Evaluation of the environmental community in face of the socioenvironmental changes produced by the implementation of the Açu Port Industrial Complex

Authors

  • Roger Rangel Coutinho
  • Luiz de Pinedo Quinto Júnior
  • Ricardo Pacheco Terra
  • Camila Ferreira Pena

Keywords:

Environmental impact. Assessment. Ecological footprint. Açu Port. Sao Joao da Barra.

Abstract

This paper discusses the evaluation of the environmental impacts within the Industrial Complex of Açu Port, (São João da Barra - RJ), with emphasis on the impact comes resulting from the process of urban density caused by the centralized power inherent in large projects like this. Th us, the present study measures and evaluates the impacts caused by the process of high density of AID (area of direct infl uence) of the enterprise. The methodology used is named Ecological Footprint, a tool to assess the impact of continuous population growth and its implications on the environmental resistance capacity of the area of investigation.

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Author Biographies

  • Roger Rangel Coutinho
    Mestre em Engenharia Ambiental, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, IF Fluminense, Brasil.Atualmente é Fiscal de Meio Ambiente da Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente da Prefeitura de Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ.
  • Luiz de Pinedo Quinto Júnior
    Doutor em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pela Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Brasil. Atualmente é Professor do PPEA do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, IF Fluminense, Brasil.
  • Ricardo Pacheco Terra
    Mestre em Produção Animal pela Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Darcy Ribeiro, UENF, Brasil. graduado em Zootecnia pela Universidade Rural do Rio de Janeiro, UFRRJ. Pesquisador do IF Fluminense.
  • Camila Ferreira Pena
    Graduada em Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, IF Fluminense, Brasil.

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2009)

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Evaluation of the environmental community in face of the socioenvironmental changes produced by the implementation of the Açu Port Industrial Complex. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 3, n. 2, p. 11–22, 2010. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/2177-4560.20090009.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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