EROSION POTENTIAL OF THE JABOATÃO RIVER BASIN IN PERNAMBUCO

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https://doi.org/10.14393/RCG249162489

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Map algebra, Geoprocessing, Environmental problems, Ground

Abstract

The erosion process is one of the most harmful causes of environmental degradation. A diagnosis of the erosion potential of a region can help in understanding the mechanisms that act in natural and anthropized areas, making it possible to guide the activities to be developed. Thus, the objective of this study was to analyze the risks arising from the natural susceptibility to erosion in the hydrographic basin of the Jaboatão-PE river. For this, the methodology of mapping and analysis of natural susceptibility to soil loss was used, which is based on the concepts of environmental stability and instability. An evaluation of the existing balance between morphogenesis/pedogenesis processes was carried out through landscape attributes: pedology, geology, slope, vegetation cover and rainfall intensity, using geoprocessing tools. Finally, field work was carried out to analyze the risks arising from the erosive processes present in the basin. It was possible to verify that in 70% of the area the moderately stable/susceptible erosion class predominates, and the basin has a significant number of sites with buildings in areas conducive to gravitational mass movements, with a high natural degree of susceptibility, thus demonstrating the need for conservation measures to reduce risks.

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Izabelly Victoria Alves de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Graduated in Geography (Licentiate) from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco (IFPE), in 2019. She is currently a Master's Student in Geography at the Postgraduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Pernambuco (PPGEO/UFPE ) with the project Reducing vegetation cover and increasing environmental risks in the hydrographic basin of the Jaboatão River - PE. Research and is interested in Physical Geography and Geoprocessing, acting on the following topics: Environmental Degradation, Soil Degradation by Erosive Processes, Social and Environmental Risks, Hydrographic Basins and Geoprocessing applied to environmental studies.

Deivid Damião Roque de Souza, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Master's student at the Graduate Program in Development and Environment (PRODEMA) - UFPE. Professor of geography graduated from the Federal Institute of Pernambuco (2019). Research and interest in physical geography and pedology, where he has experience in the following subjects: Geoprocessing Applied to Environmental Studies; Environmental dynamics in hydrographic basins and Physical Geography Teaching.

Manuella Vieira Barbosa Neto, Institudo Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco

Degree in Geography from the Federal University of Pernambuco, UFPE (2009), Master and Doctor in Geography from the Graduate Program in Geography (PPGEO) at UFPE (Conceito CAPES 5). She is a professor of Geography at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco (Campus Recife), where she teaches Pedology and Edaphology, Geomorphology and Basic Cartography in the Degree course in Geography; teaches Geography in technical courses integrated to high school; and works in specialization courses in Urban Sustainability and in Environmental and Cultural Education. He is leader of the Geoenvironmental Research Group of Northeastern Brazil (GGEO) at IFPE. Research and interest in Physical Geography and Pedology, acting on the following topics: Soil Conservation, Soil Degradation and Land Evaluation; Systemic analysis in hydrographic basins; Geoprocessing applied to environmental analysis; and Teaching Physical Geography and Pedology.

Marcelo Ricardo Bezerra de Miranda, Institudo Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco

Graduated in Degree in Social Studies with specialization in Geography from FAINTVISA and Master in Geography from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2015). He is currently a permanent asset at the Federal Institute of Pernambuco - IFPE Campus Recife. He has experience in teaching with an emphasis on Geography, working mainly in the following areas: Geomorphology, Geology, Fluvial Geomorphology, Hydrogeography and Biogeography. It also has specialization and improvement in the area of ​​Environmental Education and in the area of ​​Special Education for the Deaf and Blind. He is a researcher at the Northeast Brazilian Geoenvironmental Research Group - GGEO, working in the following lines of research: Environmental Planning and Zoning; Environmental Dynamics in Hydrographic Basins; and Teaching Physical Geography.

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2023-02-22

How to Cite

OLIVEIRA, I. V. A. de; SOUZA, D. D. R. de; BARBOSA NETO, M. V.; MIRANDA, M. R. B. de. EROSION POTENTIAL OF THE JABOATÃO RIVER BASIN IN PERNAMBUCO. Caminhos de Geografia, Uberlândia, v. 24, n. 91, p. 287–304, 2023. DOI: 10.14393/RCG249162489. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/caminhosdegeografia/article/view/62489. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 24 No. 91 (2023): Fevereiro

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Copyright (c) 2023 Izabelly Victoria Alves de Oliveira, Deivid Damião Roque de Souza, Manuella Vieira Barbosa Neto, Marcelo Ricardo Bezerra de Miranda

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