The process of occupation in the urban floodplain environment in a small city in the amazonian estuary: Ponta de Pedras-PA
In Amazonian cities it is observed that rural riberinhos move to urban centers looking for a better quality of life for their families. Part of this population chooses to live in the urban floodplains, which are the preferred areas of occupation of them. As a result, urban growth towards the floodpl...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) |
| Repositorio: | Geografia Ensino & Pesquisa (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/66959 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufsm.br/geografia/article/view/66959 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Várzea Amazônia Paisagem Espaço urbano Pequenas cidades Floodplain Amazon Landscape Urban space Small towns |
| Sumario: | In Amazonian cities it is observed that rural riberinhos move to urban centers looking for a better quality of life for their families. Part of this population chooses to live in the urban floodplains, which are the preferred areas of occupation of them. As a result, urban growth towards the floodplains has transformed the landscapes of this environment. Urban occupation is transforming the urban floodplain landscape in the neighborhood of Carnapijó, located in the small city of Ponta de Pedras, Pará. In this sense, the aim of this article is to explain why riberinhos choose to build their houses on the floodplain instead of choosing to live on upland. This research was based on fieldwork, carried out in 2014, with application of questionnaires to more than 10% of households located in floodplain areas of the studied area. It was observed that, for riberinhos, in certain places, the landscape is not pleasant to observe, due to the precarious infrastructure, lack of maintenance and public cleaning. In the residents' perception, the landscape is more related to the local vegetation, and these elements mischaracterize the local landscape. |
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