Abstract

COLAVITE, Ana; MASSOQUIM, Nair  and  GONCALVES, Mariana. Landscape and regional agricultural production: an analysis based on thematic maps of the western central mesoregion of Parana, Southern Brazil. GOT [online]. 2018, n.14, pp.135-158. ISSN 2182-1267.  https://doi.org/10.17127/got/2018.14.005.

The research had the objective of mapping the variables related to municipal agricultural production of the Western Central Mesoregion of Parana (in Southern Brazil), identifying the types of farming that are predominant regionally and its spatial distribution, associated to geographical and landscape conditions. The mapping process occurred with the input of QGIS and the data were obtained from IBGE. The analysis took into account the correlation between the agriculture distribution patterns alongside the characteristics of regional landscape. Based on the mapping it was possible to identify the predominance of soybean and corn farming, except for some municipalities, where topography is dissected and soils are fragile, where there is predominance of livestock farming and fruit farming has increased.

Keywords : Thematic Cartography; Socioenvironmental impacts; Agriculture; Environmental vulnerability; Potential land use; Regional Development.

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