Transformação ambiental e paisagística na Baixada Santista, SP

Abstract

On the coastal zone of São Paulo State, both the Baixada Santista metropolitan region and tourist areas developed near the beaches are transforming the original rainforest landscape. Extensive urban patterns are constantly repeated throughout the region, with plain and dry land parceled out. When land prices increases, these urban areas are transformed by the construction of buildings. As part of this urban expansion process, sloppy and marshy land is also parceled out, however this only happens when its value is worth the investment.