Environmental planning and preservation of the vegetation of the Piracicaba, Capivari an Jundiaí River watersheds committee (SP): cost, benefits and economic opportunities

• Grant number: 18/22907-1
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): March 01, 2019
• Effective date (End): February 28, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Physical Geography
• Principal researcher: Raul Reis Amorim
• Grantee: Ulises Rodrigo Magdalena
• Home Institution: Instituto de Geociências (IG). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The absence of management plans that explore the balance between the economic development and the goals of conservation expand the socioeconomic conflicts, fostering and establishing deforestation in watersheds. The current project aims to elucidate the action of the economic opportunity cost of the vegetated areas and the impacts in the conservation of hydric resources in the watersheds of the Rivers Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí, focusing on the different scenarios of land multiple use. The development of the project will be held under unique aspects of geoprocessing, programming language, numeric modeling and statistical analysis in the specific coverage areas. The project will also provide knowledge applicable in management, as its points outs areas of major impact for the conservation of hydric resources in balance with the socioeconomic interests. (AU)