Diretrizes para o planejamento ambiental: uma construção para a microbacia hidrográfica de Apipucos, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.

Abstract

Environmental planning is fundamental in facing the extreme events of climate change and the transformations arising from human actions, which increasingly influence changes in the urban landscape. The goals of sustainable development, in particular SDG 11, sustainable cities, and communities, contribute to achieving urban sustainability, with the preservation of the natural environment and, consequently, ecosystem services. Faced with such threats, planning cities in the light of sustainability is the primary condition for overcoming the urban crisis. In the meantime, the present research sought to analyze the landscape of the Apipucos hydrographic micro basin, Recife, Pernambuco, based on its sustainability, to point out guidelines for environmental planning, using as a strategy the combination of research techniques from physical and geographical geography. of the social sciences. The study area, Micro basin of the Apipucos, Recife, is in the northwest zone of Recife, with high population density and fragments of protected areas. Applied research that had field incursions and bibliographic survey. The hierarchy of physical-environmental layers and the spread of irregular occupations in vulnerable areas and susceptible to natural disasters were observed, presenting conflicting relationships between social interests and environmental protection. The relationship between the active agents, normative instruments, and institutions, demonstrated the existence of policies, plans and programs developed with relevant observance of environmental planning, however lacking articulation, such as the Master Plan for the City of Recife. There is an urgent need to connect environmental planning to the objectives of the 2030 Agenda, particularly SDGs 11 and 13, based on governance, dissemination of knowledge, generation of jobs and income and livability. Finally, it is recommended to introduce guidelines for environmental planning with actions and those responsible.