A propensão à degradação ambiental na mesorregião de Jaguaribe no Estado do Ceará

Abstract

This work aimed at studying the propensity to environmental degradation in the districts located in mesoregion of Jaguaribe in the state of Ceara. The area was searched for the mesoregion Jaguaribe. The indicators of environmental degradation have been identified in the literature and obtained from secondary data provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the Institute of Economic Research and Strategy of Ceará (IPECE). Environmental degradation in the municipalities has been examined from the degradation rates of propensity built taking into account economic aspects, social and environmental. The ranking of Morada Nova municipalities showed that the council is more prone to degradation. According to the social aspects examined the rate of population density and urbanization are important sources of degradation in mesoregion. There is also that the area with rural buildings, followed by the percentage of the area under cultivation of subsistence, are the main indicators components of the index of propensity to degradation in the environmental aspects. The low-income population is highlighted as the main cause of degradation among economic aspects considered.