Rehabilitation of Urban Beaches on the Mediterranean Coast in Valencia (Spain) Observed by Remote Sensing

Bibliographic Data

ID13114290
AuthorsJuan Víctor Molner (0009-0003-3855-3313, Universitat de València, corresponding author), Rebeca Pérez-González (0000-0002-0284-2506, Universitat de València), Juan M Soria (0000-0001-5249-8590, Universitat de València)
Year2024
Volume8
Issue1
Pages3-3
Publication date2024-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2413-8851 • E-ISSN: 2413-8851
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/urbansci8010003
OpenAlexW4390503752
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

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

Archaeology · Biodiversity · Context (archaeology · Ecosystem · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Geography · Habitat · Mediterranean climate · Port (circuit theory · Threatened species · Coastal and Marine Dynamics · Coastal and Marine Management · Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics · Engineering · Environmental Science · Ecology

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