夜间光的范围和强度解释了沿海地区人类活动的动态
Zahra Mokhtari1, Angela Stefania Bergantino2, Mario Intini2
1Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
Scientific reports
|January 11, 2025
概括
沿海地区的人类活动正在增加,这是十年来夜间照明 (NTL) 数据显示的. 这项研究揭示了季节性变化,并确定了显著增长或下降的领域,有助于城市规划和可持续发展努力.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 城市规划 城市规划
- 遥感 遥感 遥感 遥感
背景情况:
- 监测沿海地区的人类活动对于城市规划和可持续性至关重要.
- 对于这些动态区域,现有的持续监测数据有限.
- 夜间照明 (NTL) 数据为量化人类存在和活动提供了一个代理.
研究的目的:
- 从数量上分析2014-2023年意大利沿海地区NTL的时空变化.
- 评估人类活动的动态,趋势和变化.
- 为有效的沿海区域规划和管理提供见解.
主要方法:
- 对夜间照明 (NTL) 数据的定量分析.
- 一个十年 (2014-2023) 的时空分析.
- 趋势分析以确定人类活动的"热点"和"冷点".
主要成果:
- 在意大利海岸沿线,NTL的范围和强度每年都在增加.
- NTL显示季节性变化,亮度在夏季达到峰值.
- 异质的模式出现了,有明显的"热点" (活动增加) 和"冷点" (活动减少).
结论:
- 沿海地区的人类活动正在加剧,NTL趋势证明了这一点.
- 了解这些动态对于可持续经济发展和环境管理至关重要.
- 这些发现支持沿海地区更明智,更有效的规划策略.
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