Descrição
This study investigates the areas of carnauba palm forest that were removed in the municipality of Campo Maior, checking the progress and change in vegetation coverage, rainfall rates, the composition of GDP in the sectors of the economy (primary, secondary and tertiary), population density and the rate of urbanization. To this end, there were used images available in the Embrapa site (MODIS / NDVI) from the period of 2002 to 2016. Data on GDP, population density and urbanization rate were obtained from the IBGE site. In addition, there were conducted surveys on-site in areas of carnauba palm forest and informal talks with representatives of local government. It was concluded that there was suppression of carnaubas to implementation of real estate projects in the urban area, consistent with the economic and demographic growth of the municipality. The images of NDVI of 2005 and 2016 reflected this modifications.||Esse estudo busca analisar as áreas de carnaubais que foram suprimidas no município de Campo Maior, verificando a evolução e a mudança na cobertura vegetacional, os índices pluviométricos, a composição do PIB nos setores da economia (primário, secundário e terciário), a densidade demográfica e a taxa de urbanização. Para tanto, utilizou-se as imagens disponíveis no site da Empresa Brasileira de Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) (MODIS/NDVI) referentes ao período de 2002 a 2016. Os dados demográficos e econômicos foram obtidos no site do IBGE, e as informações sobre precipitação, no site do INPE Além disso, realizou-se pesquisas in loco em áreas de carnaubais e conversas informais com representantes do poder público local. Concluiu-se que houve supressão de carnaúbas para a implantação de empreendimentos imobiliários na área urbana, em consonância com o crescimento econômico e demográfico do município. As imagens do Índice de Vegetação por Diferença Normalizada (NDVI) de 2005 e 2016 refletiram essas modificações.
Abstract
DEFORESTATION OF CARNAUBA (Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. Moore) IN CAMPO MAIOR - PI
This study investigates the areas of carnauba palm forest that were removed in the municipality of Campo Maior, checking the progress and change in vegetation coverage, rainfall rates, the composition of GDP in the sectors of the economy (primary, secondary and tertiary), population density and the rate of urbanization. To this end, there were used images available in the Embrapa site (MODIS / NDVI) from the period of 2002 to 2016. Data on GDP, population density and urbanization rate were obtained from the IBGE site. In addition, there were conducted surveys on-site in areas of carnauba palm forest and informal talks with representatives of local government. It was concluded that there was suppression of carnaubas to implementation of real estate projects in the urban area, consistent with the economic and demographic growth of the municipality. The images of NDVI of 2005 and 2016 reflected this modifications.
