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Environmental quality in the municipal districts of the center-south region of Minas Gerais

Authors

  • Cristiana Tristão Rodrigues

  • Giovanna Miranda Mendes

  • João Eustáquio Lima

Keywords:
Qualidade ambiental, análise fatorial, análise de cluster
Abstract
Abstract The main objective of this study was to analyze the level of environmental quality in the cities of the Center-South region of Minas Gerais. Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis and the construction of an Index of Environmental Quality (IQA) were employed. It was found that most of the region is in good conditions of environmental quality. The agricultural pressure indicator and the basic sanitation indicator were the factors that contributed more to determination of IQA. Trough cluster analysis it was possible to aggregate the municipalities of the region in four different groups. It was concluded that the cluster of cities with better economic conditions showed the worse environmental quality. Key words: environmental quality, Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis Classificação JEL: Q50 Artigo recebido em ago. 2010 e aceito para publicação em out. 2012.
Author Biographies
  1. Cristiana Tristão Rodrigues
    Economista, Doutoranda em Economia Aplicada da Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV). E-mail:cristianatr@yahoo.com.br
  2. Giovanna Miranda Mendes
    Economista, Doutoranda em Economia Aplicada da Escola Superior de Agricultura Luís de Queiroz-São Paulo. E-mail:giovannamendes@yahoo.com.br
  3. João Eustáquio Lima
    Professor do Departamento de Economia Rural da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Pós-Doutorado. E-mail: jelima@ufv.br
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Published
2013-07-02
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Vol. 34 No. 1 (2013)
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