Fernando Shinji Kawakubo

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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

graduation at Geografia from Universidade de São Paulo (2001), master's at Physical Geography from Universidade de São Paulo (2005) and doctorate at Physical Geography from Universidade de São Paulo (2010). Has experience in Geosciences, focusing on Remote Sensing, acting on the following subjects: sensoriamento remoto, geoprocessamento, fragilidade ambiental, cobertura vegetal and cartografia. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)

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Impervious surfaces correspond to the areas where soil water infiltration is impeded due to the paving of roads, sidewalks, parking lots, buildings, roofs, etc. Impervious surface area (ISA) constitutes a major human alteration of the land surface, playing important impact on the deterioration of environmental quality. Because of its relevance, this project aims at mapping ISA in the metr…
Depicting impervious surfaces as a continuous variable: estimates and uncertainties using lnear spectral mixture analysis and random forest, AP.R

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The inadequate and intense use of natural resources, driven by economic growth and unbridled consumption, has had significant environmental impacts over time, highlighting the need to adopt more sustainable management practices and mitigate the respective environmental impacts in land use planning. In this sense, the core purpose of the research will be based on assessing the levels of en…
Assessment of the environmental fragility of the municipality of Marília, São Paulo, Brazil: a contribution to environmental planning and its articulation in territorial planning, BP.IC

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The quality of the urban environment has a determining influence on the quality of life of certain population. The city shape, functions, materials that are used and that occupy its territory, as well as the historical, social, cultural, political and economic determinants that have influence on the urban fabric are essential elements that interfere in the health of the population living …
Impervious surfaces and morbidity: the relation between apparent land surface temperature and circulatory system diseases, BP.MS
Comparative analysis of the TM-Landsat and HRV-Spot images in the mapping of the land use and ground cover on the south coast of the State of São Paulo, BP.IC

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