Right to sustainable development: an analysis based on the potentialities and limitations of the physical environment and forms of use and occupation of the land in the rural settlements of Silvania, GO

Abstract

Abstract: This article presents some contributions to the debate about rural settlements and the analysis of the physical environment and land use. The general aim of this research is to analyze whether the three rural settlements of Silvania, GO, are in areas that favor the agricultural development of the settled families and, consequently, guarantee them possibilities to reach several assumptions posed by the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA), such as the right to housing, health, leisure, among others. To carry out this study, a qualitative and quantitative approach was used in the methodology. Data collection took place through bibliographical and cartographic survey. Relief aspects with emphasis on slope, drainage networks and soil classes were considered for approaching the physical environment. As for the use and occupation of the land, the classes of use, the permanent preservation areas (APP), the presence of pivots and reservoirs in the river channels and the size of the properties were addressed. Data analysis was carried out by means of descriptive statistics, through the elaboration of maps that present the physical environment and the use and cover of the land in the settlements of Silvania. The results show that the characteristics of the physical environment and the use and occupation of the soil in the hydrographic basins where the settlements of Silvania are located are not impediments to the productive performance of the families, which allows them to achieve several fundamental rights, as well as ensuring the sustainable development of families, even if some demand greater productive investments, more labor, and state incentives than others.