Feasibility Assessment of Sugarcane Expansion in Southwest Goiás, Brazil Based on the GIS Technology
| Autor: | Bruno Cardoso Pedrosa, Heitor Luis Costa Coutinho, Tuani Cristine Lima de Souza, Ana Paula Dias Turetta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Land use business.industry Environmental resource management 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Land cover Investment (macroeconomics) 01 natural sciences Geography Agriculture Culture expansion 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries National level business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geographic Information System. :149-162 |
| ISSN: | 2151-1969 2151-1950 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/jgis.2016.82014 |
| Popis: | The current study approaches the sugarcane culture expansion in Southwestern Goias, especially in Mineiros, Quirinopolis and Rio Verde counties, which represent different times and responses to this process. The current logistics structure and future prospects for sugarcane and its derivatives transportation are studied at national level with emphasis to the aforementioned micro-region. Maps showing land use and land cover in three different years were generated from Landsat TM-5 satellite images and they were used to analyze the dynamics of changes in land use and in land cover. The region is marked by strong and rapid growth in the agricultural sector and its sugar-energy industry has been expanding in recent years, although with different aspects among its counties. Since it is a promising region in this sector, due to the favorable soil and weather conditions to the crop, the region requires more investment and planning in logistics to ensure production flow and to make it stronger within domestic and foreign markets. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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