Cartografia das vivências infantis e sensibilização ambiental a partir do mapeamento de risco de inundação do Canal do Guandu, em Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This research seeks to associate geoprocessing with basic education, with students using the QGIS “software” to prepare flood risk maps, through the overlay of thematic maps, with the definition of weight for each map, in the location called João XXIII in the Santa Cruz neighborhood, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The objective is to prepare flood risk maps, with students, discussing environmentals problems and awareness, through geographic reasoning, with emphasis on the Permanent Preservation Area (APP) on the banks of a stretch of the Guandu Canal, in neighborhood of Santa Cruz, in the west zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. As justifications, we assume that on the banks of this stretch of the Canal we have a Permanent Preservation Area (APP), which according to the Forest Code, defines as a “protected area, covered or not by native vegetation, with the environmental function of preserving natural resources. water resources, the landscape, geological stability and biodiversity, facilitate the gene flow of fauna and flora, protect the soil and ensure the well-being of human populations”. After discussing some natural elements, in the classroom, we applied the questionnaire as an assessment with personal questions for each student. After that, a statistical survey was carried out on these questions with some tables and their interpretation. The idea is to relate these questions to “geographical reasoning”. According to the plan, the main resource delivered in this research is a didactic sequence on flood risk maps of the study area, through geoprocessing, highlighting the value of students' experiences.