Território costeiro em transformação: investigação sobre os processos de crescimento das estruturas urbano-turísticas no município de Laguna - Brasil

Abstract

Tourism is established as a leisure option, especially along the coastal areas, surrounded by the presence of the sun, the sea, and magnificent views. It is a fact that occurs globally and also observed at the occupations of the Brazilian coast. The overcrowding of this activity has generated impacts in coastal cities that have shown an accelerated growth due to intense speculation in these areas along the coast often disregarding environmental issues, pre-existing urban structures and also its landscapes (generating elements of identity to these regions). The city of Laguna, south of Brazil, goes through a similar process where the coastal urbanization has advanced a lot according to demand of this city as a tourist destination. This article aims to identify the types of occupation in this city, caused by different growth processes, different public spaces generators, as well as its impact with the physical environment where they were deployed.