LEVANTAMENTO DA VEGETAÇÃO ARBÓREA E AVALIAÇÃO DO CONFORTO TÉRMICO DAS CINCO ESPÉCIES DE MAIOR INCIDÊNCIA, NA CIDADE DE URUAÇU, GOIÁS.

Abstract

Or urban forestry, aims at improving the quality of life of urban populations, as they face several problems related to urbanization. The urban forestry models used in the cities of Goiás are mostly of the monoculture type, which may lead to the ineffectiveness of its goals. In order to undergo a more thorough assessment of urban forestry, this research work was developed in the city of Uruaçu, Goiás, and it aimed at quantifying and qualifying the species of trees available in the city. It also aimed at assessing the level of thermal comfort produced by the five most commonly found species of trees. Data were gathered from the five species regarding air temperature, relative air humidity, and sun radiation both under and away from the treetops. The data were then organized, analyzed, and compared in order to assess thermal comfort, first by comparing under-the-treetop thermal comfort among the researched species, and then by comparing these with thermal comfort in the sorrounding area, away from the treetops. 1,817 units of plants were identified and, among these, the five most commonly found ones were: Licania tomentosa (Oiti), with 733 units, or 40.34%; Ficus benjamina L. (Ficus) with 152 units, or 8.36%; Terminalia catappa (Sete Copas), with 128 units, or 7.04%; Syzygium malaccense (L.) (Jambo), with 96 units, or 5.28%; and Caesalpinia peltophoroides Benth. (Sibipiruna), with 91 units, or 5.0%, totalling 1,200 units, or 66.04% of the total 1,817 units. It is also important to highlight that the use of these species for urban forestry demands judicious technical and landscape planning, undertaken by certified professionals, as these are large-sized trees which may bring more liabilities than benefits to the city and its population.