Problemas socioambientais urbanos: contribuições da tecnologia social para um estudo de caso no alto curso da sub-bacia do Rio Macajatuba/PA

Abstract

It has been shown that the urban environment is very complex in the national, regional and local context, given the various problems of its inhabitants, which directly and indirectly affect the ecosystems present there. It is from this complex point of view that the measures for planning and managing urban space must be seen, which are contradictory in terms of political, economic, socio-cultural and environmental interests. This is because these aspects do not always communicate with each other to strengthen an inclusive and participatory strategic action in favor of solving the multiple urban problems that lead to quality of life. In this light, this paper aims to analyze the use of ST to address urban socio-environmental problems to improve the quality of life at the local level. According to the perspective of integrated analysis based on interdisciplinarity, it consists of a qualitative-quantitative study. Methodological procedures developed were: Literature analysis, collection of cartographic data, field research and correlation analysis between the different variables used for the elaboration of the diagnosis and the presentation of proposals based on the principles of social technology. It was found that there are socio-environmental problems related to the lack of basic infrastructure for the distribution of drinking water, river drainage and sewage networks, and the collection and storage of solid waste in an adequate manner. This shows the fragility of the actions of the public authorities in the field of local territorial management. Suggestions are therefore made to support urban environmental planning strategies through the incorporation of social technology tools and techniques.