Landscape units: the creation of a method to analyze Suzano territory

Abstract

This article deals with the creation as well as the application of a method of evaluation for development discussions linked to urban, landscape and environmental questions regarding Suzano territory. Therefore, the municipality was divided into 10 units of land, using the significant concentration of certain features of the land throughout the territorial extension, such as relieve and the density of occupied allotments, besides the similarity and uniformity regarding the use and occupation of soil (wood, flood plain vegetation,farmstead, urbanized area, industry and so on), as the criteria in how to subdivide the units. These were analyzed by means of their characteristics, conflicts and their forecast based on possible future scenarios, in addition to the primary public projects completed between the years 2005 through 2011. It is recognized because of the existing conflict to be an undesirable situation brought about by the methods of occupation and appropriation of the socioeconomic and environmental resources of a territory, resulting in social and/or environmental problems on this piece of land. As an understood scenario is the possibility of future positive or negative actions regarding certain determined aspects happening or not, being able to be this representative through the construction of a park, enlargement of already existing native parks, the cleaning of bodies of water, or through the consolidation of illegal occupations, waste deposits in inappropriate places and others.