O plano diretor de Lavras sob uma perpesctiva ambiental: áreas verdes, Agenda 21 e inventário florestal

Abstract

It is a challenge for the human to constitute in urban space the economic and social development with environmental preservation and quality of life. Although urbanization is a relatively recent phenomenon, which has been intensified in the twentieth century, this new model of human occupation has brought drastic socio-spatial changes as well as very severe environmental consequences, whose implications can be compared to major natural disasters. The current cities suffer environmental problems of great complexity and difficult resolutionthat demand study, technique, planning and great human and financial commitment. The master plan emerges as a guideline for a more balanced urban planning, where the growth of the city is sustainable and responsible. For this, it must serves the basic needs of citizens and also worry about the future of the city. The present work is concerned with this point: the sustainable growth of the city. For that, the master plan of the municipality of Lavras(Minas Gerais)was evaluated from an environmental perspective. The analysis is based on the local master plan and in conjunction with the City Statute and norms and principles of Brazilian environmental and urban development law.