Coastal landscape evolution of the Coroa do Meio and Atalaia, Aracaju-SE

Authors

  • G. C. dos Santos UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SERGIPE
  • A. C. S. Andrade UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SERGIPE

Keywords:

landscape units, human occupation, patch-corridor-matrix

Abstract

The coastal landscape is an interacting system due to the interaction of continental, atmospheric, oceanographic and anthropogenic processes. The aim of this paper is to analyze the coastal landscape evolution of the Coroa do Meio and Atalaia – Aracaju - SE. The methodological approach used was: landscape units mapping for 1965 and 2008 using Spring 5.1.6. For data analysis, the Patch-Corridor-Matrix model was used. The landscape units mapped were: Beach, Dune/Interdune, Tidal Flat, Fluviomarine Terrace and Human Occupation. The model analysis showed that human occupation represented the patch and natural units represented the matrix in 1965. This scenario has changed in 2008; the human occupation came to represent the matrix, whereas the natural units represented the patch. The access routes were responsible for the consolidation of the occupation as matrix. Thus, human occupation expanded over the natural landscape units over time. This work provides subsidies for environmental planning for the studied area.

Author Biography

G. C. dos Santos, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SERGIPE

MESTRE EM GEOGRAFIA PELO NÚCLEO DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM GEOGRAFIA DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SERGIPE. LICENCIADA EM GEOGRAFIA PELA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SERGIPE

http://lattes.cnpq.br/0629687871757371

Published

2013-02-21

How to Cite

Santos, G. C. dos, & Andrade, A. C. S. (2013). Coastal landscape evolution of the Coroa do Meio and Atalaia, Aracaju-SE. Scientia Plena, 9(1). Retrieved from https://scientiaplena.org.br/sp/article/view/1092