GEOTECNOLOGIAS APLICADAS A ANÁLISE DA EXPANSÃO URBANA DE RIBAS DO RIO PARDO/MS: USO E COBERTURA DO SOLO URBANO E TEMPERATURA DE SUPERFÍCIE ENTRE 2020 E 2024

Abstract

Given the recent scenario of urban expansion experienced by the city of Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS) between 2020 and 2024, in the context of the installation of a large pulp mill by the Suzano S.A. corporation, reveals the arrival of a new force that is altering the production of urban space in the small town. In this sense, this work sought to spatialize the changes that occurred in urban land use and coverage, as well as the behavior of land surface temperature in relation to these uses and cover, during this period. To this end, geotechnologies were used to classify satellite images of the urban perimeter manually for land use and cover, and grayscale level conversion for brightness temperature was calculated for the land surface temperature results. The obtained products demonstrated the directions of the urban grid expansion of Ribas do Rio Pardo, accumulating 0.94 km² in these 4 years; also, it highlighted the disparities between the mosaic of urban uses and cover in the old town (north of the highway), with a more consolidated, wooded, and densely built urban grid, while the new town (south of the highway) has a more spread-out building pattern and is less wooded; the obtained land surface temperature data reaffirmed the importance of preserving green areas, which kept their surroundings cooler compared to areas of exposed soil, low vegetation, and sparsely built squares, which reached the highest temperatures. From these results, two complementary conclusions were reached: first, the importance of urban planning, especially in the current context of climate change, given the thermal shields that green areas offer against heat waves; and second, the subjugation of urban space production by the agro-industrial pulp capital, which could lead to conflicts of interest regarding the urban and environmental planning that Ribas do Rio Pardo will produce from now on.