As paisagens de Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais: decodificação no espaço e no tempo

Abstract

Landscapes are formed by physical elements of material order and abstract elements of immaterial order, so their management and planning should consider these two aspects. Aiming to understand the landscapes of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais State, the appropriation by the actors who work in the landscape was identified and classified, and also its dynamics from 1973 to 2015. The research analyzed the current landscape and its historical evolution, distinguishing material and immaterial dimensions, from field trips, soil types, relief, slope, drainage, conservation units, administrative zoning, urban areas, natural resources, transport and building infrastructure, satellite images, and semi-structured interviews. As a result, a map with the landscape units and their subunits, which have distinct characteristics, with their proper settings was obtained. The landscape has continuous boundaries with various operating scales, posing a major challenge for its proper management. The number of generated ecosystem services are difficult to measure, but its benefits are used by everyone. The dynamics of the landscape has been shaped by a slow evolution, set by mining activities, including revegetation areas after clear cuts and currently the inclusion of tourism in certain regions.

Distribution of urban green spaces: Comparative analysis between cities in different countries

“…Understanding of the importance and necessity of the presence of UGSs in urban environments and the benefits of man's contact with nature are well documented and include overall improvements in the quality of life within society (Lafortezza et al, 2009;Carrus et al, 2015). In this way, the planning and implementation of UGSs are fundamental for reaching healthy, safe and sustainable cities (Chiesura, 2004, Fernandes et al, 2018 in order to maximize the benefits propitiated by these areas as example, pollution control, areas for activities (Salgado et al, 2020), biodiversity (Schebella et al, 2019), tourism activities (Silva et al, 2019;Paiva et al, 2020) and others.…”