GEOTECHNOLOGY AND FOREST PLANNING

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS

Geoplan is a research group that aims to develop methodologies and applications for geotechnologies and forest planning tools that allow the proper use of forest, soil and water resources.

Among the activities carried out by the group are:

  • Environmental diagnosis and experimental research on watershed management;

  • Soil and water conservation;

  • Springs conservation;

  • Restoration of degraded areas;

  • Forest hydrology,

  • Identification of priority areas;

  • Socio-environmental indicators for drainage basins;

  • Forest planning;

  • Urban climatology;

  • Forest management;

  • Land use planning;

  • Payment for environmental services (PES);

  • Elaboration and economic analysis of investment projects;

  • Forest inventory;

  • Planted and native forests management planning;

  • Implementation and analysis of forestry experiments;

  • Development of systems for registration, processing and analysis of forest inventories;

  • Urban land use planning;

  • Connectivity analysis