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The effects of biological geotextiles on gully stabilization in São Luís, Brazil

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  • A. Guerra
  • J. Bezerra
  • M. Fullen
  • J. Mendonça
  • M. Jorge

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This paper analyses the contribution of biological geotextiles to gully stabilization in the urban area of São Luis City (Sacavém District). Biological geotextile mats were constructed from palm leaves. At Sacavém, gully rehabilitation included the following techniques: (1) installation of Buriti geotextiles, in association with barriers of wooden stakes and the construction of contoured terraces; (2) analysis of sediment particle size and (3) photograph comparison of the development of vegetal cover. Rehabilitation used ~30 kg of grass seeds (Brachiaria decumbens) on slopes, in combination with geotextiles. Besides recuperating a degraded area, income has been generated to poor people, who live around Sacavém gully, either by producing the geotextiles or by applying them on the soil, together with grass seeds, lime and NPK to improve soil properties. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

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  • A. Guerra & J. Bezerra & M. Fullen & J. Mendonça & M. Jorge, 2015. "The effects of biological geotextiles on gully stabilization in São Luís, Brazil," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 75(3), pages 2625-2636, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:75:y:2015:i:3:p:2625-2636
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-014-1449-0
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    2. Antonio Tomás Mozas-Calvache & Julio Antonio Calero González & Theo Guerra Dug & Tomas Manuel Fernández del Castillo, 2023. "Methodology for Determining Gully Widths in Multi-Temporal Studies in Olive Groves of Southern Spain," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-15, May.
    3. Piotr Kacorzyk & Jacek Strojny & Barbara Białczyk, 2021. "The Impact of Biodegradable Geotextiles on the Effect of Sodding of Difficult Terrain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-17, May.

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