10.6084/m9.figshare.7482215.v1
Patrícia Andressa de Ávila
Patrícia Andressa de
Ávila
Luiz Otávio Moras Moras Filho
Luiz Otávio Moras
Moras Filho
Nathália de Paiva Mendonça
Nathália de Paiva
Mendonça
Luís Antônio Coimbra Borges
Luís Antônio Coimbra
Borges
Lucas Rezende Gomide
Lucas Rezende
Gomide
Fausto Weimar Acerbi Júnior
Fausto Weimar
Acerbi Júnior
RELEVANCE OF STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TO RIO GRANDE BASIN MANAGEMENT
SciELO journals
2018
Conservation
Strategic environmental assessment
Multi-criteria analysis
Management of water resources
2018-12-19 02:43:45
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/RELEVANCE_OF_STRATEGIC_ENVIRONMENTAL_ASSESSMENT_TO_RIO_GRANDE_BASIN_MANAGEMENT/7482215
<div><p>ABSTRACT This research aims to identify the vulnerabilities of Rio Grande basin in Minas Gerais state as well as to investigate, through technical, legal, social, and governmental aspects, the relevance of SEA as an environmental tool for the conservation and preservation of watersheds. Rio Grande basin evaluation was performed by using this following database: soil classes, land use classification, water quality index, and economic ecological index. It was performed multi-criteria decision analysis based on analytic hierarchy process methodology. 52.5% of the studied area was classified as “good” preservation condition. Alto Grande (GD1), Mortes/Jacaré (GD2) and Furnas (GD3) units did not contain significant percentages of their areas corresponding to the preservation class “very good”. In the studied area, 34.51% was classified as “medium” preservation condition, thus indicating the need for effective measures for the river basin conservation. These findings highlight the potential importance of including the SEA in the decision-making process for plans, policies and programs related to the integrated management of water resources.</p></div>