ZONEAMENTO AMBIENTAL DO SETOR SUL DO PARQUE NACIONAL

The elaboration of an environmental zoning is an important tool to subsidize a handling plan and the management of protected areas. In this paper a methodology was established to proceeds environmental zoning having the environmental legislation as criteria to process a digital database GIS-supporte...

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Published in:Ra'e ga 2008-12, Vol.16
Main Authors: Raquel Cardoso de Matos VALE, Jocimara Souza Britto LOBÃO, Washington de Jesus Sant'Anna da Franca ROCHA, Marjorie Cseco NOLASCO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Meio Ambiente
Parque Nacional
SIG
zoneamento ambiental
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Summary:The elaboration of an environmental zoning is an important tool to subsidize a handling plan and the management of protected areas. In this paper a methodology was established to proceeds environmental zoning having the environmental legislation as criteria to process a digital database GIS-supported (GIS – Geographical Information System). The study area was the south part of the Chapada Diamantina National Park. The database used to produces the environmental zoning map consist of vegetation, soil use, topographic features, hydric resources, scenic beautiful, and tourist, historical and archeological potential areas. The technical support assured by the GIS process were revealed essential to develop this methodology. They provided consistent and expressed overall results, beside the similar point with the landscape reality that was identified in the area of this paper.
ISSN:1516-4136
2177-2738
DOI:10.5380/raega.v16i0.10887