Zoneamento ecológico-econômico da zona costeira do estado do Ceará

Abstract

The 7.661/88 Act established the Coastal Management National Plan (CMNP), in which are defined their principles, goals and tools, aiming to attend the demands for actions targeted to “Planning and Land Use”. One of the CMNP tools is the Costal Ecological-Economic Zoning (CEEZ) which is the subject of this article. The CEEZ is one technical-political planning instrument that has the objective of organizing the natural resource use and space occupation, respecting the ecosystem limits, and aiming to promote the territorial sustainable development. The Ceará State Government, in attendance to the CMNP, concluded the Coastal Ecological-Economic Zoning of Ceará State coordinated by the Ceará State Environmental Agency (SEMACE) in partnership with the Institute of Sea Science (LABOMAR) of the Ceará Federal University, which defined the policy and action for promoting the territorial planning and regional sustainable development. This article presents the used methodology and the main research results.