Sociogeomorphological Analysis in a Headwater Basin in Southern Brazil with Emphasis on Land Use and Land Cover Change

Itzayana González-Ávila, Daniel Jato-Espino (), Mauricio Andrades Paixão, Michele Moraes Carvalho and Masato Kobiyama
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Itzayana González-Ávila: GPDEN Research Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul—UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 Porto Alegre, Brazil
Daniel Jato-Espino: GREENIUS Research Group, Universidad Internacional de Valencia—VIU, Calle Pintor Sorolla 21, 46002 Valencia, Spain
Mauricio Andrades Paixão: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul—UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 Porto Alegre, Brazil
Michele Moraes Carvalho: GPDEN Research Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul—UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 Porto Alegre, Brazil
Masato Kobiyama: GPDEN Research Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul—UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 Porto Alegre, Brazil

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-19

Abstract: Effects of natural processes on community building and the modification of nature by man’s hands are an intrinsic part of the co-production of the landscape between man and nature. However, the interactions of this co-production have scarcely been analyzed. Based on data from the MapBiomas project, an analysis of the variation in land use and cover over 35 years in the Quilombola São Roque and Mãe dos Homens communities in southern Brazil was carried out. The sociogeomorphological units in the study area were established, and its geomorphological units and social units were analyzed and described. There is a prevalence of more than 50% of forest formation. Cluster analysis classified the analyzed variables into two groups, with the first corresponding to forest and grassland formations associated with more natural landscape features. The second group is formed by anthropogenic activities. Social units including traditional communities seem to be more related to the stimulation of forest formation. The action of conservation units influences the variation in land use and land cover. There is a Supplementary Material which explains abbreviations concerning the manuscript.

Keywords: sociogeomorphology; national parks conservation; natural resources; LULC; landform; headwater; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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