DIAGNOSTICO SOCIOECONÔMICO, AMBIENTAL E AVALIAÇÃO DAS CARACTERÍSTICAS MORFOMÉTRICAS DA MICROBACIA DO CÓRREGO ALEGRIA EM UBERABA – MG / Diagnosis socioeconomic, environmental and evaluation of the morphometric characteristics of stream happiness’s microbasin in Uberaba – MG

• Main Authors: Adelar José Fabian, Gustavo Silva Araújo, Francienne Góis Oliveira, Jose Luiz Rodrigues Torres, Tobias Rodrigues da Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2007-12-01
• Series: Revista Sociedade & Natureza
• Subjects: Environmental deterioration; Microbasin; Morphometric analysis; Cerrado.
• Online Access: http://www.sociedadenatureza.ig.ufu.br/include/getdoc.php?id=452&article=144&mode=pdf

With objective of to diagnose the deterioration socioeconomic, environmental and to evaluatethe morphometric characteristics of the microbasin of the Stream Happiness’s, the study areawas visited, applying itself questionnaires in a sample of the local population. The social deterioration(S) it is of 46%, considered medium, because the education level, feeding and the work conditions are good in the region. For the economical factor (E) it was obtained 48%, highvalue, because the properties are of average the high productivity, with medium income varyingfrom 5 to 15 minimum wages, besides counting with technical support and to be cooperated.For the technological factor (T) it was obtained 32%, low value, due to the type of local exploration.For the socioeconomic factor (S+E+T) it was obtained 44%, considered loud, that itshould limit the conditions of life of the producer, however this is not observed. The calculatedenvironmental deterioration is of 15%, below the expected, being this justified value for theconstant fiscalization and investments in the recovery of the area, mainly after the rail accidenthappened in June of 2003. The microbasin has a more prolonged form, being proven for Ic060, Kc 0,98 and Kf of 0,15, besides Dd of 1,10 km/km2 and the declivity of the 1,20% basin.These associated values show an area without problems of inundations and erosions alongthe Stream. The indexes obtained don’t still demonstrate a high environmental deterioration.