MAPPING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF ONSHORE OIL PRODUCTION IN THE MUNICIPALIT Y OF CARMÓPOLIS, STATE OF SERGIPE, BRAZIL - DOI 10.5216/bgg.v35i3.38835

Authors

  • Ivana Silva Sobral Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Gicélia Mendes da Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/bgg.v35i3.38835

Abstract

The Carmópolis Field, which is the largest set of onshore oil fields in Brazil, is responsible for the most part of onshore oil production in Sergipe State. Despite its economic importance, it causes significant environmental damages, endangering the health of the population and the quality of Carmópolis landscape. In order to support
management actions that minimize or reimburse the environmental impacts, following the legislation and protecting the remaining natural ecosystems, this study aimed to analyze the spatial implications of onshore oil production of Carmópolis city; mapping the use of soil and calculating the quality index of the landscape using landscape ecology as theoretical and methodological basis. It was found that a) the landscape qualityindex of Carmópolis is 0,54, classified as regular; b) oil wells, roads and pipelines, fragment the city landscape, affecting the resilience of natural ecosystems.
Keywords: landscape quality, geoprocessing, landscape ecology.

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Published

2015-12-01

How to Cite

SILVA SOBRAL, I.; MENDES DA SILVA, G. MAPPING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF ONSHORE OIL PRODUCTION IN THE MUNICIPALIT Y OF CARMÓPOLIS, STATE OF SERGIPE, BRAZIL - DOI 10.5216/bgg.v35i3.38835. Goiano Bulletin of Geography, Goiânia, v. 35, n. 3, p. 437–451, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/bgg.v35i3.38835. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/bgg/article/view/38835. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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Vol. 35 No. 3 (2015): set/dez. 2015

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