scholarly journals Participación social en la gestión ambiental: estudio de caso en una unidad de conservación urbana en el municipio de Sno Paulo, Brasil / Social Participation in Environmental Management: Case Study in an Urban Conservation Unit in the Municipality of São

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Maria Cerati ◽  
Aline Queiroz de Souza

El presente artículo trata de una inmersión en la realidad social de la comunidad del entorno del Parque Estatal de las Fuentes de Ipiranga, una unidad de conservación urbana de la ciudad de Sno Paulo, el tercer remanente más importante de la Mata Atlántica del municipio. El estudio de caso aquí presentado describe el proceso de gestión participativa que incluyó a los grupos interesados en la acción: el poder público del municipio (prefectura de la ciudad de Diadema), el poder estatal (Instituto de Botánica) y la comunidad local. En el campo de la investigación y la acción se utilizaron técnicas de grupo focal para detectar los principales conflictos ambientales del área; se realizaron entrevistas con los moradores para entender su percepción sobre los problemas ambientales, y se hicieron reuniones periódicas para planear las acciones a seguir. Los resultados nos proporcionaron elementos para afirmar que hubo un proceso de capacitación de los ciudadanos en relación con la organización de las acciones colectivas; éstas arrojaron resultados significativos que mejoraron la calidad social y ambiental del área. AbstractThis article describes an immersion in the social reality of the community of the State Park of Fuentes de Ipiranga, an urban conservation unit in the city of São Paulo, the third largest remnant of the Atlantic Forest in the municipality. The case study presented here describes the participatory management process that included the groups interested in the action: the municipal authorities (prefecture of the city of Diadema), the state authorities (Institute of Botany) and the local community. In the field of research and action, focus group techniques were used to identify the main environmental conflicts in the area; interviews were conducted with residents to understand their perception of environmental issues, and regular meetings were held to plan the actions to be taken. The results indicate that there was a process of training citizens with regard to the organization of collective action, which yielded significant results that improved the social and environmental quality of the area.

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRISTIENNE MAGALHÃES PEREIRA PAVEZ ◽  
MÁRIO JORGE CARDOSO COELHO FREITAS ◽  
VERA LÚCIA NEHLS DIAS

Summary The favelas studies became a constant in university researches given the relevance of studying this urban phenomenon. This article has as purpose to identify the forms of territorialisation present in the Arvoredo Community (Favela do Siri) and how they relate to the social and environmental conflicts experienced by its residents. The occupation located in an Environmental Protection Area (dunes) it’s located in the city of Florianópolis and the case study will be analyzed based on empirical and theoretical evidences. The presented results bring the various faces of the territory as the exercise of power and are identified and portrayed under the bases of the socioenvironmental conflicts.


2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renan Finamore

Problemas de contaminação ambiental do solo, quando socialmente percebidos, geralmente suscitam conflitos socioambientais, tendo em vista as incertezas quanto aos seus possíveis riscos e impactos na saúde humana e nos ecossistemas. Além disso, tais problemas também evidenciam a distribuição desigual de riscos e impactos ambientais pela sociedade – sobrecarregando grupos sociais mais vulneráveis –, conforme articulado pela noção de (in)justiça ambiental. Desta forma, o presente artigo contextualiza a problemática da contaminação do solo no âmbito da gestão ambiental, ao mesmo tempo em que a relaciona com a ocorrência de conflitos socioambientais. Para tanto, utiliza-se como estudo de caso principal o evento de contaminação por resíduos industriais decorrente das ações da empresa CENTRES no município de Queimados, RJ. Ao final, ressalta-se a importância do reconhecimento da dimensão do conflito socioambiental inerente aos problemas de contaminação do solo, de maneira a estimular processos democráticos e participativos de gestão dos mesmos, incorporando os grupos sociais afetados em todas as etapas destes processos, e, assim, deslocar o problema do domínio meramente técnico-científico para um mais ampliado, que leve em consideração a perspectiva social. Palavras-chave: Contaminação do Solo; Conflitos Socioambientais; Gestão Ambiental; Justiça Ambiental. ABSTRACT Soil contamination is an environmental issue which often raises social environmental conflicts, mainly because of the uncertainties related to the risks and impacts to human health and the ecosystems. Besides, it also demonstrates the unequal distribution of risks and impacts through the society – affecting mainly certain social groups which are more vulnerable –, as shown by the notion of environmental justice. Therefore, the present paper gives us an overview of the soil contamination issue and its implications to the environmental management and, at the same time, it highlights the social environmental conflicts related. In this way, a case study is analyzed, the event of soil contamination by the CENTRES enterprise in the city of Queimados, RJ, Brazil. At the end, special emphasis is given to the necessity of recognizing the dimension of social environmental conflict which is inherent to the cases of soil contamination, in order to stimulate social participative approaches of management, incorporating the affected people in all of the stages. By doing so, the problem will be dislocated from the technical and scientific domain to an extended one, which takes into account social issues. Keywords:Soil Contamination; Social Environmental Conflicts; Environmental Management; Environmental Justice.


2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Anna Trembecka

Abstract Amendment to the Act on special rules of preparation and implementation of investment in public roads resulted in an accelerated mode of acquisition of land for the development of roads. The decision to authorize the execution of road investment issued on its basis has several effects, i.e. determines the location of a road, approves surveying division, approves construction design and also results in acquisition of a real property by virtue of law by the State Treasury or local government unit, among others. The conducted study revealed that over 3 years, in this mode, the city of Krakow has acquired 31 hectares of land intended for the implementation of road investments. Compensation is determined in separate proceedings based on an appraisal study estimating property value, often at a distant time after the loss of land by the owner. One reason for the lengthy compensation proceedings is challenging the proposed amount of compensation, unregulated legal status of the property as well as imprecise legislation. It is important to properly develop geodetic and legal documentation which accompanies the application for issuance of the decision and is also used in compensation proceedings.


Urban Studies ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 004209802097265
Author(s):  
Matthew Thompson ◽  
Alan Southern ◽  
Helen Heap

This article revisits debates on the contribution of the social economy to urban economic development, specifically focusing on the scale of the city region. It presents a novel tripartite definition – empirical, essentialist, holistic – as a useful frame for future research into urban social economies. Findings from an in-depth case study of the scale, scope and value of the Liverpool City Region’s social economy are presented through this framing. This research suggests that the social economy has the potential to build a workable alternative to neoliberal economic development if given sufficient tailored institutional support and if seen as a holistic integrated city-regional system, with anchor institutions and community anchor organisations playing key roles.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Osman Nabay ◽  
Abdul R. Conteh ◽  
Alusaine E. Samura ◽  
Emmanuel S. Hinckley ◽  
Mohamed S. Kamara

The paper examined and brought to the fore the typical characteristic of urban and peri-urban farmers in Freetown and Bo communities which serves as major source of supply of agricultural products into the cities’ markets. The social and environmental aspect and perception of producers involved in urban and peri-urban agriculture was examined. Descriptive statistics and pictograms were used to analyze and present the data. Results indicate that 56.34% never went to formal school and mostly dominated by women, showing that farming became the alternative means of livelihood support for those groups. Crops grown are purely influenced by market orientation—demand and cost, as is evident in Gloucester (lettuce, cabbage and spring onions). Potato leaves were commonly grown in almost all communities, reason being that it serves as common/major sauce/vegetable cooked in every household in Sierra Leone. Maize and rice were featured in Ogoo farm—government supervised land set aside purposely for growing crops to supply the city. Findings also revealed that majority of the farmers are resource poor, judging from calculation about their monthly income earning and available household assets and amenities. About 70.4% of the lands the farmers grow their crops on is leased for production. Except for Gloucester community, when costs of production will be summed, minimal benefit seem to be realized from the farming activities. Even though some of these farmers are engaged in organization, many have limited access to micro financial organization that would probably loan them money to upscale production.


KALPATARU ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Ary Sulistyo

Abstract. This research focused on eco-religion of indigenous Sundanese local community of Kasepuhan Ciptagelar at Southern Halimun Mountain on how to manage sustainable environment. The Kampong Cengkuk is one of several kampongs that still follow the tradition of indigenous local community of Kasepuhan Ciptagelar for hundred years. This descriptive qualitative research aims to reveal the internal and external factors led to deforestation of natural forests with average around 6-8% per year. The research shows that the kampong is still practicing eco-religion tradition by protecting forestland (leuweung tutupan) only for their subsistence. The hypothesis is that the social-culture changes had been occurred in the community not only to restrict outer island agriculture in the forest, but also, in wet rice cultivation activities, to manage sustainable environment. The reduction in process and ceremonial activities also happened, which was originally eight ceremonies of outer island agriculture rituals into five ceremonies of wet rice cultivation. The more profane activities were developing economic crops in home garden. Keywords: Ecoreligion, Kampong, Environment, Forest, Tradition   Abstrak. Penelitian ini membahas tentang eko-religi masyarakat lokal Sunda Kampung Ciptagelar di Pegunungan Halimun Selatan bagaimana dalam pengelolaan lingkungan keberlanjutan saat ini. Kampung Cengkuk adalah salah satu dari kampung-kampung pengikut tradisi Kasepuhan Ciptagelar selama ratusan tahun. Penelitian dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif-kualitatif ini yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor dari dalam dan luar kampung penyebab deforestasi hutan alam dengan rata-rata sekitar 6-8% per tahun. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa praktik ekoreligi masih dianut warga kampung dengan menjaga hutan tutupan (leuweung tutupan) untuk kegiatan subsistensi. Hipotesa yang dibangun adalah perubahan sosio-kultur terjadi pada masyarakat dengan membatasi kegiatan berladang di hutan tetapi lebih kepada kegiatan bertani di sawah ladang untuk mengelola lingkungan berkelanjutan. Pengurangan pada proses dan kegiatan upacara, yang semula delapan upacara daur ladang menjadi lima upacara daur sawah. Kegiatan profan lebih banyak pada pengembangan komoditas tanaman ekonomi di kebun-talun. Kata kunci: Ekoreligi, Kampung, Lingkungan, Hutan, Tradisi


Author(s):  
Julia Evangelista ◽  
William A. Fulford

AbstractThis chapter shows how carnival has been used to counter the impact of Brazil’s colonial history on its asylums and perceptions of madness. Colonisation of Brazil by Portugal in the nineteenth century led to a process of Europeanisation that was associated with dismissal of non-European customs and values as “mad” and sequestration of the poor from the streets into asylums. Bringing together the work of the two authors, the chapter describes through a case study how a carnival project, Loucura Suburbana (Suburban Madness), in which patients in both long- and short-term asylum care play leading roles, has enabled them to “reclaim the streets,” and re-establish their right to the city as valid producers of culture on their own terms. In the process, entrenched stigmas associated with having a history of mental illness in a local community are challenged, and sense of identity and self-confidence can be rebuilt, thus contributing to long-term improvements in mental well-being. Further illustrative materials are available including photographs and video clips.


2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Yu Xiaohui ◽  
Yang Ruhui ◽  
Liu Bo

Urban spatial form influences the social, economic, and ecological development modes of the city. The spatial form during the urbanization of Hanjiang River Basin in Southern Shaanxi needs to be studied. In this study, research methodologies on urban spatial form in China and abroad were summarized. The concept of ecology background was applied, and the research framework for urban spatial form, which integrated the background, framework, core, axis, cluster, and skin, was established. Valley cities in the Hanjiang River Basin in Southern Shaanxi were classified into wide valley, narrow valley, and canyon cities. The spatial form characteristics of these three types of valley cities were discussed. A case study based on a typical city-Yang County-was conducted to discuss the characteristics of the aforementioned six elements of urban spatial form. Finally, spatial form characteristics were summarized. These characteristics provide a basis for the study of the small valley urban spatial form in the Hanjiang River Basin in Southern Shaanxi.


1978 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael B. Whiteford

It is the contention of this author that, for women in particular the process of migration is a liberating, or freeing process. Specifically, this paper examines the changes which take place in the social environment of women as a result of rural-urban migrations. The focus of the investigation is female migrants who have moved to the city of Popayán, Columbia. The discussion is based on data gathered in Barrio Tulcán.


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