GEOPROCESSING AS A TOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING FOR THE CITY OF BETANIA, SERTÃO THE MOXOTÓ – PE

Abstract

Economic growth and the exploitation of the rural have been harmed by the applicant lack of planning, no real knowledge of natural resources in specific regions, unfortunately, the man to perform the adaptation of land for farms, modifies soil characteristics and not absorb the limiting factors, leading to various forms of aggression, increasing degradation. The hinterland of the micro Moxotó today is characterized by social and environmental conditions quite vulnerable to the action of human activities, this scenario has provided a marked degradation of natural resources, as well as the use and management of land improperly. In order to produce scientific information for environmental monitoring system having as input geoprocessing, ensuring progress in controlling the use of natural resources and thus develop an integrated planning, providing quality of life for the population in the study area and local integration in the process of making, using techniques of geographic information systems (GIS), which allow for combinations of information from different technological processes for the production of new information for decision making in different contexts. It was concluded that the studied cities at risk to degradation by human action that triggers the process of misuse of land, bringing social and economic problems. The town of Bethany has degraded large areas, mainly by farming and grazing.