Urban Rivers: The Case of Icaraí River – Niterói, Brazil

Authors

  • Rainer Holzer Universidade Federal Fluminense, Programa de Pós-graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Departamento de Urbanismo
  • Eloisa Carvalho de Araujo Programa de Pos-graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (PPGAU) da Universidade Federal Fluminense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/2177-4560.v12n12018p4-19

Keywords:

Urban rivers, Denaturation, Green infrastructure, Renaturation

Abstract

The article, from a theoretical reference based on Landscape Ecology and the identification of landscape units, discusses the survey of the Icaraí River, located in a densely populated area in the city of Niterói (Brazil). Based on a fieldwork supported by reports and historical cartography, its river basin was delimited and restored into digital cartography. The main objective of the research was to question the reasons for the invisibility of this watercourse. As a result, we identified its route, the processes that led to its denaturation, its current condition. In addition, we presented proposals based on the green infrastructure, for an environmental improvement in the future.

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Author Biographies

  • Rainer Holzer, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Programa de Pós-graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Departamento de Urbanismo
    Engenheiro Ambiental pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).
  • Eloisa Carvalho de Araujo, Programa de Pos-graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (PPGAU) da Universidade Federal Fluminense
    Doutora em Urbanismo pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Professora do Departamento de Urbanismo da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Niterói/RJ - Brasil

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Published

20-07-2018

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Original articles

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Urban Rivers: The Case of Icaraí River – Niterói, Brazil. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 1, p. 4–19, 2018. DOI: 10.19180/2177-4560.v12n12018p4-19. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/10046.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.