Environmental vulnerability and areas of maximum water infiltration

摘要

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2236130814413 The perception of the human being that environmental resources are limited, it takes the use of instruments to the planning and management of the environment, such as the determination of environmental vulnerability, which enables the assessment of the risk of the area in question geo-environmental processes such as erosion, contamination of soils, water resources, loss of agricultural use, among others. Environmental assessment of a region allows the identification of their potential use (or not use), occupation, vulnerability, dynamics and complexity of the ecosystem, leading to the realization of actions that will enable their preservation and conservation. From proper planning can be avoided areas of environmental vulnerability within the watershed, giving them uses compatible with its current state, as well as studies to identify the factors that are triggering this picture of environmental vulnerability, then to seek remediation alternatives. The analysis of the areas of environmental vulnerability becomes a valuable tool as it assists the manager in decision-making, thus minimizing the errors of judgment and optimizing the process.