Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote Sensing
Beaches, as ecosystems of high ecosocial and biodiversity importance, are threatened by human activities such as city development and port construction. This study used satellite imagery (Landsat 5, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2) to detect a significant reduction of 70% in the beach areas of El Saler an...
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| author | Juan Víctor Molner Rebeca Pérez-González Juan M. Soria |
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| description | Beaches, as ecosystems of high ecosocial and biodiversity importance, are threatened by human activities such as city development and port construction. This study used satellite imagery (Landsat 5, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2) to detect a significant reduction of 70% in the beach areas of El Saler and La Garrofera (Valencia, Spain) from 170 ha in the 1990s to 43 ha in the year 2022. This process has occurred in parallel with the successive expansion of the Port of Valencia, a modifying agent of marine sedimentation in the region. In addition, encouraging results have been observed in the rehabilitation efforts in different periods. The latest work in the autumn of 2023 has improved the beach area to 112 ha. In this context, remote sensing emerges as an essential tool to monitor these ecosystems, which are important for both human welfare and biodiversity conservation, as well as to allow for monitoring during ecological restoration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-292d00cb122e4b6a899d397403afaa282024-03-27T14:06:45ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512024-01-0181310.3390/urbansci8010003Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote SensingJuan Víctor Molner0Rebeca Pérez-González1Juan M. Soria2Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (ICBiBE), Universitat de València, 46980 Valencia, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (ICBiBE), Universitat de València, 46980 Valencia, SpainCavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (ICBiBE), Universitat de València, 46980 Valencia, SpainBeaches, as ecosystems of high ecosocial and biodiversity importance, are threatened by human activities such as city development and port construction. This study used satellite imagery (Landsat 5, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2) to detect a significant reduction of 70% in the beach areas of El Saler and La Garrofera (Valencia, Spain) from 170 ha in the 1990s to 43 ha in the year 2022. This process has occurred in parallel with the successive expansion of the Port of Valencia, a modifying agent of marine sedimentation in the region. In addition, encouraging results have been observed in the rehabilitation efforts in different periods. The latest work in the autumn of 2023 has improved the beach area to 112 ha. In this context, remote sensing emerges as an essential tool to monitor these ecosystems, which are important for both human welfare and biodiversity conservation, as well as to allow for monitoring during ecological restoration.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/8/1/3sand dunesurbanization impactsecological restoration |
| spellingShingle | Juan Víctor Molner Rebeca Pérez-González Juan M. Soria Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote Sensing Urban Science sand dunes urbanization impacts ecological restoration |
| title | Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote Sensing |
| title_full | Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote Sensing |
| title_fullStr | Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote Sensing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote Sensing |
| title_short | Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote Sensing |
| title_sort | rehabilitation of urban beaches on the mediterranean coast in valencia spain observed by remote sensing |
| topic | sand dunes urbanization impacts ecological restoration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/8/1/3 |
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