MINING IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF CARIRI (RMCariri), CEARÁ: GEOHISTORY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

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https://doi.org/10.5016/geografia.v47i1.16472

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Mining has socioeconomic importance and potential impact on the geodiversity of southern Ceará. It was established in the 18th century and has since reached a diverse and complex framework in the current scenario, consequently raising questions about its environmental sustainability. Considering the need for further studies on the activity, present in the nine municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Cariri (RMCariri), the purpose of this study is to analyze the environmental sustainability of mining in the RMCariri, making up the geohistorical construction of the activity and its main environmental impacts. The methodological guidelines have a qualitative approach, divided into theoretical-conceptual basis and technical-scientific contingente and subdivided into interrelated stages of office, field and laboratory. The results achieved highlight the historical correlation of the activity with the development of the region. They also highlight the scope of the identified impacts, as well as the need to consider the continuity of the activity by applying effective and specific sustainable measures for each municipality and its natural characteristics. Such measures will, therefore,guarantee the minimum conservation of the geodiversity in the RMCariri.

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Marcelo Martins de Moura-Fé, Professor do Departamento de Geociências (DEGEO)Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA)

Geógrafo (licenciado e bacharel/UFC). Professor da Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA - jun. 2015). Professor do mestrado acadêmico em Geografia (Geoceres/UFRN - mar. 2021). Professor do mestrado acadêmico em Desenvolvimento Regional Sustentável (Proder/UFCA - set. 2018). Doutorado em Geografia (UFC, dez. 2015). Pós-Doutor em Geografia (ProPGeo/UECE - mar. 2022). Membro da União da Geomorfologia Brasileira (UGB - fev. 2016), da Associação Brasileira de Defesa do Patrimônio Geológico e Mineiro (AGeoBR - abr. 2020) e da Associação Nacional de Pos-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ambiente e Sociedade (ANPPAS - mai. 2021). Coordenador do Núcleo de Estudos Integrados em Geomorfologia, Geodiversidade e Patrimônio - NIGEP (URCA/CNPq - jul. 2017). Tem experiência na área de Geociências / Geografia Física, especialmente em Geomorfologia Estrutural e Geomorfologia Ambiental, aplicadas em projetos de pesquisa sobre Geodiversidade (geoconservação, geopatrimônio, geoturismo, geoeducação e geocultura), Patrimônio e Sustentabilidade, desenvolvidos nos estados do Ceará, Pernambuco, Piauí e Bahia.

Frederico de Holanda Bastos, Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Professor at the Department of Geography at the State University of Ceará (UECE). Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Geography (ProPGeo/UECE).

Marcos Antônio Leite do Nascimento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Professor at the Department of Geology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (DG/UFRN). Professor of the Graduate Programs in Geodynamics and Geophysics (PPGG/UFRN) and Tourism (PPGTUR/UFRN). Research Productivity Scholarship 2 – CNPq

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2022-09-06

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Vol. 47 No. 1 (2022)

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