Rios urbanos e a qualidade ambiental: mapeamento dos canais de drenagem em Campina Grande - PB.

Abstract

This work aims to map and diagnose the situation around the drainage of the channels in the city of Campina Grande - PB. From this, give contribution for future interventions and research in this area, help a diagnosis of the environmental quality of the city through the situation of urban rivers. Through this perspective, with classification, analyze natural and human aspects, by the use of Geoprocessing (GIS) using the ArcGIS software with the use of Google Earth Pro images. From these instruments will be analyzed factors such as risk, margins and the presence of solid residues in the riverbed. It is expected that this mapping can be used to assist the actions of urban planning aiming better control over the actions that interfere with the urban drainage and the expansion of the environmental quality of the city. The process and products of this research will be able to give significant contribution to both academic work and for action planning and urban intervention in the city of Campina Grande.