Space-Time Dynamics of Land Use in the Municipality of Goianésia Do Pará, Brazil

Hydroelectric energy generates more than 50% of all renewable electricity in the world. The Amazon is home to a large part these ventures, promoted as strategy independence order reduce greenhouse gas emissions countries region. However, hydroelectric plants lead changes land cover, fragmentation, degradation, and loss tropical forests. This article analyzes spatial pattern alterations cover municipality Goianésia do Pará, one seven municipalities affected by artificial lake Tucuruí plant. case study integrates remote sensing landscape metrics identify, quantify, spatialize forest within using satellite images TM-Landsat 5, ETM+-Landsat 7 OLI-Landsat 8 sensors. results show that average deforestation rates were high first two periods: 1984–1988 (23,101.2 ha per year) 1988–1999 (13,428.6 year). this rate drastically fell last period because, 2010, 60% territory was already deforested, which shows consolidation municipality’s process.