Environmental fragility evaluation and guidelines for environmental zoning: A study case on Ibiuna (the Southeastern Brazilian region)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 947-957

  Manfré, Luiz Augusto ^a   da Silva, Alexandre Marco ^a   Urban, Rodrigo Custódio ^b   Rodgers, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental planning; Restoration priority; Soil management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LAND-USE STRATEGIES; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AGRONOMY; CLIMATE MODELS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LITHOLOGY; MAPS; RESTORATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND COVER; RAINFOREST; RIVER BASIN; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84877663315     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1979-2     Document Type: Article

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