State of the political-administrative and morphological view of balneary Esplanada and Campo Bom in the municipality of Jaguaruna, Santa Catarina

Abstract

Historically, coastal urbanization happened in a disorderly and unplanned way, causing significant pressure on natural environments. In order to plan the space and organize the actors, Integrated Coastal Management emerges, an alternative that allows the assessment and organization of conflicts. This work was carried out in Esplanada and Campo Bom balnearies, region of Jaguaruna, municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil. To understand the current state of Integrated Coastal Zone Management actions in the region, the “Decalogue” was used as an identification tool. At the same time, the land use was mapped to assess urban occupation. To know the local evolution of the coastal barrier and identify the origin of the water bodies in the region, geophysical data of Georadar (GPR) were used. The results showed that the urban expansion occurs on a coast with a progradational stratigraphic stacking pattern. It was also found that the lack of effectiveness and difficulties for the implementation of policies and actions related to coastal management at the local level are due to poor administrative conditions. In addition to the lack of resources, both technical and financial, to implement projects to improve the socio-environmental conditions of the coastal zone.