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he influence of relief and surficial covers on urban land use and land cover: seasonal flooding on summits in Uberlandia/MG, Brazi

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Author(s):
Moreira, Vinicius Borges [1] ; Perez Filho, Archimedes [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: BOLETIN GOIANO DE GEOGRAFIA; v. 41, n. 1 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Flooding processes during rainy seasons are common in large and medium urban centers in Brazil, and their causing factors are very particular. In the city of Uberlandia, state of Minas Gerais, specifically in the Morumbi neighborhood, seasonal floodings have been observed since the settlement of houses, causing several urban and social impacts. The influence of relief and surficial covers may explain part of this phenomenon, which already happened even before the establishment of the neighborhood. In this perspective, we considered regional geological-geomorphological aspects to understand the dynamics of the pre-existing existing natural systems to the population through image analysis, aerial photographs, radars available, and rainfall intensity, correlating such data to the flooding areas registered between 2012 and 2016 by the municipality's Civil Defense. We identified that the neighborhood was established on residual relief of the Uberlandia-Uberaba plateau, and the main flooding areas are in former summit surface depressions that store water during the rainy season in this geomorphological compartment. This process is intensified by the artificial impermeability of the land and by the rainfall intensity, which causes recurrent floodings in the rainy season. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/21335-9 - GEOCHRONOLOGY OF SURFACE COVERAGES IN LEVELS OF LOW TERRACES IN MOUTH RIVERS UNA / PARDO (BA), RELATED OF TRANSGRESSIONS AND REGRESSIONS MARINE,ASSOCIATE WITH PULSE CLIMATE HOLOCENE
Grantee:Vinícius Borges Moreira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 15/10417-1 - Geochronology of veredas and campos de murundus environments on the Uberlândia - Uberaba plateau : implications for landscape development
Grantee:Vinícius Borges Moreira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master