THE USE OF SMALL FORMAT AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS (35 mm) 
TO ANALYZE LAND USE IN URBAN AREAS 
Joensen T.L. Disperati 
Universidade Federal do Paranä - UFPR 
Departamento de Geografia 
Rua Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, 1677 
82560-000 - Curitiba - PR, Brazil 
ISPRS Commission VII / Working Group 9 
ABSTRACT 
The objective of the present study is to assess the use of small format normal colors aerial photographs 
(35 mm) to ANALYZE the socio cultural patters of land use in a small area of the Metropolitan Region 
of Curitiba. The study area is located at border of the Municipality of Piraquara with the Municipality of 
Pinhais in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba. This area has the characteristics of fringe of cities in the 
Third World. In recent years it has suffered the impact of rapid population growth, forming a typical 
pattern or residential structure of single family of low income, that caused damages to the natural 
resources. The Iguaçu River, main source of fresh water to Curitiba has received small amounts of 
pollution from this settlements of population of low socio cultural level. The study method is based on 
Chanond and Leekbhai (1986), that used small format aerial photographs (35 mm) to study urban areas of 
Bangkok. The technique is a visual interpretation of aerial photographs (35 mm), to map the land use 
pattern. The results were also checked by a field work and with other statistical dates that were available. 
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