Planejando corredores ecológicos para a integração da Região Metropolitana da Grande São Luís

Abstract

The present study analyzes the viability of ecological corridors in the Greater São Luis from the advance of the urban expansion in its limits, and even in its interior; and the lack of public policies. This entails a series of damages, such as changes in its landscape dynamics and the fragmentation of protected areas. In this context, the research uses techniques linked to the Geographic Information System - GIS. Therefore, the research demonstrates the viability and the need to implement the ecological corridor of the protect area Itapiracó - Upaon - Açu / Miritiba / Alto Preguiças, in the form of a linear urban park, as a way of integrating the Conservation Units - UC. Finally, it is necessary to emphasize the importance of this study, as well as its innovative potential, to include in the proposal of corridors, UC's that are in a region under strong urban pressure.