Influência do turismo como fator estressor na evolução do uso e ocupação do solo em municípios da costa de Santa Catarina

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  • Dafne Duani Pereira da Silva nd
  • Paulo Ricardo Schwingel

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The economic activity can determine the development of land use and occupation in a municipality. Porto Belo and Bombinhas, located in the center-north coast of the State of Santa Catarina, have the tourism as main source of income, which attracts thousands of visitors annually in search of natural beauty. This paper aimed to evaluate the evolution of occupation and land use in the municipalities of Bombinhas and Porto Belo (SC),which have the tourism as main stressing factor to the environment. In order to do so, the classification of land use and occupation was carried out through the use of satellite images, which generated maps for the period between 1986 and 2017. The classification of land use showed that in the vicinity of the coast, the vegetal cover remained preserved and agriculture and pasture were distancing towards the interior, being replaced by the urbanization in areas near the coast. The municipalities, although neighbors, presented different characteristics throughout the studied period. While Porto Belo presented areas occupied by agricultural crops and pasture, Bombinhas did not register these uses at the end of the study period, becoming a municipality mainly occupied by vegetation and urban area.

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2019-06-04 — Updated on 2019-06-04

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