Geoecology of the urban landscape: theoretical and methodological aids for planning urban geoecological complexity

Abstract

Landscape Geoecology bases the integrated understanding of the complexity between society and nature and is capable of positioning planning acts. That said, the urban-industrial city is the object of verification of the viability of Geoecology in urbanized landscapes. A bibliographic review was carried out from the Geoecological perspective for urban planning, and issues of Brazilian urban dynamics were also presented. International publications demonstrate the capacity of Geoecology for urban planning, even in the face of the difficulty in measuring the totality, each research finds its axis. As a result, Geoecology evolves given the capacity to interact with the available technical-operational procedures, according to the demands of research, the researcher and the historical time. For the Brazilian territory, the application of Geoecology in urban areas has space and to support analysis procedures, a discussion is held on urban planning and issues that must be addressed, given social inequalities, the decrease in the rate of population growth and the loss of inhabitants in large cities. The stage is reached where populations are involved, even though they occupy the same physical-natural feature, they are subject to social vulnerability due to different levels of exposure to problems. Given these issues, Urban Landscape Geoecology makes it possible to plan occupation with quality, improving access to the city and adapting it to natural conditions.