Mariana Silva

University of Brasília | UnB · Department of Geography

In the last decades, the Cerrado, considered a hotspot of biodiversity, has faced hard anthropic transformations. An example of this dynamism is the region of Chapada dos Veadeiros, located in the north of the state of Goiás. Located in Central Brazil has an active landscape with several areas used for sustainability and with important socioeconomi...

In the last decades, the Cerrado, considered a hotspot of biodiversity, has faced hard anthropic transformations. An example of this dynamism is the region of Chapada dos Veadeiros, located in the north of the state of Goiás. Located in Central Brazil has an active landscape with several areas used for sustainability and with important socioeconomi...

Forest Fires in protected areas are quite frequent in Cerrado biome. Although some studies have proven its importance over the ecological evolution of the biome, its occurrences are generally associated with environmental problems. An alternative measure to assess such impacts is on behalf of satellite images monitoring. By using geoprocessing tool...

By the year of 2002, Cerrado biome has suffered a loss of 54.9% of its original area due to deforestation and human action. National Park of Chapada dos Veadeiros Influence Region (RIPNCV), situated north of the state of Goias and 240 km from Brasília is an important expansion area of modern agriculture, been one of the main economic actions respon...

Brazil is the country with the highest cesarean birth rate in the world. The prevalence of adoption cesarean occurs mainly in private hospitals, consisting of 88% of total births and public network comprising 46% of the total. From geoprocessing and data analysis, this research aims to examine the spatial occurrence of cesarean births in the Federa...