IMPACTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SPONTANEOUS OCCUPANCY AREAS THE EXAMPLE OF CANARY VILLAGE - SALVADOR-BA

Resumen

The present research has the purpose of identifying and evaluating the socio environmental impacts of landslides in hillside areas that are caused by the construction of irregular housing in the neighborhood of Vila Canária in the city of Salvador- Ba. These landslides are caused by the removal of the original vegetation, the cutting of the slope for construction of dwellings and the rainwater that soaks the slopes on rainy days. This problem is not confined to large urban centers. On the basis of this assumption, what we see in the underdeveloped countries are extension of land with precarious constructions in public and private area, which are often invaded by people who are members, as reported DECIMO (2010), – as “Workers movement (MST) and the homeless workers   movement” (MTST). His work has a qualitative and exploratory character, since it had its foundation based sites, bibliographical reference and works of authors with credibility that deals with the subject, and there were also application of questionnaires with objective and subjective question, being applied 38 questionnaires to residents in the period from 05/16/2013 to 05/27/2013, it being verified that these disasters on the slope occurred always on days intense rains.