Mapping and vegetation cover index from cáceres city, Mato Grosso State (MT), Brazil.

Analyzing the urban space related to its own growth allows to identify the identification of the dynamics of the natural elements and the way the intensified anthropic action shapes and at the same time degrades the landscape, which in the present study is the Pantanal biome. The objective of this study is to use high resolution images and vegetation cover indexes to analyze the urban expansion of Cáceres/MT, and to generate financial support for municipal planning and management. For the execution of this research, remote sensing images and a Geographic Information System (GIS) were used, as well as demographic census data. The urban expansion contributed to the removal of 19.62% of the vegetation and to the increase of 15.28% of anthropic use. The Caceres Vegetation Cover Index is high, with vegetation percentages above 30% occurring in 74.42% of the neighborhoods. From the date of the study on the Index of Vegetation Cover for Inhabitant (ICVH) decreased by 37.20%, remained at 32.55% and increased by 30.25%. It was concluded that an increase in the use of urban space contributed to the reduction of vegetation, as well as the decrease of the population associated to the vegetation of the neighborhoods influenced on the decrease of the ICVH.

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Main Authors: VENDRAMINI, W. J., NEVES, S. M. A. da S., KREITLOW, J. P., GALVANIN, E. A. dos S., SILVA, J. dos S. V. da
Other Authors: WILLIAM JAMES VENDRAMINI, Unemat; SANDRA MARA ALVES DA SILVA NEVES, Unemat; JESÃ PEREIRA KREITLOW, Unemat; EDINEIA APARECIDA DOS SANTOS GALVANIN, Unemat; JOAO DOS SANTOS VILA DA SILVA, CNPTIA.
Format: Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:English
eng
Published: 2017-12-19
Subjects:Geotecnologia, Área verdes, Geotechnologies, Green Areas, Sistema de informações geográficas, Planejamento, Sensoriamento remoto, Vegetation index, Remote sensing, Geographic information systems,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1082865
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