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In some regions of Tibet, including the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, they have implemented a “double-tier” urban system to promote sustainable urban development. Is it? This “double-tier” system breaks the usual trend of urbanization, in which cities grow in size and their distribution becomes more concentrated; Instead, it provides a viable way to maintain urban sustainability in a sparsely populated area. But in my opinion, I did not see any urban sustainability in this process...

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In my latest article for Público, I share my concerns about the new law approved by the Portuguese Government that relaxes control over urban expansion. What does this mean for our cities, sustainability, and future development?

In fact it's is fundamental that we are able to create new solutions that can provide the public entities to have a better knowledge of their territory and can take better decisions. In this particular case Érre LRB created a model to provide more information regarding the green spaces within the city and their Co2 capture. Additionally the model also predict the flooding pattern of the city.

The criticized process of verticalization in Brazilian cities is a result of inconsistencies between general regulations and the zoning rules in the master plans. In other words, the intended densification cannot be achieved by homogenizing construction potentials and restricting building on the lot with pre-established volumetries that alter the existing urban environment. This is a small part of the research presented at the Pluris2024 conference in Guimarães, Portugal. Thanks Luis Henrique Bueno Villanova and José Eduardo Sanderson Moscon for the opportunity to be apart of this incredible research.

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It was a great satisfaction to bring this project to life with my team at LS - Engenharia Geográfica in partnership with the Portuguese Environment Agency. The Benagil Cave is a grotto that attracts more than 1 million visitors annually, being an important tourist spot in the Algarve and a significant economic driver for this activity in the region. However, the lack of information regarding the stability of the rocks that make up the grotto, combined with the absence of proper planning for the access of boats and people to the interior area, were sufficient reasons for the temporary closure of the grotto for 3 hours to execute the laser scanning for the first and most complete digital twin of the Benagil Cave using LiDAR, consisting of 274 million data points. This model enabled a series of analyses, such as: ▪️ Identification, mapping, and measurement of fractures. ▪️ Measurement of access and exit openings to adapt boats for waterway access. ▪️ Determination of the thickness of the grotto's ceiling, comparing the interior with the external upper surface. ▪️ Measurement of detached blocks and identification of blocks at risk of collapse. ▪️ Understanding of interior erosion processes through the generation of future digital models to compare volumetric changes with millimeter precision. ▪️ Measurement of the sand area to calculate the maximum human carrying capacity. I share this success story so that more projects like this can be made possible, not only for the protection of natural heritage but also for managing coastal erosion, urban planning, and countless other potential applications that LiDAR technology can offer.

Another important dashboard for territorial planning produced by our observatory.

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