Desenvolvimento rural: uma análise de indicadores populacionais, sociais, econômicos e ambientais

Abstract

The concept of rural development is bound to change, to improve the quality of life of the rural population, considering the existing plural aspects in between. Should be considered pluri rural development occurring within the territory. Rural development, in a way, the result of coordinated actions in the cultural , social and economic aspects in order to improve quality of life in rural area . The objective of this study was to analyze the levels of Rural Development of the municipalities of North Mesoregion of Mines, based on population indicators, social, economic welfare and environmental in 2010. Therefore, it was initially a theoretical discussion on rural land development and public policies for rural development, as well as indicators of social development. The methodology was based Kageyama (2004), who adopted the rural development index ( RDI), a composite index, the average of other indicators, namely indicators of population, social welfare, economic development and environmental environment. The idea of measuring rural development through a window provided a reflection on a measure that would result from the combination of several important dimensions in this context. The calculated indicators provide information for understanding the transformations that have occurred, given even by the particularities involved in the development of North Mesoregion Mine. The analysis of IDR reinforced the idea that the multidimensional aspects are crucial for rural development. Furthermore, measuring rural development requires careful choice of variables and the combination of these in each dimension, beyond observing the characteristics of the region to be analyzed.