ESTUDO SISTEMATIZADO DAS CONSEQÜÊNCIAS DA URBANIZAÇÃO ACELERADA EM TORNO DA LAGOA DOS POTIGUARES – NATAL/RN

Abstract

Natural Landscape System of Natal, wo uld be used for the reception of rainy waters, however it was transformed in a dejections and sewers reception area, contradicting the environmental legislation. The study systematized manifests the standard levels of pollution and invasion provoked by the disordered growth of the city. These pollution and invasion levels contemplating the process of environmental degradation, starting with factors that justify some political decisions. The research was developed in an approach systemic, based in data collected in municipal and state public departments, besides photographic register and aerophotos. It was verified that the pollution levels and invasion in the lake area are caused by the disordered growth of the city. The absence of urban planning in occupation of the area around of the lake had as consequence the impermeability due by accumulation of the solid residues, taking the population to live together with the frequent floods in the adjacent area, besides the indispositions caused by the bad smell and vectors of diseases originating from of the pollution of the lake ambient, what minimizes the quality of the community's life. Key words: basic sanitation, environmental impact, hydric resources, urbanization, systemic model, public health.