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

• Autor(a) principal: Correa, Claudia V. S. [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Reis, Fabio A. G. V. [UNESP], Giordano, Lucilia C. [UNESP], Bressane, Adriano [UNESP], Chaves, Camila J. [UNESP], Do Amaral, Ana Maria C. [UNESP], Brito, Hermes D. [UNESP], De Medeiros, Gerson A. [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201720160915; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/159821
• topic: remote sensing; decision-support; earth sciences; land use

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 Sao Jose dos Campos and Jacarei, 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.