GILBUÉS - CORE OF DESERTIFICATION PIAUÍ, PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, VARIABILITY CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

Authors

  • MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO MARCELINO PATRÍCIO
  • VIRGÍNIA MIRTES DE ALCÂNTARA SILVA
  • ANNA RAQUEL DIONÍSIO RAMOS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/polemica.2012.3738

Abstract

There are millions of years the Earth undergoes transformations. Many of them caused by desertification in different parts of the world. Specifically in Brazil, some nuclei are increasing desertification, such as, Gilbués-PB and surrounding municipalities. The present study aims to characterize and geoenvironmental constraints that operate in the city. The research literature is of order, organized by current readings of books, articles and journals. This information is essential to the subsidies policy formulation and development of actions to control desertification in the area. In this region, indiscriminate activities such as ranching, diamond mining and deforestation have accelerated this process.

Keywords: desertification, human factors, biotic retrogression.

Author Biographies

MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO MARCELINO PATRÍCIO

É geógrafa e Especialista em Gestão e Análise Ambiental pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba – UEPB, mestranda  pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Naturais pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande-UFCG.

VIRGÍNIA MIRTES DE ALCÂNTARA SILVA

É Bióloga formada pela Universidade Vale do Acaraú – Sobral – Ceará. (PPGAC-UFBA). Mestranda em Desenvolvimento Regional - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba – UEPB.

ANNA RAQUEL DIONÍSIO RAMOS

Tecnóloga em Geoprocessamento – Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba - IFPB, Mestranda em Meteorologia – Universidade Federal de Campina Grande – UFCG.

 

Published

2012-08-31

How to Cite

MARCELINO PATRÍCIO, M. D. C., MIRTES DE ALCÂNTARA SILVA, V., & DIONÍSIO RAMOS, A. R. (2012). GILBUÉS - CORE OF DESERTIFICATION PIAUÍ, PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, VARIABILITY CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. POLÊM!CA, 11(3), 470 a 482. https://doi.org/10.12957/polemica.2012.3738

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Section

QUESTÕES CONTEMPORÂNEAS