Análise das áreas verdes no município de Brusque – SC

Abstract

Over the years, urban growth of the cities has led to the reduction of green areas, with the goal of establishing homes and economic activities for example. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to analyze the green areas in the municipality of Brusque, based on the preparation of vegetation maps, as well as the conservation status of the Permanent Preservation Areas. The results obtained allowed the verification of the neighborhoods with higher and lower Green Area Index (GAI) and Percentage of Plant Cover (PPC), analysis of the conservation status of Permanent Preservation Areas for each neighborhood, as well as an overview of the municipality. The neighborhoods that deserve positive highlight were: Poço Fundo, Tomaz Coelho and Paquetá, for the GAI, and Poço Fundo, Ponta Russa and Santa Luzia for the PPC. The worst results in relation to the GAI were: Santa Rita, Maluche and São Luís. The worst PPCs were for the neighborhoods São Luís, Dom Joaquim and Maluche. The Permanent Preservation Areas are more conserved in the Poço Fundo and Paquetá districts, and more degraded in the Santa Rita and Dom Joaquim districts. Thus, it was possible to conclude that, even with the suppression of vegetation that occurred over the years, the municipality still has good indices of conservation of green areas and PPAs.