World Heritage Site: Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Type: Article
Publication Identifier: WHEBE4B62EA63
Summary
A novel, scalable Geographic Information System (GIS)-based methodology enables the identification and quantification of multi-functional landscape features, crucial for understanding social-ecological systems. Applied to Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park (Italy), this hybrid Multi-Criteria Spatial Decision Support System (MC-SDSS) maps composite indicators of Landscape Services (LS), including regulating, provisioning, and cultural services, using entropy-based weighting to simulate LS functioning without subjective bias. The approach offers a transferable framework for assessing threatened or resilient landscapes, aligning with the European Landscape Convention's principles by quantifying values attributed to landscapes through data-driven spatial analysis.
Citation
Cerreta, M., & Poli, G. (2017). Landscape Services Assessment: A Hybrid Multi-Criteria Spatial Decision Support System (MC-SDSS). Sustainability, 9(8), 1311. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9081311
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