Analysis of Environmental Degradation in Cities and Mesoregions of Paraná

Authors

  • Nelson Guilherme Machado Pinto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Mygre Machado Lopes Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Daniel Arruda Coronel Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Keywords:

Environmental degradation. Paraná. Degradation Index. Agroecology. Factor analysis.

Abstract

The aim of this work is to analyze the pattern of environmental degradation in the cities and mesoregions of the State of Paraná, creating a Degradation Index. In this sense, we studied 27 variables from 399 cities in the year of 2006. The average value of the environmental degradation of the cities is 67.76 %. This value is a significant number and demonstrates that more than half of the State of Paraná area faces problems related to environmental degradation. Regarding the cities, it can be seen that many of them have 100 % of relation with the Degradation Index. These cities and their mesoregions have a direct connection with the agricultural activity, which confirms the involvement of this activity in the aggravation of the phenomenon. Furthermore, issues such as rural poverty and natural limitations can aggravate the situation of environmental degradation. However, family agriculture practices as well as improvement in environmental education may reduce these rates.

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Author Biographies

Nelson Guilherme Machado Pinto, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Doutorando em Administração do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Mygre Machado Lopes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Mestranda em Administração do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Daniel Arruda Coronel, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria e Diretor da Editora da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Published

2014-06-25

How to Cite

Pinto, N. G. M., Lopes, M. M., & Coronel, D. A. (2014). Analysis of Environmental Degradation in Cities and Mesoregions of Paraná. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, 35(126), 191–206. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/662