APLICACIÓN DE TECNOLOGÍAS DE INFORMACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA PARA LA GESTIÓN DE RIESGOS AMBIENTALES EN FORESTACIONES DEL DELTA DEL RÍO PARANÁ

Cita sugerida: Piani, V. et al. (2022) Aplicación de Tecnologías de Información Geográfica para la Gestión de Riesgos Ambientales en Forestaciones del Delta del Río Paraná Scientia interfluvis, vol 13 (1), Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos: Paraná.

Abstract

Forestation constitutes one of the principal productive activities of the Parana River Delta. These practices are frequently associated with modifications in geographic relief and hydric management, consequently causing environmental impacts that contribute to environmental risk.

Risk management contributes to reducing these impacts through sustainable territorial planning based on the knowledge of functional attributes of ecosystems.

The objective of this study was to analyse tools for environmental risk management in forest plantations in the Parana River Delta based on the use of Goegraphical Information Technologies (GIT’s).

For this, data of forested parcels, characterised on the basis of their spectral responses for each forest species of interest, were used.

This information is included within aGeographic Information System (GIS) together with demographic data (INDEC- National Institute of Statistics and Censuses) and of water frequency.

The relationship between population density, the type of forestation and other variables of interest was described. As a result, population centres of greater density could be seen within the region of Campana, Zárate, and Villa Paranacito, which together were seen to register over 50% of the plantations of Populus sp. (cottonwood) and over 32% of its surface was used for damming which alters the local hydric regimen The study showed the usefulness of these support tools for decision making.