Critical reflection on Law 10.179 / 2014 of the "new" State Policy of Water Resources of the State of Espírito Santo: a geographical view

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  • Roberto José Hezer Moreira Vervloet Universidade de São Paulo

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https://doi.org/10.7147/GEO23.15493

Abstract

In March 2014, Law Nº 10.179/2014 was published, which provides for the State Policy on Water Resources and establishes the Integrated System for the Management of Water Resources of the State of Espírito Santo - SIGERH / ES.This law replaces the former of No. 5.818 / 98 which, while not totally anti-ecological like the current one, supported several legal and conceptual devices,taking the water from a conception seen as "natural resource",important for the maintenance of the natural processes essential to the dynamic ecological river flow and ecosystem functionality in the tropical landscapes. The current law was all built from a logic based on the con - ception of water as an input to the industrial production processand related economic activities,maximizing irresponsible use and completely suppressing the notion of "na - tural resource",essential to the ecological culture of traditional communities, sustaina - ble agriculture and quality of life in urban spaces, in addition to avoiding "water crises". This article is based on a critical analysis of the prerogatives of this law, from the view of the geographer, highlighting the main problems for society and how it tends to ag - gravate the inappropriate appropriation of this natural resource in the coming decades.

Keywords: water, water resources, water crisis, politics, territory. 

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Roberto José Hezer Moreira Vervloet, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutor em Geografia Física pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia Física da USP. Bacharel em geografia pela UFES.

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11-08-2017

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VERVLOET, Roberto José Hezer Moreira. Critical reflection on Law 10.179 / 2014 of the "new" State Policy of Water Resources of the State of Espírito Santo: a geographical view. Geografares, Vitória, Brasil, n. 23, p. 109–119, 2017. DOI: 10.7147/GEO23.15493. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/geografares/article/view/15493. Acesso em: 4 dec. 2024.

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No. 23 (2017): Geografares (Janeiro - Junho)

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