Percepção ambiental da arborização urbana na cidade de Seabra – BA.

Abstract

The roles played by trees in urban areas are multiple, as they act directly on the quality of the environment and, consequently, on the life of the population. Intending to analyze the urban afforestation process in the city of Seabra-BA, this work sought to investigate, through the eyes of the population, the environmental perception as a result of the presence and/or absence of arboreal individuals. To this end, the methodology was separated into two parts: i) Obtaining essential knowledge on the subject of the proposed study, through methodological assistance, via theoretical foundation mediated by books and scientific articles; ii) Application of questionnaires/forms with quali-quantitative elements in a public consultation with a sample of the population of the municipality of Seabra. It was found that the population addressed recognizes the relevance of the activity that trees perform in the interior of the municipality, however, aiming at an ecologically balanced environment, projects must be engendered in order to bring about an improvement in the afforestation present in the city, and there must also be carrying out works that instigate municipal environmental awareness so that society and public authorities are active agents in defense of afforestation in the city.