Investigation into the Potential for Creating Functional Landscapes in the Expansion Area of Belém

• Autor(a) principal: Moreira Blois Alves, Sâmyla Eduarda
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Duarte Cardoso, Ana Cláudia, Becker de Moura, Newton Célio, Frota Carvalho, Tainah, Cardoso Morais Lima, Giuliana Cira, Silva da Costa, Victor
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: P@ranoá
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/paranoa/article/view/47407
• topic: Meio Ambiente Urbano; Mudança Climática; Infraestrutura Urbana; Geometria e Modelagem Computacional; Planejamento Territorial Urbano; Drenagem Urbana; Urban environment; Climate change; Urban Infrastructure; Geometry and Computational Modeling; Urban Territorial Planning; Urban Drainage; Medio Ambiente Urbano; Cambio Climático; Infraestructuras Urbanas; Geometría y Modelización Computacional; Ordenación del Territorio Urbano; Drenaje Urbano

The structuring of space in the capitalist city neglects the condition of cities as complex ecosystems. This was the logic followed by the formation of the Metropolitan Region of Belém (MRB), when all the investments in infrastructure consistently omitted environmental processes, climatic aspects and the social diversity of the Amazon, and prioritized constructive densification and a reduction of the vegetation cover both in the center and in the expansion area of the city. This research has aimed to identify the potential for creating a functional landscape in the expansion area of Belém, taking the Mata-Fome watershed as a pilot for the reality of the metropolitan periphery. Geoprocessing, mathematical calculations and 3D modeling were the resources used to demonstrate the feasibility of associating nature-based solutions (green infrastructures) with conventional infrastructure, in order to preserve the uses and cultural characteristics of the landscape, already adapted to seasonal flooding, and to reduce costs and ecological impacts. The conclusion is that it is possible to maintain vegetation and permeable areas, with socio-environmental, landscaping and economic potential, and also to help confront climate change in Amazonian cities.