Open AccessDesastres Ambientais e Conflitos Socioespaciais no Brasil / Environmental Disasters and Socio-Spatial Conflicts in Brazil
Author(s) -
Antenora Maria da Mata Siqueira,
Juliazareno Mendes,
Alex José Lemos Filho
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
geografares/geografares : revista do mestrado e do departamento de geografia, centro de ciências humanas e naturais, universidade federal do espirito santo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-3709
pISSN - 1518-2002
DOI - 10.7147/geo22.14756
Subject(s) - humanities , geography , political science , art
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