DEFINIÇÃO DE ZONAS DE INTERESSE METROPOLITANO COMO SUBSÍDIO PARA O PLANEJAMENTO AMBIENTAL NA REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DE BELO HORIZONTE

Abstract

The macro zoning proposal of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (RMBH), occurred between 2013-2015, legitimizedthe public government intervention and regulation over territorial dynamics, intermediating conflicts and reconciling interests, by demarkingMetropolitan Interest Areas (ZIM).Thus,it is tried to establish sets of use and territory appropriation according to its intrinsic characteristics, trends and requirements, linking forms of territorial appropriation to current and future dynamics. In this context, this work aims to delimit and definestandards to allow the identification of areas, or zones, with similarities according their environmental characteristics, especially related to the requirements ofconservation/preservation, recoveringand use, that support the ZIM´s delimitation. Therefore, were used the methodology current used by the National Environmental Ministryfor environmental zoning process and multi-criteria analysis, aiming to determinelevels of similarity and compatibilitybetween areas previously proposed during the macro zoning process and those ones identified in this study.It is concluded that, due to the significant number of degraded and/or precariously protected areas, it is fundamental to carry out the planning and management of green areas and environmentally protected, promoting the socioeconomic sustainability of the population residing in the RMBH.