OAPEN Library: Recent submissions
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(2024)Ground-based methods of vegetation survey are slow and expensive, but recent technological developments have made UAVs (Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles or drones) accessible to consumer budgets, facilitating their use in ...
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(2024)The study examines the impact of offshore wind farm (OWF) development on tourism and leisure activities in France, focusing on the perceptions of tourism stakeholders and impacts on local tourism practices. It aims to ...
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(2024)Data and information obtained from low-cost uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly called ‘drones’, can be used to support coastal monitoring on erosion study. The Structure from Motion (SfM) techniques allow to ...
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(2024)The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is the most abundant sea turtle species in the Mediterranean Sea. In 2023, 454 nests were identified along Italian beaches, these results represent the absolute Italian nesting record. ...
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(2024)Ports are critical infrastructure assets with a pivotal role in functional and spatial activities associated with maritime transportation. In an era of intense pressures on the digitalization of every part of the economy, ...
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(2024)The climate crisis demands urgent measures to maintain and improve the sustainability of our cities. Miami-Dade County has experienced a significant sea level rise. Predictions indicate a potential rise of 1.5 to 2 meters ...
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(2024)This study delves into the diverse marine habitats of Jubilee Shoals, a submerged rocky reef off Pissouri Bay, Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean). The habitats include Posidonia oceanica meadows on the plateau, coralline ...
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(2024)The coastal landscape, of western Liguria, constitutes one of the most delicate territorial areas that has undergone the greatest transformations. The coastal processes of industrialisation and urbanisation, linked above ...
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(2024)The contribution aims to investigate the settlement dynamics of the Latium coastal stretch of approximately 100 kilometres between Ostia and Circeo. This is a strip characterized by peculiar geomorphological and hydrographic ...
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(2024)Over the years, specific environmental maritime police campaigns have been thoroughly planned and carried out through the use of ITCG specialized units aiming at protecting the marine environment, in order to discover, ...
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(2024)The tall tower building with an intense light source on the top, visible far away, called a lighthouse in English, takes its name in the Romance languages of faro. The fuels used to produce lighting have progressively ...
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(2024)The blue crab Callinectes sapidus locally nicknamed «Dhaech» in allusion to its devastating character, that eats everything on its way, it ravages, disrupts the environmental ecology and even impoverished it. This crab ...
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(2024)The ancient city of Perinthos (Marmaraereglisi/Tekirdag/Istanbul), where researched with a systematic multidisciplinary archaeological project were initiated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2021, has the potential ...
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(2024)The European Charter for Sustainable Tourism (ECST) represents a voluntary management tool for protected areas that promotes the implementation of sustainable tourism for both the environment and local communities, as well ...
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(2024)Soil sealing, a phenomenon altering soil permeability, significantly impacts the environment, particularly in urban areas and local climates, affecting heat exchange and soil permeability. Monitoring soil sealing is crucial ...
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(2024)This work examines the natural and artificial stone materials (mortars and bricks) used in the construction of the fortifications realized by the Grand Duke of Tuscany Pietro Leopoldo between 1786 and 1793 along the Tuscan ...
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(2024)The Italian government have installed the first offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal that stores and re-gasifies liquefied natural gas due to the increasing of energy demand. The LGN terminal was positioned in the ...
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(2024)Coastal areas are pivotal in socio-economic and environmental contexts. They face heightened vulnerability due to their strategic significance and high population density, particularly evident in countries like Italy. The ...
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(2024)The epibiotic assemblages on three wrecks in Maltese waters were studied by taking photoquadrats on the metal hull of each wreck, and on nearby natural hard substrata for comparison. The taxon richness and cover area of ...
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(2024)Coastal areas are influenced by natural processes and human activities and require effective monitoring tools to understand their dynamic evolution. This study utilizes satellite imagery and semi-automatic shoreline ...
