Identification of the landscape units in a centefr stretch of the city of Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

The city of Macaé in the interior of the state of Rio de Janeiro, now known as the oil`s national capital, received this title as an important hub for the brazilian`s management of oil`s activity. The interference of this activity has affected several city sectors, both in the economy, in population growth, in urban expansion and consequently in the landscape. With the interest in characterizing the landscape, we used the landscape units method to be applied in a stretch of significant importance to the city: the center. This article has analysis maps designed to observe different aspects of the section, with the purpose of assisting diagnosis of the existing landscape units. As a subsidy tool, authors were studied in the theme, thematic mapping, as well as site observation. Finally, the landscape units were identified and their characteristics were identified, as well as their potentialities.