Expansão sucroalcooleira no estado de Goiás: uma análise exploratória a partir de dados sócio-econômicos e cartográficos
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2010-08
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In the current scenario of energy crisis and global change, the biofuels, mostly those
derived from sugarcane, are becoming a higher priority each day. Within this context, in this
study, based on cartographic and socioeconomic data, we perform an exploratory analysis regarding
the sugarcane occupation in the State of Goias, which, due to its physiographic characteristics as
well as its prominent economic growth, existent and planned infrastructure, and agricultural
potential, is a major alternative to the expansion of the ethanol production in the country. Between
2005 and 2007, the area with sugarcane, distributed over 77 municipalities, increased from
217.898,14 to 347.912,20 hectares. As our results suggest, the location of the sugarcane
plantations is highly dependent on the available infrastructure, flat topography and soil fertility.
Likewise, the expansion of the sugarcane over other crops is also evident. Interestingly, this
expansion, which is also occurring over protected and priority areas for biodiversity conservation,
has not produced significant impacts on the local economy. The expectation is that these results
may help in the modeling of future scenarios, which are instrumental for the implementation of
more adequate territorial policies.
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Cana-de-açúcar, Indústria sucroalcooleira, Gestão territorial, Sugarcane, Territorial policies, Ethanol production
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RIBEIRO, Noely Vicente; FERREIRA, Laerte Guimarães; FERREIRA, Nilson Clementino. Expansão sucroalcooleira no estado de Goiás: uma análise exploratória a partir de dados sócio-econômicos e cartográficos. Geografia, Rio Claro, v. 35, n. 2, p. 331-344, maio/ago. 2010.