Typology of the municipalities of the Legal Amazon

Authors

  • Ana Luisa Malatesta de Campos Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Weslem Rodrigues Faria Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Viviani Silva Lírio Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2177-5230.2022.e66047

Keywords:

Legal Amazon, Deforestation, Multidimensional aspects

Abstract

This article aimed to identify a typology of municipalities in the Legal Amazon based on indicators of deforestation, economic, agricultural production, development and poverty, basic housing infrastructure and infant mortality. The 760 municipalities that are part of PRODES and a database with 24 variables for the year 2017 were considered. The characterization of the municipalities was carried out based on the implementation of two multivariate methods: factor analysis and cluster analysis. The results of the factor analysis indicated an adequacy of six factors for the analysis, synthesizing information on the degree of Deforestation and conditions, Average development, Rural scale, Economic scale, Housing infrastructure and Infant mortality in the municipalities. The cluster analysis identified four distinct groups. One of the groups would be more related to a profile associated with the highest level of deforestation, together with the highest values ??of GDP, population, agricultural production and more positive development, education, employment and housing indicators and lower poverty and infant mortality rate. However, another group of municipalities was also identified, characterized by high deforestation, with a level lower than that group, associated with lower values ??of GDP, agricultural production, and development indicators.

Author Biographies

Ana Luisa Malatesta de Campos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Mestranda em economia aplicada pelo Departamento de Economia Rural da Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

Weslem Rodrigues Faria, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Possui graduação em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (2006), mestrado em Economia Aplicada pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2009) e Doutorado em Teoria Econômica pela Universidade de São Paulo (IPE/USP). Tem experiência na área de Economia, com ênfase em Métodos e Modelos Matemáticos, Econométricos e Estatísticos, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: modelos de equilíbrio geral, insumo-produto, modelo inter-regional, coeficientes de requerimento, comércio internacional e economia brasileira. Professor na faculdade de economia na UFJF.

Viviani Silva Lírio, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Professora da Universidade Federal de Viçosa da UFV. Pesquisadora do CNPq de 2009 a 2018 e coordenadora do Grupo de Pesquisa do CNPQ em Economia do Crime e Coordenadora da Liga Acadêmica de Estudos da Criminalidade (LAEC) da UFV. Graduada em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (1994) e Doutora em Economia Rural pela UFV (2001). Desde janeiro de 1998, faz parte do corpo docente do Departamento de Economia Rural da Universidade Federal de Viçosa atuando, também, como orientadora e pesquisadora, prioritariamente nas áreas de Microeconomia do Desenvolvimento, Economia do Crime e Mercados Agroindustriais. Também atua como parecerista em periódicos nacionais e internacionais e como consultora Ad-hoc junto a diferentes instituições.

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Published

2022-05-31