M. Cruz, R. Henriques, J.L. Pinho, P. Avilez-Valente, A. Bio, I. Iglesias, Assessment of the potential for hydrokinetic energy production in the Douro river estuary under sea level rise scenarios, Energy, Volume 271, 2023, 126960, ISSN 0360-5442, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.126960. For being densely populated and urbanized, and for concentrating high-value economic activities, estuarine regions have an increased […]

Rodrigues, J., Castro, C., Costa e Silva, E., and Pereira, D. I.: Geoscientists’ views about science communication: predicting willingness to communicate geoscience , Geosci. Commun., 6, 15–25, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-15-2023, 2023. The main barriers to science communication are common in different fields and they are widely identified in the literature. Studies focused on specific scientific communities framed […]

Lima, N.P., Pereira, D.I. Living and Dying on Planet Earth: an Approach to the Values of Geodiversity. Geoheritage 15, 4 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-022-00776-8 Little or no Earth Science literacy is expressed in ignorance about the close relationships between geodiversity, life, well-being, and death. However, given the environmental changes, the exponential population growth, and the predatory exploitation of natural […]

da Silva Junior, J.A.; Pacheco, A.d.P.; Ruiz-Armenteros, A.M.; Henriques, R.F.F. Evaluation of the Ability of SLSTR (Sentinel-3B) and MODIS (Terra) Images to Detect Burned Areas Using Spatial-Temporal Attributes and SVM Classification. Forests 2023, 14, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14010032 Forest fires are considered one of the major dangers and environmental issues across the world. In the Cerrado biome (Brazilian savannas), forest […]

Matos, T.; Pinto, V.; Sousa, P.; Martins, M.; Fernández, E.; Henriques, R.; Gonçalves, L.M. Design and In Situ Validation of Low-Cost and Easy to Apply Anti-Biofouling Techniques for Oceanographic Continuous Monitoring with Optical Instruments. Sensors 2023, 23, 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020605 Biofouling is the major factor that limits long-term monitoring studies with automated optical instruments. Protection of the sensing areas, […]

Santos, P.L.A., Brilha, J. A Review on Tourism Carrying Capacity Assessment and a Proposal for Its Application on Geological Sites. Geoheritage 15, 47 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-023-00810-3 Geoconservation consists of the selection and conservation of geodiversity elements that have significant heritage value. The management of geological sites is based on specific procedures to ensure public use and minimize adverse […]

Rodrigues, J., Costa e Silva, E. & Pereira, D.I. How Can Geoscience Communication Foster Public Engagement with Geoconservation?. Geoheritage 15, 32 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-023-00800-5 Geoscience and geodiversity, two sides of the same coin, deal with very poor social visibility and recognition. Ensuring the protection of geodiversity is not only in the geoscientists’ hands and all of society needs […]