Panorama do Zoneamento Ecológico-Econômico no Brasil

Abstract

The aim of thisarticle is to present the historical context whereuponthe Ecological-Economic Zoning (ZEE) wasinstituted in Brazil, the legal frameworks that regulate it and its basic methodological guidelines. It is a basic and documentary research whose basic methodological guidelines started from the elaboration of the Ecological-Economic Zoning projects established by Federal Decree nº 4.297/2002. The work indicates that the ZEEProgram in almost forty years has made small progress and not all units of the federation have carried out their projects. The few advances verified, however, confirm that theZEEis an excellent territorial managementinstrument, current and relevant, been able toleverage other instruments for more sustainable territorial management.

Keywords

• sustainability
• environment
• territorial management
• territorial dynamics