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>