CHANGES IN LAND COVER AND USE AFFECT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE IN PIRACICABA, BRAZIL
Land use and changes in land cover play an important role in local and regional climatic conditions, especially in tropical regions. Piracicaba, a city in southeastern Brazil, has an economy that is based primarily on sugar cane cultivation. The seasonality of this crop means that there are marked a...
Main Authors: | Priscila Pereira Coltri, Nelson Jesus Ferreira, Saulo Freitas, Valdemar Antonio Demetrio |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Paraiba
2008-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4090/juee.2008.v2n2.068074 |
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