Geodiversidade do Semiárido

Vanda de Claudino Sales; Abraão Levi dos Santos Mascarenhas; Antonio Carlos de Barros Côrrea; Francisca Lusimara Sousa Lopes; François Bétard; Isa Gabriela Delgado de Araújo; Jéssica Jessiana Ferreira Alves; João Victor Mariano da Silva; Laryssa Sheydder de Oliveira Lopes; Marco Túlio Mendonça Diniz; Marcelo Martins de Moura Fé; Marcos Antonio Leite do Nascimento; Maria de Lourdes Carvalho Neta; Maria Rita Vidal; Matheus Lisboa Nobre da Silva; Mônica Virna de Aguiar Pinheiro; Osvaldo Girão da Silva; Raquel Landim do Nascimento; Wendson Dantas de Araújo Medeiros

doi:10.35260/87429366-2020

GEODIVERSITY OF SEMI-ARID

Authors

Vanda de Claudino Sales (ed)

Federal University of Ceara - Pici Campus, University of Brasilia Institute of Human Sciences

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9252-0729

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35260/87429366-2020

Keywords:

1. Geodiversity. 2. Natural diversity. 3. Conservation. 4. Semi-arid.

Synopsis

More than parched landscapes, the Brazilian semi-arid region holds a geodiversity of inestimable richness. In addition to its coastal area, the Northeast region offers a plurality of landscapes with potential both for geotourism and for several other activities, but not yet properly developed due to a series of factors pointed out in some studies that appear in this book, one of the first efforts in disseminate this emerging analytical perspective on the dry Northeast, which will certainly be joined by new looks and new stories of its environment and its people.

Chapters

CHAPTER 1 - THE WORLD GEOPARK UNESCO ARARIPE (CEARÁ) AND ITS GEODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS

Antonio Carlos de Barros Côrrea, François Bétard, Maria de Lourdes Carvalho Neta
CHAPTER 2 - THE GEOPARK SERIDÓ: GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF THE SEMIARID POTIGUAR

Marcos Antonio Leite do Nascimento, Matheus Lisboa Nobre da Silva
CHAPTER 3 - GEOMORPHOLOGICAL HERITAGE: FROM AESTHETIC TO SCIENTIFIC VALUE

Laryssa Sheydder de Oliveira Lopes, Osvaldo Girão da Silva
CHAPTER 4 - GEOMORPHOLOGICAL HERITAGE: AESTHETICS AS OBJECTIVE AND FUNDAMENTAL VALUE

Isa Gabriela Delgado de Araújo, Marco Túlio Mendonça Diniz
CHAPTER 5 - GEODIVERSITY AND GEOTOURISM POTENTIAL OF THE SEMI-ARID KARST LANDSCAPE OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, NORTHEAST BRAZIL

Jéssica Jessiana Ferreira Alves, Wendson Dantas de Araújo Medeiros
CHAPTER 6 - LANDSCAPE AND GEOMORPHOSITES: GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ-BRAZIL

Abraão Levi dos Santos Mascarenhas, Maria Rita Vidal
CHAPTER 7 - GEODIVERSITY, HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF CARIRI (RMC), CEARÁ

João Victor Mariano da Silva, Marcelo Martins de Moura Fé, Mônica Virna de Aguiar Pinheiro, Raquel Landim do Nascimento
CHAPTER 8 - GEOMORPHODIVERSITY AND GEOMORPHORITIES IN THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST
BICA DO IPU WATER GEOMORPHOSITE (GLINT DA IBIAPABA, STATE OF CEARÁ)

Vanda de Claudino Sales, Francisca Lusimara Sousa Lopes

Author Biographies

Vanda de Claudino Sales, Federal University of Ceara - Pici Campus, University of Brasilia Institute of Human Sciences

Bachelor in Geography from the University of Brasília (UnB), Master in Physical Geography from the University of São Paulo (USP), PhD in Environmental Geography from the Paris-Sorbonne University, Post-Doctorate in Coastal Geomorphology from the University of Florida. She is a retired professor at the Department of Geography at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), visiting professor at the State University Vale do Acaraú (UVA), in Ceará, and an effective member of the Academic Masters in Geography at the same institution. She is leader of the Northeastern Brazilian Megageomorphology Research Group and Regional Deputy Director of the American research foundation CERF (Coastal Education and Research Foundation).

Abraão Levi dos Santos Mascarenhas, Federal University of Ceará, Federal University of Pará, Federal University of South and Southeast Pará, University of São Paulo

I am a geographer from the Federal University of Pará, Master in Geography from the Federal University of Ceará, Doctor in Geography from the University of São Paulo. Leader of the Geoecology of Landscapes and Geoinformation Systems Research Group. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Geography at the Federal University of South and Southeast Pará, where he coordinates research and extension projects in Geomorphology and Environment using geoinformation systems.

Antonio Carlos de Barros Côrrea, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Geographer from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), with an undergraduate exchange at Radford University, Virginia (USA). Master in Geography from UFPE, PhD in Geography from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho – UNICAMP, with a sandwich internship at the University of Durham, United Kingdom, and Post-doctorate in geomorphology from UNICAMP. Professor at the Department of Geography and at the Graduate Programs in Geography and Archeology at UFPE. Leader of the Northeast Brazilian Quaternary Study Group and the Quaternary Geomorphology Laboratory at UFPE. CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship - Level 2.

Francisca Lusimara Sousa Lopes, Autarquia Municipal de Meio Ambiente - AMMA de Quixadá́-CE

Bachelor and Master in Geography from the State University Vale do Acaraú́ - UVA. Scholarship holder of the Department of Urban Development and Environment of Sobral, and volunteer at LEA - Laboratory of Environmental Studies at UVA. Coordinator of Agenda 21 activities in Sobral. She served at CODAM-Coordination of Environmental Education of the State Superintendence of the Environment-SEMACE and was Deputy Federal Delegate of the Ministry of Agrarian Development. She is currently the Superintendent of the Municipal Environmental Authority-AMMA of Quixadá́-Ceará.

François Bétard, Comité National Français de Géographie, Groupe Français de Géomorphologie, Société de Géographie, Université Paris Diderot, Université Paris-Sorbonne

Geographer from the University of Nantes (France) and Master in Geography from the same institution. PhD in Geomorphology from the Paris-Sorbonne University (France), with a doctoral internship at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC – Brazil). Professor at the Université de Paris (France). Member of the “Pôle de Recherche pour l’Organisation et la Diffusion de l’Information Géographique (PRODIG)”. President of the Geomorphological Heritage Commission of the French National Committee of Geography (CNFG) since 2018.

Isa Gabriela Delgado de Araújo, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Higher Education Center of Seridó

Geographer from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, at the Higher Education Center of Seridó (CERES-UFRN). Master's student in Geography at the Graduate Program in Geography (Geoceres) at UFRN. Member of the Geoprocessing and Physical Geography Research Group at UFRN, and scholarship holder of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).

Jéssica Jessiana Ferreira Alves, State University of Rio Grande do Norte

Graduated in Environmental Management from the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). Master in Geography by UERN. Member of the Core Laboratory of Socio-environmental and Territorial Studies (NESAT-UERN).

João Victor Mariano da Silva, Federal University of Cariri, Regional University of Cariri

Geographer from the Regional University of Cariri (URCA). Master's student at the Postgraduate Program in Sustainable Regional Development at the Federal University of Cariri (Proder/UFCA). Member of the Center for Integrated Studies in Geomorphology, Geodiversity and Heritage (NIGEP -URCA/CNPq).

Laryssa Sheydder de Oliveira Lopes, Instituto Federal do Maranhão (IFMA)

Degree in Geography and Master in Development and Environment from the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI). PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). Exclusive Dedication Professor at the Federal Institute of Maranhão (IFMA), Campus Bacabal. Researcher for the Geodiversity, Geomorphological Heritage and Geoconservation (GEOCON/UFPI) and Anthropocene Geomorphology (ANTROPOGEO/ UFPE) groups. Leader of the Research Group Integrated Studies in Hydrographic Basins.

Marco Túlio Mendonça Diniz, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Graduated (degree), Master and Doctor in Geography from the State University of Ceará. Professor of the Graduate Programs in Geography at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Natal and Caicó. Leader of the research group at the Geoprocessing and Geography of Physics Laboratory at UFRN. CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship - Level 2.

Marcelo Martins de Moura Fé, Brazilian Association for the Defense of Geological and Mining Heritage (AGeoBRh), Federal University of Ceará, Regional University of Cariri, State University of Ceará, Union of Brazilian Geomorphology (UGB)

Geographer, Master and Doctor in Geography from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Professor at the Department of Geosciences at the Regional University of Cariri (DEGEO/URCA). Professor of the Graduate Program in Sustainable Regional Development (Proder/UFCA). Postdoctoral student in Geography by the Graduate Program in Geography at the State University of Ceará (ProPGeo/UECE). Scholarship Productivity Cearense Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development Support - FUNCAP. Coordinator of the Center for Integrated Studies in Geomorphology, Geodiversity and Heritage (NIGEP – URCA/CNPq).

Marcos Antonio Leite do Nascimento, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Geologist from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Master and Doctor in Geodynamics from the Graduate Program in Geology at UFRN (PPGG/UFRN). He was a geologist at the Geological Survey of Brazil-CPRM, where he coordinated the Rio Grande do Norte Geological Monuments Project. He was an alternate member of CPRM in the Brazilian Commission of Geological and Paleontological Sites-SIGEP. He is currently Associate Professor II of the Department of Geology at UFRN and Coordinator of the Aspirante Seridó Geopark Project.

Maria de Lourdes Carvalho-Neta, Regional University of Cariri-URCA

Geographer and Master in Geography from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), with a sandwich doctorate from Denis-Diderot University (Paris, France). Professor at the Department of Geosciences at the Regional University of Cariri (URCA). Coordinator of the Geoprocessing Laboratory (LABGEO-URCA). Member of the Research Groups (CNPq) Geomorphology and Pedology and Urban Studies of Cariri.

Maria Rita Vidal, Federal University of the South and Southeast of Pará

Geographer, Master and PhD from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) in the area of Landscape Geoecology in sedimentary environments, Leader of the Research Group Geoecology of Landscapes and Geoinformation Systems. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Geography at the Federal University of South and Southeast Pará, where she coordinates research and extension projects in Geoecology of Ferruginous environments in the Serra dos Carajás Complex, Conservation Units with Geoinformational Systems.

Matheus Lisboa Nobre da Silva, Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte, National Museum / UFRJ, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Editora UFRJ

Technician in Geology and Mining from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), Geologist from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Master in Geosciences from the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, and doctoral candidate in Science (Geology) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Mônica Virna de Aguiar Pinheiro, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA)

Geographer and Master in Geography from the Federal University of Ceará. PhD in Tropical Marine Sciences by the Laboratory of Marine Sciences at the Federal University of Ceara ́(LABOMAR/UFC). Substitute professor at the Department of Geography at the Regional University of Cariri (DEGEO/URCA). Deputy coordinator of the Center for Integrated Studies in Geomorphology, Geodiversity and Heritage (NIGEP - URCA/CNPq).

Osvaldo Girão da Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Graduated in Geography from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Master in Geography (Regionalization and Regional Analysis) from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), and PhD in Geography (Planning and Environmental Management) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He is currently Associate Professor III at the Federal University of Pernambuco, teaching disciplines in the Licentiate and Bachelor of Geography courses, and in the Graduate Program in Geography. He is leader of the Anthropogeomorphology Research Group (ANTROPOGEO).

Raquel Landim do Nascimento, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA)

Geographer from the Regional University of Cariri (URCA). Member of the Center for Integrated Studies in Geomorphology, Geodiversity and Heritage (NIGEP-URCA/CNPq).

Wendson Dantas de Araújo Medeiros, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN)

Geographer from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Master in Geosciences from UFRN, Ph.D. in Physical Geography from the University of Coimbra (Portugal). He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Environmental Management and at the Masters in Geography at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN) and researcher at the Center for Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT/University of Coimbra).