Patrimônio geomorfológico nos municípios de São Miguel do Gostoso e Touros/RN

Abstract

The discussion regarding the future of natural resources has been established over the years as a propulsive stimulus for the triggering of resource planning and management analyses within the geosciences. In this research, geodiversity will be understood through geomorphological elements, structuring the geomorphodiversity, which directed to the coastal environment, is concretized as a potential of peculiar geoforms, which lack geoconservation. Therefore, this work aims to evaluate the sites of geomorphological interest of the municipalities of São Miguel do Gostoso and Touros, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, analyzing also the natural history of the areas. In the present study four potential geomorphological sites were identified, through inventory and quantification. In the field inventory, the general information of the sites was investigated, based on geomorphology, corroborating a database of the areas in question. In the quantification, the importance of the relevant areas was evaluated through four value criteria: Aesthetic (VEst), Scientific (VCi), Touristic (VTur) and Use and Management (VUG): Morro dos Martins Beach, Ponta do Reduto Cliff, Calcanhar Lighthouse and Touros Cliff. Through the results, it is relevant to include the aesthetic criterion, and not only the scientific one, for the identification of geomorphosites. We found that there are areas with high aesthetic value, but with reduced representativeness of scientific value, due to the lack of scientific research in the area of geosciences, corroborating the view that the aesthetic potential has representativeness for society and therefore should be included within the geoconservation actions.