Management of cultural heritage sites using remote sensing indices and spatial analysis techniques

A Elfadaly, W Attia, MM Qelichi, B Murgante… - Surveys in …, 2018 - Springer
Sustainable management and exploitation policies as well as suitable conservation and
mitigation strategies are mandatory to preserve cultural heritage and to reduce threats …

Modelling the impact of urban growth on agriculture and natural land in Italy to 2030

F Martellozzo, F Amato, B Murgante, KC Clarke - Applied Geography, 2018 - Elsevier
The uncontrolled spread of towns and cities into their surrounding rural and natural land,
and the consequent increasing demand for new natural resources are among the most …

Land use change impact on flooding areas: The case study of Cervaro Basin (Italy)

C Apollonio, G Balacco, A Novelli, E Tarantino… - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
The main goal of this paper is to study the effect of the spatio-temporal changes of Land
Use/Land Cover (LULC) within the hydrologic regime of the Cervaro basin in Southern Italy …

Assessing urban fragmentation at regional scale using sprinkling indexes

L Saganeiti, A Favale, A Pilogallo, F Scorza… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Artificial land use trends could represent an effective indicator of the settlement process
quality and could also provide information about the efficacy of protection and exploitation …

Object-based classification of hyperspectral data using Random Forest algorithm

S Amini, S Homayouni, A Safari… - Geo-spatial information …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a new framework for object-based classification of high-resolution
hyperspectral data. This multi-step framework is based on multi-resolution segmentation …

Fuzzy definition of Rural Urban Interface: An application based on land use change scenarios in Portugal

F Amato, M Tonini, B Murgante, M Kanevski - Environmental Modelling & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Land cover dynamics influence the spatio-temporal evolution of the Rural-Urban Interface
(RUI). This represents the most prone area for human-caused forest fires ignitions in …

Integrating Ecosystem Vulnerability in the Environmental Regulation Plan of Izmir (Turkey)—What Are the Limits and Potentialities?

S Salata, S Özkavaf-Şenalp, K Velibeyoğlu - Urban Science, 2022 - mdpi.com
The land-use regulatory framework in Turkey is composed of several hierarchical plans. The
Environmental Regulation Plan pursues comprehensive planning management, which …

Preserving cultural heritage by supporting landscape planning with quantitative predictions of soil consumption

F Amato, F Martellozzo, G Nolè, B Murgante - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2017 - Elsevier
Landscape preservation in Italy is a major issue in national cultural heritage conservation
policies. Urban settlements growth is among the most threatening factors for the correct …

Spatial indicators to evaluate urban fragmentation in basilicata region

L Saganeiti, A Pilogallo, F Scorza, G Mussuto… - … Science and Its …, 2018 - Springer
The increase of artificial land use represents a relevant indicator in land management
policies and practices. It is a useful tool in assessing the quality of settlement processes and …

Analysis of the effect of soil erosion in abandoned agricultural areas: the case of NE area of Basilicata region (southern Italy)

V Santarsiero, A Lanorte, G Nolè, G Cillis, B Tucci… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Land abandonment is among the most complex la nd use change processes driven by a
multiplicity of anthropogenic and natural factors, such as agricultural over-exploitation …