Environmental Disasters and Socio-Spatial Conflicts in Brazil

Authors

  • Antenora Maria da Mata Siqueira Doutora em Engenharia Agrícola/Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável Professora da Universidade Federal Fluminense/Campos.Brasil.
  • Juliana Nazareno Mendes Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal Fluminense no Departamento de Serviço Social de Campos. Brasil.
  • Alex José Lemos Filho Graduando em Geografia na Universidade Federal Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes. Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7147/GEO22.14756

Abstract

Water-related disasters occurred in Brazil deepened and expanded researches on such phenomena. This article analyzes the conflicts arising from the response of the government of the city of Campos dos Goytacazes / RJ concerning the consequences of these disasters: the public housing program "Morar Feliz". There were conducted bibliographic researches, data collection in public entities and interviews with residents resettled. The results indicate the existence of conflict of interests that opposes residents who claim to stay in the district in which they reside, or close to it; and the municipal government, which promotes urban sprawl in areas with lack of urban infrastructure.

Keywords: Environmental disasters, public housing, risk.

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Published

18-01-2017

How to Cite

DA MATA SIQUEIRA, Antenora Maria; NAZARENO MENDES, Juliana; LEMOS FILHO, Alex José. Environmental Disasters and Socio-Spatial Conflicts in Brazil. Geografares, Vitória, Brasil, v. 1, n. 22, p. 109–121, 2017. DOI: 10.7147/GEO22.14756. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/geografares/article/view/14756. Acesso em: 11 jan. 2025.

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Vol. 1 No. 22 (2016): (Julho - Dezembro)

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