Geo-environmental zoning using physiographic compartmentalization: a proposal for supporting sustainable decision-making



Título del documento: Geo-environmental zoning using physiographic compartmentalization: a proposal for supporting sustainable decision-making
Revista: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000412248
ISSN: 0001-3765
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Pos-Graduacao em Geociencias e Meio Ambiente, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias Ambientais, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo. Brasil
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Periodo: Sep
Volumen: 89
Número: 3
Paginación: 1503-1530
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés The geo-environmental zoning represents an important strategy in the territorial management. However, it requires a logical and structured procedure. Therefore, an approach using physiographic compartmentalization is proposed and applied as case study in a region covered by the topographic maps of São José dos Campos and Jacareí, Brazil. This region has great geological and geomorphological peculiarities, beyond being a place with large human interventions because of its quickly economic growth. The methodology is based on photointerpretation techniques and remote sensing in GIS environment. As a result, seven geo-environmental zones were obtained from a weighted integration by multicriteria analysis of physiographic units with land-use classes. In conclusion, taking into account potentialities and limitations, the proposed approach can be considered able to support sustainable decision-making, being applicable in other regions
Disciplinas: Geografía,
Geociencias
Palabras clave: Geografía física,
Zonación ambiental,
Fisiografía,
Uso del suelo,
Percepción remota,
Toma de decisiones
Keyword: Geography,
Earth sciences,
Physical geography,
Environmental zoning,
Physiography,
Land use,
Remote sensing,
Decision making
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