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the hydrographic basin of the Itapocu river. In this section, some of the goals and
measures intended by the project will be exposed.
4.1.1 Natural Characteristics of the Itapocu River Basin
This section was written based on reports B and C of the Water Resources Plan of
the Itapocu River Basin, as well as the synthesis report (de Albuquerque Junior et al.
2017a, b, 2018). In the first part of this section the main natural characteristics will
be exposed. The study conducted by government and university has developed 5
reports, being report B and C about the natural characteristics of the hydrographic
basin of the Itapocu river. Figure 1 presents the planning units in the Itapocu river
basin.
As seen in Fig. 1, the Itapocu river basin is composed of 8 planning units, which
justifies the need for a sophisticated action plan for this region. The basin occupies
3,273,789 km
2 and is located in the northeast area of the state of Santa Catarina,
covering 12 cities with a joint population of 6.403 inhabitants. Table 3 shows more
physical characteristics in the Itapocu river basin and adjacent areas.
The Itapocu basin has a temperate rainy and humid climate, its flora is inserted in
the Atlantic Forest biome and its geographical matrix is varied, due to frequent rain
and high temperatures. The economic activities of the region directly influence in the
basin. Trade is centered around foodstuffs, mainly rice crops, chickens and fishing;
Fig. 1 Planning Units of the Itapocu river basin. Source de Albuquerque Junior et al. (2018, p. 14)