Diagnóstico das áreas verdes das escolas municipais de Patos / Paraíba.

Abstract

xwTvhuitss rqwpoornkm clkojihngsfiesdtscb oaZf YthXeW VdUiaTgSnRoQsPisO oNfM tLhKeJ IgHrGeFeEnD aCrBeAas of municipal schools in Patos - PB, Brazil. The green areas are areas that have vegetation and providing leisure and well-being for the public. In the Schools can still serve as a basis for outdoor classes. The work was performed in 50% of municipal schools in Patos, which correspond to a number of 16 schools, where they offer from the Elementary School to the Elementary School II. The choice of schools was made from a lottery, where 9 (nine) neighborhoods of the city and the district of Santa Gertrudes were contemplated. The research began in October 2011, ending in March 2012. The aim was to diagnose these areas to further educate the target population about the importance of them. Initially, we performed a brief diagnosis of the schools, and from there, the development of practical work. The areas were photographed and a copy of each plant was collected for identification. Already in schools that did not have a green area, a questionnaire was given to know the real reasons for the absence of these areas. All schools were georeferenced. We identified 18 plant families and 25 species, including trees, shrubs and herbs. Most of them consists of ornamental plants. The most frequent species were: Ficus benjamina L. (Moraceae), Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) and Senna siamea (Fabaceae-Caesalpinoidae). The study further showed that the green areas in schools consist of planting a few trees planted inside or outside the school, or some small beds with shrubs and herbs. No there is a planing by the leadership of schools towards the correct deployment of these areas. In some schools there is the serious problem of limited space for this purpose. Therefore research was evident in the low usage or interaction with these students, away from the increasingly living with nature.