PROFESSORS
Leonardo Zurita
PhD in Geography, King´s College London
Office: Maxwell, M-318
Phone: (+593 2) 297-1700, ext. 1124
E-mail: lzurita@usfq.edu.ec
Interests
Development and Training on Geoinformatics and Geotechnological Applications; Ecosystem Services Mapping through spatially explicit models; Monitoring the change in Forest Cover using Remote Sensing Techniques; Open Low-cost Technologies for Environmental Monitoring
Projects
Mapping and Prioritisation of Ecosystem Services in continental Ecuador; Defining nesting areas of the Galapagos Petrel, Pterodroma phaeopygia, to securing its long-term conservation; Mapping and characterisation of high-altitude peatlands in the paramos of Ecuador; SE4Amazonian: Sustainable Energy for the Amazonian Indigenous communities
Publications
| Year | Title | Authors | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Land use change in the Ecuadorian páramo: The impact of expanding agriculture on soil carbon storage | Thompson, J. Zurita-Arthos, L. Müller, F. Chimbolema, S. Suarez, E. | Download |
| 2020 | Earth Observation for Settlement Mapping of Amazonian Indigenous Populations to Support SDG7 | Muro, J. Zurita-Arthos, L. Jara, J. Calderón, E. Resl, R. Rienow, A. Graw, V. | Download |
| 2019 | GeoFarmer: A monitoring and feedback system for agricultural development projects | Eitzinger, A. Cock, J. Atzmanstorfer, K. Binder, C. Laderach, P. Bonilla-Findji, O. Bartling, M. Caroline, M. Zurita-Arthos, L. Jarvis, A. | Download |
| 2019 | A Multi-National Human–Computer Interaction Evaluation of the Public Participatory GIS GeoCitizen | Bartling, M. Resch, B. Eitzinger, A. Zurita-Arthos, L. | Download |
| 2018 | Urban Land Cover Change in Ecologically Fragile Environments: The Case of the Galapagos Islands | Benitez, F. Mena, C. Zurita-Arthos, L. | Download |