Combining ecological knowledge with Brazilian urban zoning planning

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ID5944035
AuthorsThiago Da Silva Melo (0000-0003-2174-4220, Universidade Federal da Bahia), João Vitor Lino Mota (0000-0001-6743-6595, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Nathália Diniz Bastos E Silveira (0000-0002-4891-4114, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Antonio Ricardo Santos De Andrade (0000-0002-7687-0323, Universidade Católica do Salvador), Marcelo Cesar Lima Peres (0000-0002-2047-7362, Universidade Católica do Salvador), Magno Lima Travassos De Oliveira (0000-0001-5393-493X, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie (0000-0002-2695-1061, Universidade Católica do Salvador)
Year2020
Volume12
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
Venueurbe Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2175-3369 • E-ISSN: 2175-3369
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/2175-3369.012.e20190135
OpenAlexW3106759732
SCIELO_PIDS2175-33692020000100243
LanguageEN
References cited40

Politicians and environmental professionals have pointed to the lack of scientific knowledge to support legislation for planning urban centers. Thus, this essay aims to provide ecological knowledge to assist politicians and environmental professionals in decision making regarding the Brazilian urban zoning. As a science, ecology provides the necessary knowledge to assist the creation of guidelines and standards for urban zoning. Specifically, landscape ecology shows different methods of work, which have as parameters the qualification and quantification of urban environments. These parameters can be used as criteria for planning sustainable cities. The field of urban ecology has demonstrated the importance of conserving green and blue areas (water bodies) in cities, as well as the need for the formation of multidisciplinary teams for urban management and elaboration of public policies pointed to zoning sustainability strategies. Generally, ecology show contributions that assist in the creation of guidelines and norms for Brazilian urban zoning. The suggestions provided through this essay are a starting point for improving the formulation of laws designed to develop and strengthen the legislation on Brazilian urban zoning

Biology · Business · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Legislation · Multidisciplinary approach · Nature Conservation · Political science · Sustainability · Urban ecology · Urban planning · Zoning · Engineering · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Law · Urban Green Space and Health · Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation · Ecology

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