Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present the development of new methods for the preparation and evaluation of neighborhood impact studies (EIV), derived from Leopold's (1971)LEOPOLD, L. B. A Procedure for Evaluating Environmental Impact. Washington, 1971. Geological Survey Circular nº 645. US Department of the Interior. matrix. The method, which is presented in this paper, was developed through the use of evaluation matrices, empirically developed since 2002 by using Leopold's matrix (op. Cit.), the theory of systems approach, as defined by Churchman (1971)CHURCHMAN, C. W. Introdução à Teoria dos Sistemas. 2. ed. Petrópolis: Vozes, 1971. and, in addition, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), created by Saaty (1991)SAATY, T. L. Método de Análise Hierárquica. São Paulo: McGraw-Hill, 1991.. The use of these matrices for the development of neighborhood impact assessment was applied in recent studies, allowing a review of the method and its utility. The results indicate that the use of numerical analysis can contribute to the improvement of neighborhood impact assessments.
Keywords:
Neighborhood Impact Studies (EIV); Impact Assessment matrices; Leopold matrix; Systems approach; Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
