A influência da percepção dos moradores na configuração da paisagem da Vila Lorenzi, Santa Maria/RS

Abstract

This article aims at realizing the perception influence of inhabitants in a landscape composition at Lorenzi community – Santa Maria/RS. Therefore, it is a study about perception seeking for an understanding about how individuals comprehend the landscape built from the experiences of each one and how they relate in the environment they live. The landscape is considered in a systemic perspective since it results from the society and nature interaction. In order to accomplish the goals, some studies about Brazilian urbanization were performed so as to understand the urban expansion in Santa Maria/RS. It was necessary the study of urban expansion among 2004 and 2015 years, the geomorphological description and interviews. The area of study has endured an irregular occupation process from 1990 decade attracting limited income people which occupied these spaces resulting in an uncontrolled growth. The morphological description identified that Lorenzi community is placed in a hill area which expands to the flood plain areas of arroyo Cadena. This characteristic allowed the urban expansion process hence the Avenida Sol Poente occupation originated, the first occupation in 1996 and Portelinha, the second occupation (2008). During the occupation process, the flood plain of arroyo Cadena was the most unstable which represents a great risk to the inhabitants of the area due to some cases of flooding. From the geomorphological comprehension of the area, interviews with some inhabitants of the flooding area of the arroyo Cadena, Lorenzi community, were conduct in order to verify the socioeconomical and occupational impacts. Hence, it was concluded that the interviewees noticed the relation among rainwater, flooding, and humidity in their lands and in order to solve the problem, landfills were used, changing then, the landscape shape. The inhabitants identified the problems of Lorenzi community and carried out some modifications aiming at their own interests and, currently they do not have any problems concerning the harmony of the landscape. It was necessary the combination of several parts of society to aprehend that they live in a watershed which constitutes the whole system and, the harmony in this landscape depends on their actions in this area.