identifying areas for ecological restoration based on carbon fluxes. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 42(2), pp. 318-335. ISSN 23984708
Abstract
Purpose: Human actions on natural ecosystems have not only jeopardized human well-being but also threatened the existence of other species. On the other hand, the benefits resulting from a greater integration between the logic of nature and human occupations have been seen as motivating factors for the prevention and mitigation of environmental impacts in landscape planning, since it provides human well-being through the grant of resources, regulation of the environment and socio-cultural services called ecosystem services. This article highlights the relevance of using ecosystem integrity indicators related to the functioning of ecological support processes for landscape planning. Design/methodology/approach: The research used the photosynthetic performance of vegetation through carbon fluxes in the landscape, defining areas where different approaches to green infrastructure can be applied, gaining over the majority of work in this area, in which low degrees of objectivity on measurement and consequent ecological recovery still prevail. Thus, using the conceptual support of restoration ecology and remote sensing, the work identified different vegetation performances in relation to the supporting ecological processes using the multispectral CO2flux index, linked to the carbon flux to identify the photosynthetic effectiveness of the vegetation and the Topographic Wetness Index (TWI). Findings: With a study in the Distrito Federal (DF), the results of the different performances of vegetation for ecological support, through electromagnetic signatures and associated vegetation formations, allowed for the identification of hotspots of greater integrity that indicate multifunctional areas to be preserved and critical areas that deserve planning actions using green infrastructure techniques for their restoration and integration into the landscape. Originality/value: This approach could be the initial step towards establishing clear and assertive criteria for selecting areas with greater potential for the development of supporting ecological processes in the territorial mosaic.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | landscape planning; remote sensing; restoration ecology; support ecological processes |
| Index terms: | remote sensing, effectiveness, prevention, recovery, ecosystem services, integrity, ecology, green infrastructure, well-being, integration, methodology, mitigation, regulation, environmental impact, restoration, occupation |
| Subjects: | renovation and retrofit, performance management, biodiversity, research methods, health safety and environment, financial risk, organizational analysis, sociology, political science, mental health and wellbeing, environmental impact, sustainability and resilience, operations management, research products and data, environmental science |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Governance, Sustainability, Cost Management, Health and Safety, Project Management, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Organizational Design, Urban Studies, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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