DYNAMICS OF SOIL USE AND ITS RELATION WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ISLAND OF CARATATEUA, BELÉM, PARÁ

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ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of soil use between 1984 and 2015 through digital image processing and questionnaires to evaluate the relationship between soil use and the quality of life of the (LANDSAT-5), bands 3, 4 and 5, from 1984, 1999, 2008 and 2015, which were submitted to supervised classification by maximum likelihood. Subsequently, maps with classes of land use were obtained, being more expressive the Dense Vegetation, Capoeira (Secondary Forest), Exposed Ground and Urban Area. Fifty questionnaires were applied with the question: What are the main problems that interfere in the quality of life of the population of the island of Caratateua? The period between the years 1984 to 1989 was the one of greater urban growth in the island. The lack of environmental and urban management associated with the disorderly growth process, which, combined with other factors, has resulted in the disorderly increase of urban areas and has generated social impacts, especially with increasing violence and lack of basic sanitation, and through the indiscriminate use of natural resources and soil.KEYWORDS: Environmental monitoring, Processing of digital images, Remote sensing.