Natural vulnerability analysis to soil loss in the city of Barão de Cotegipe, RS

Authors

  • Franciele Francisca Marmentini Rovani Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Roberto Cassol Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Departamento de Geociências.
  • Cássio Arthur Wollmann Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
  • João Paulo Delapasse Simioni Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/rdg.v29i0.102085

Keywords:

Cartografia Ambiental, Geotecnologias, Vulnerabilidade Natural.

Abstract

The study and the analysis of the spatial relation can be better understood and visualized through environmental maps that touch society to reality. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze the natural vulnerability to the soil loss in Barão de Cotegipe. However, a spatial database was created in an environment of Geographic Information with the support of Spring Software version 5.0.6. The map of natural vulnerability to the soil loss was made based on information related to geomorphology, geology, soil, vegetation and use of soil, according to vulnerability of the information throughout the algebra of maps. As a result, has been pointed stable units with predominant of process that formatted the soil and vulnerable moderated units, mainly the erosive processes. In the units that was predominated the natural vulnerability, the suggestion is to have a special attention in relation to natural environment and the agents that influence it. The aim is to have good social practices associated to environmental politics in the process of economic decision-making, which can make possible the environment value and protection.

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Author Biographies

  • Franciele Francisca Marmentini Rovani, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
    Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Bolsista de Doutorado Sanduíche no Exterior - SWE/CNPq
  • Roberto Cassol, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Departamento de Geociências.
    Profº. Dr. do Departamento de Geociências da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Cássio Arthur Wollmann, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
    Profº. Dr. do Departamento de Geociências e Coordenador dos cursos de Geografia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • João Paulo Delapasse Simioni, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
    Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Published

2015-06-17

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How to Cite

Rovani, F. F. M., Cassol, R., Wollmann, C. A., & Simioni, J. P. D. (2015). Natural vulnerability analysis to soil loss in the city of Barão de Cotegipe, RS. Revista Do Departamento De Geografia, 29, 262-278. https://doi.org/10.11606/rdg.v29i0.102085