Abstract

CELESTINO, Vivian. Estimate of human visual range applied to the preservation of scenic environments. GOT [online]. 2017, n.11, pp.99-123. ISSN 2182-1267.  https://doi.org/10.17127/got/2017.11.005.

The “Caminho das Tropas”, the “Cattle Drive Routes”, are remaining structures of important cattle drive routes built in the “Coxilha Rica/Brasil” region. The main objective of the given studies is to calculate the human linear and logarithmic visual perceptiveness, aiming at the generation of visibility polygonals for the preservation of the scenic environment of the “Coxilha Rica”. The method proposed includes the calculation, based on the different scientific approaches applied, the relationship between the human visual perceptiveness, the earth’s curvature and the atmospheric refraction and the verification of how these elements influence the visual reach, perceived by man, in the environment. Based on the results, the regions were defined in which future activities might affect the given countryside, aiming at the minimization of their resulting environmental impacts, mainly concerning their visual aspects, on the historical and the archaeological elements encountered in the region here studied.

Keywords : Human Visual Perceptiveness; Visibility Polygonals; Cattle-Drive Routes.

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