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    @JournalArticle {3065,
    	title = {Land use changes in the Douro Valley and carbon emissions},
    	journal = {ISOCARP},
    	year = {2009},
    	month = {2009-05-01 00:00:00},
    	pages = {1-12},
    	publisher = {ISOCARP},
    	abstract = {

    Deforestation for economic development and urbanisation or urban sprawl as a
    result of human population growth is a common feature of land-use change and is an
    important source of increased atmospheric CO2. At the global level, carbon emissions
    from burning fossil fuels are two to three times higher than carbon sequestration by
    land systems, mainly forests and woody vegetation.
    The work presented herein focuses on the identification of carbon balance shifts
    due to land use changes in a group of municipalities located in the Douro River Valley
    in northern Portugal, where the dominance of vineyards and forestry uses over urban
    occupation is the norm. However, when urban sprawl occurs through the replacement
    of forested areas by urban uses, the ability to sequester carbon dioxide is reduced
    while its production rates increase. A thorough study (Louren{\c c}o et al., 2008) of land
    uses evolution between 1990 and 2000 shows that urban uses have been growing
    near Vila Real as well as vineyard plantations. Forest fires and a complex topography
    are major causes for the growth of abandonment, which make these areas more prone
    to erosion and desertification.

    }, keywords = {Carbon Emissions, Douro Valley, Land Use Changes}, isbn = {978-94-90354-04-6}, url = {https://isocarp.org/app/uploads/2014/04/REVIEW05_digi.pdf}, author = {Louren{\c c}o, J. M. and Danko, C. C. and Pereira, N. and Ramos, L. and Bento, R. and Bentes, I.} }

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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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