Desenvolvimento e degradação na Aldeia Coqueirinho, Marcação/PB

Abstract

The occupation in coastal regions has transformed the natural space into activities and tourist attractions, generating real estate speculation and the exploitation of shrimp farming (shrimp farming in captivity). Unfortunately, the goal of entrepreneurs is to make the most of the conditions offered without due care to the local physical conditions that will inevitably be affected. The natural and anthropic processes associated to the use and occupation of the soil by irregularly developed activities have gradually accelerated the erosive processes and with that the degradation of the space under study. The objective of this work was to analyze the damages that led to the degradation caused by the use and occupation of the soil caused especially by socio spatial transformations resulting from activities such as shrimp farming and tourism in Aldeia Coqueirinho, belonging to the municipality of Maracation from 2007 to 2017. From the methodological point of view, we interviewed 11 elderly people aged 55 to 71 years, who lived in the community since childhood and others because it is a quiet place and because it is very abundant. The places that portray the cohabitation of the elderly who were interviewed stand out for being places of peace and faith: the beach as a space for contemplation of nature, the church as a place of faith exercise and their houses as a refuge for rest. The analysis of the area demonstrates the need to implement technical measures that promote landscape conservation. The disorderly construction of houses, bars, restaurants and inns caused socioeconomic and landscape damage. The civil infrastructure, built without respecting the current environmental legislation contributed to the environmental degradation of the Coqueirinho community. Only the intervention of responsible environme