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