An innovative environmental risk assessment approach to a Mediterranean coastal forest: the Presidential Estate of Castelporziano (Rome) case study

Fabio Recanatesi; Chiara Giuliani; Matteo Piccinno; Benedetta Cucca; Carlo Maria Rossi; Maria Nicolina Ripa

doi:10.12899/asr-1884

Authors

Fabio Recanatesi University of Tuscia - Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE) Viterbo, VT
Chiara Giuliani Sapienza University of Rome - Department of Architecture and Project (DiAP) Roma
Matteo Piccinno Sapienza University of Rome - Department of Architecture and Project (DiAP) Roma
Benedetta Cucca University of Tuscia - Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE) Viterbo, VT
Carlo Maria Rossi University of Tuscia - Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE) Viterbo, VT
Maria Nicolina Ripa University of Tuscia - Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE) Viterbo, VT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12899/asr-1884

Keywords:

risk assessment, oak decline, remote sensing, NDVI, urban forest.

Abstract

Thanks to their ability to generate ecosystem services, forest ecosystems have a significant social, economic and environmental impact on the development of many regions in the world, especially those located in urban and peri-urban areas.

Today, increased forest vulnerability is reflected in an increased number of episodes of severe decline associated mainly with drought. In this context, the Mediterranean area shows high forest vulnerability and a subsequent decline in its natural renewal rate.

In this scenario, the aim of this research is to assess the sustainability of a protected pristine deciduous oak forest near Rome via the development of a forest health condition monitoring tool based on the application of multispectral satellite data and the identification of silvicultural models suitable to promoting natural forest renewal. Data and results from research in the case study area, the Natural State Reserve of Castelporziano (Rome), have potential as an important decision making tool in sustainable forest management.

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