LAND USE AND OCCUPATION: REFLECTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Abstract

Urban development in Brazil, as in most underdeveloped countries, occurred negligently with natural resources. Analyzing the environmental context allows us to emphasize problems, enabling the identification of environmental degradation focus installed and the level of local commitment. The objective of this article was to analyze scientific productions on the recurrent theme of infiltration in hydrographic basins and to contextualize the conscious and sustainable use of the soil. The study presents a qualitative approach resulting from a systematic review of literature in the online library, in originals published from 2015 to 2020 indexed in the database of Scielo and CAPES. An attempt was made to identify scientific productions that mention land use and occupation. The results of the research demonstrate the need for water resources management and monitoring changes in landuse and occupation to strategically protect and restore environmental quality, since the impoverishment of the soil may aggravate the situation of the entire extension of the basin, generating considerable impacts on the water course. Several authors call attention to countless cases of exploitation of natural resources, extension of fragile areas in the basins, mass movement and floods. In this sense, the approach adopted here seeks to integrate environmental, economic and social aspects and emphasize the importance of sustainable environmental awareness. Studies have shown that, due to the existence of gaps, there are several research opportunities to be developed on this topic, aiming at a sustainable awareness process for the development of a promising society.