Forest@ (Jan 2005)
Map of desertification-prone areas in the Basilicata region, Italy
Abstract
The estimation of Environmental Sensibility to desertification at regional scale requires the setting up of elaboration and updating methodologies capable of handling considerable amounts of data in an integrated approach. This would allow evaluating the different stages of environmental degradation as well as the existing interactions among the singular components of the territory. The present paper proposes a methodology for evaluating Environmental Sensibility of the Basilicata Region that foresees the integration of alphanumeric and cartography data with remote sensed images, using Geographic Information Systems. This approach does not only guarantee easy management of the collected data, continuous updating and rapid interpretation but it also offers the possibility to analyse the factors causing the phenomena in progress.
