Análise histórica e paisagística da Praça Edivaldo Mota na cidade de Patos - PB.

Abstract

Historical and landscape analysis of the square edivaldo mota in the city of Patos - PB. Green areas represent a resource of fundamental importance in urban ecosystems, several benefits they provided. Edivaldo Mota Square is one of the main references of the city of Patos, State of Paraiba, by its location, architectural features and vegetation present. In this sense, it was examined whether the historical aspects and current landscaping of that square. For this, documentary and bibliographic research and observations on the spot to record data inherent architectural features and floristic composition. The results showed that the Square Edivaldo Mota is one of the most important green areas of the city from both the historic and scenic. Functionally, it was noted that this is one of the main islands of urban environmental comfort, showing predominance of tree vegetation of esthetic and functional importance. The native species Zizyphus joazeiro, Tabebuia aurea and Syagrus romanzoffiane were those which had the largest number of individuals.