AVALIAÇÃO QUANTITATIVA DA COBERTURA ARBÓREA DOS BAIRROS CENTRAIS DE MACAPÁ (AP)

Iann Rodrigues Sarquis; Gisele Herbst Vazquez; Luiz Sérgio Vanzela

doi:10.5327/Z2176-947820160085

Authors

Iann Rodrigues Sarquis Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco (Unicastelo)
Gisele Herbst Vazquez Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco (Unicastelo)
Luiz Sérgio Vanzela Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco (Unicastelo)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5327/Z2176-947820160085

Keywords:

arborização urbana; cobertura vegetal; planejamento urbano; qualidade ambiental.

Abstract

The urban afforestation is a key aspect for the planning of any city for bringing a large number of benefits to the population. The objective of this study was to diagnose the current afforestation conditions of 19 central districts of Macapá, Amapá, through the determination of tree cover (CA) and its percentage (PCA), tree cover index (ICA) and density of trees per hectare (DA) and per inhabitant (DAH). These neighborhoods were accounted for 128,667 trees, a CA total of 1,005,102 m2. The average of PCA was 6.25%; of the ICA, 4.48 m2 hab-1; of the DA, 38 trees ha-1; and of the DAH, 0.54 hab-1trees. It is concluded that the indexes are still far from ideal and that Macapá needs to plan afforestation better in order to benefit the entire population. Only the neighborhood of Zerão — with PCA of 18.40% and ICA of 31.70m2hab-1— proved to be close to the recommended by the literature.