GEOTECHNIC ZONING OF SLOPE BY REMOTE SENSING FOR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PLANNING: ANALYSIS OF THE AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL POTENTIAL AND MECHANIZATION OF SUGARCANE

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.9732102225089

• Palavras-chave: Geographic Information System, biofuel, agricultural production, climate zoning

• Keywords: Geographic Information System, biofuel, agricultural production, climate zoning

• Abstract:

  Part of the sugarcane cultivation in the state of São Paulo has a great predominance in the Administrative region of Ribeirão Preto - SP, composed of 25 municipalities in the northeast region of the state that represent 60% of the sugarcane in São Paulo. The Region has a high valuation of its lands due to the good conditions of climate, location and productivity, however, studies that address agricultural and environmental aspects in agricultural management are incipient. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the agricultural, agroclimatic and agro-environmental potential of sugarcane in the Administrative Region of Ribeirão Preto, and the aptitude for the mechanized production system with a view to an adequate and efficient territorial planning. The region has 91.9% of its area with adequate climatic suitability and 89.3% of land suitable for mechanization, with slopes ranging from 0 to 12%. The agro-environmental zoning of adequate planting occupies 39%, but with the crossing between environmentally fragile and vulnerable zones, adequate planting followed by environmental restrictions of use extends to 44% of the areas and with environmental limitations of use in 12.5%, use inadequate extends by only 4.4%. The city of Jaboticabal has the largest area under the criteria for sugarcane cultivation, 596.5 km² (84.3%). Geographic information systems are powerful tools in these analyses, assisting in the zoning and quantification of areas, allowing knowledge and assistance to managers in decision-making on land use policy.

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