URBAN GREEN AREAS, TYPOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION: DOURADOS, MATO GROSSO DO SUL

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.317532524025

• Palavras-chave: Urban Mesh; Green Areas, Geoprocessing; Environmental Public Policies; Mato Grosso do Sul.

• Keywords: Urban Mesh; Green Areas, Geoprocessing; Environmental Public Policies; Mato Grosso do Sul.

• Abstract:

  As urban environmental problems take on greater proportions, concern has arisen about the natural environment and the real needs of human beings, in all aspects, from land for housing use to food production and biodiversity conservation. The benefits generated by urban green areas are essential for climate control, eliminating atmospheric pollutants, providing leisure, tourism, carbon sequestration, seed dispersal and minimizing negative impacts such as siltation and flooding caused by anthropization. This article provides a typology and quantification of vegetation in the city of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. The mapping of urban green areas in Dourados was carried out using remote sensing and geoprocessing techniques, which made it possible to identify these areas spatially, as well as quantifying them in relation to the various urban sectors of the city. Based on the data collected, it was possible to differentiate the green areas into two classes of vegetation cover: Tree/Shrub Vegetation and Herbaceous Vegetation. Based on the analysis of the results obtained in this study, the municipal government can draw up strategic planning and direct urban management actions aimed at re-establishing vegetation cover in neighborhoods with little or no green areas.