Environmental indicators GIS of the Catalan coast |
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Authors: | Jorge Brenner José A Jiménez Rafael Sardá |
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Institution: | 1. Laboratori d’Enginyeria Marítima, ETSECCPB, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/ Jordi Girona, 1-3, Modul D-1, 08034, Barcelona, Spain 3. Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869, Room 210, Corpus Christi, TX, 78412-5869, USA 2. Centre d’Estudis Avan?ats de Blanes (CSIC), Carrer d’Accés a la Cala Sant Francesc, 14, 17300, Blanes, Spain
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Abstract: | This paper describes the environmental indicators GIS of the Catalan coast, Spain. The spatial data model is based on vector
and raster layers with three main modules: the biodiversity, the general biophysical and the socioeconomic. Presently, the
database has a number of pressure and impact indicators that have been used to model the components and structure of the system
and are suggested to build ecological resilience. Special interest has been given to the analysis of functional groups of
species that are relevant to the dynamics of the coastal system, and preliminary results are presented. This system constitutes
a user-oriented analytical and monitoring tool for coastal zone managers and researchers. Although, the system is under development
it is expected that resulting spatial indicators of environmental condition can be used to promote more sustainable coastal
strategies and actions in the Catalan coast. |
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Keywords: | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) Catalonia Spain Environmental indicators |
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