USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM - GIS ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF POPULATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX - HDI IN MICROREGION GUANAMBI – 1991, 2000 E 2010

Abstract

The historical of regional socioeconomic inequality along the centuries in Brazil
demand a new posture of public and private power to achieve configurations more
harmonious in the aspects of income, education and quality of life of populations. In
that way, understanding the population and social development evolution in the regional
context contribute to guide public polices and projects of private initiative. This study
aimed to use the Geographic Information System - GIS to analyze the Human
Development Index - HDI and population in Microregion Guanambi - BA. The results
has shown that the city of Guanambi was highlighted in the three periods in the
microregion regarding to HDI, reaching values of 0.413, 0.548 and 0.673 in 1991, 2000
and 2010, respectively. The municipalities of lowest HDI were the municipalities of
Lagoa Real, Matina and Malhada evaluated years. It is important to mention a reduction
of the total population in some municipalities in the Microregion. The study revealed an
unfavorable position of the municipalities of Microregion Guanambi compared to the
HDI, with layers of medium and low qualification. The research reports a high
population in the countryside, which requires greater attention these communities