Paisagens hídricas e o planejamento urbano de Quissamã/RJ: um olhar de perto e de dentro

Abstract

The objective of this research is to demonstrate the importance of water resources, despite the history of man-made interventions, focusing four of the water bodies of the city of Quissamã, in Rio de Janeiro, presenting them from their formation to they are currently addressed in the Urban Planning of the Municipality, considering its importance for the development of local tourism. The study was carried out through a documental and bibliographical survey on urban waters, with evidence for the city of Quissamã, leading to the hypothesis that the water resources of the municipality were greatly altered due to the modernization along with the economic moments lived and, despite to have a Master Plan, its guidelines and the city did not evolve in the sense of preserving and valuing its water landscape. Cartographical sketches and photographic surveys were also developed that allowed a more objective reading of these landscapes as a whole and each one specifically, presenting finally the relation between the interventions, to a greater or lesser degree, that occurred over the years and the impact generated by them , in the aesthetic, environmental and social, recognizing the importance that these landscapes have in the structuring of the territory, being fundamental instruments of urban planning.