SILVA, Olavo; CUNHA, Lúcio    TRINDADE JR., Saint-Clair. Land use and road infrastructure in relation to the productive dynamics in agro-extractive settlements in Amapá. []. , 9, pp.281-305. ISSN 2182-1267.  https://doi.org/10.17127/got/2016.9.013.

This paper analyzes aspects of land use and the general conditions of the land road network in relation to the productive dynamics in Agroextractive Settlements Project of Cedro, Bom Jesus dos Fernandes and Governador Janary  in the municipality of Tartarugalzinho, center / east of Amapá. The research used documentary data from government agencies such as INCRA, IBAMA and IMAP, data surveys and information in the field and processing of SRTM images and vector files in GIS. Was identified and characterized land use, relief altimetry, hydrography, and the conditions of the road infrastructure. Although there are possibilities for beneficial changes, nowadays, the productive activities practiced in the settlements result from traditional models implemented in the Brazilian Amazon, unsustainable and ineffective to provide improvements in existing infrastructure and quality of life in the settlements.

: Brazilian Amazon; Rural settlements; Roads; Extraction; Social exclusion.

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