Diniz, Marco Túlio MendonçaSouza, Raiane Islane Araújo de2024-01-192024-01-192023-02-16SOUZA, Raiane Islane Araújo de. Avaliação do patrimônio geomorfológico dos municípios de São Bento do Norte, Caiçara do Norte e Pedra Grande-RN. Orientador: Dr. Marco Túlio Mendonça Diniz. 2023. 192f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Geografia - Ceres) - Centro de Ensino Superior do Seridó, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2023.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/57324Geodiversity consists of the multiplicity of geological, geomorphological, pedological and hydrological elements and processes that gave rise to planet Earth. It is through the interaction of this variety of inanimate elements that rocks, minerals, fossils and other surface deposits that give rise to landscapes and support life on Earth exist, with this abiotic environment threatened with degradation. From this point on, geologists and geomorphologists have focused their studies on protecting geoheritage, mainly in the context of geomorphological heritage, through geoconservation. In this research, geoheritage is based on a set of elements of exceptional value, divided into different categories of heritage with a specific focus on some areas, namely: geological heritage; geomorphological, hydrological, pedological, paleontological and others. However, geomorphological heritage, the object of this research, is characterized as a set of relief forms to which some type of value is attributed (scientific and/or aesthetic, cultural, economic, functional and educational). The objective of the research was to list locations in the coastal zone with geomorphological potential and diversity of abiotic elements. This work's main objective is to carry out a survey of identification, characterization, inventory, quantification and synthetic mapping of the geomorphological heritage of the municipalities of Caiçara do Norte, São Bento do Norte, Pedra Grande -RN. Thus, this research will highlight the theoretical-methodological contributions with regard to geomorphological heritage and outline geoconservation strategies, in order to carry out a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the geomorphodiversity of the coastal zone of the municipalities of São Bento do Norte, Caiçara do Nortes, Pedra Grande-RN, in a conceptual approach to the development of natural history and geoforms in the area. In this study, based on the methodology used, four locations considered geomorphosites were identified. Methodologically, the research represents a qualitative approach, with the purpose of describing the locations, geomorphological elements and other components of the landscape. The quantitative assessment suits the application of values through four criteria, namely: the Scientific value (Vci), the Aesthetic value (Vest), the Tourist value (Vtur) and Use and management (VUG), which resulted in the identification of the four geomorphosites of high Scientific value (Vci) and/or Aesthetic value (Vest), with the identification of the geomorphosites Praia do Farol, Praia de Serafim, Praia de Enxu Cavaleiro and Praia do Marco. We thus highlight the importance of geoconservation strategies for these sites and the threats to this geoheritage. This information contributes to a more detailed description of this region, for which there are still few studies focused on this sector and with this theme, in which these studies can support planning and management measures, in addition to promoting geotourism in these locations.Acesso AbertoGeodiversidadeGeopatrimônioPatrimônio geomorfológicoGeomorfossítiosmasterThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::GEOGRAFIA