Socioeconomic Indicators and Desertification in the Upper Course of the Paraíba River Watershed

Bibliographic Data

ID3754567
AuthorsTelma Lucia Bezerra Alves (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Alagoas, Brazil), Pedro Vieira De Azevedo (0000-0002-3136-5219, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande), Gesinaldo Ataíde Cândido (0000-0002-3112-0254, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande)
Year2017
Volume20
Issue2
Pages19-38
Publication date2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc179r1v2022017
OpenAlexW2745459802
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2017000200019
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

The aim of the current study is to assess the relation between socioeconomic indicators and land degradation in the upper course of the Paraíba River watershed. The indicators were selected based on the literature and on the census data available. The positive or negative relation between these indicators and soil degradation was identified. The mean values of the socioeconomic index per county (Isec) have shown soil degradation in the entire upper course of the watershed, although predominantly at low levels, whereas the Northwestern area has shown the strongest anthropic pressure. The upper course of the watershed has shown trend to socioeconomic index (Isew) increase and its mean value has indicated "moderate" land degradation

Desertification · Geography · Population · Socioeconomic status · Water resource management · Watershed · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Demography · Environmental Science · Geography and Environmental Studies · Rural Development and Agriculture · Ecology · Geology

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