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

Downloads

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.emnuvens.com.br/sp/article/view/1092

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2013): January/Janeiro 2013

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work