Contribuições para a análise de riscos naturais e gestão de áreas verdes urbanas – estudo de caso no Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara em João Pessoa/PB

Abstract

Population growth in the urban environment, increased industrialization and human action modify the natural space and consequently cause environmental impacts. An alternative to preserving environmental quality in cities is the creation of conservation units, such as urban parks, which are places for recreation and protection of green areas. Knowledge about natural hazards is of great importance for management in order to minimize impacts, material and human losses in case of adverse events, this way, this study deals with the Contributions for the Analysis of Natural Risks and Management of Urban Green Areas in the Arruda Câmara Zoobotanical Park. It is located in the city of João Pessoa – PB, it use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to obtain map of identification of the risks natural. In order to identify areas vulnerable to natural hazards to contribute to park management and possible future changes in the current scenario, a field survey was conducted to characterize these areas and the main environmental variables. Thus, it is concluded that the study of natural hazards allows the understanding of vulnerable areas, as well as those that are in the greatest degradation process and contributions with information that helps in the management of the Park, future structural changes and conservation and preservation of areas to minimize environmental impacts.