Environmental justice in the context of public health in cities with high economic and demographic expansion

Authors

  • Talita Rios da Costa Elias Instituto Federal Fluminense
  • Luis Felipe Umbelino dos Santos Instituto federal Fluminense
  • Augusto Eduardo Miranda Pinto Instituto Federal Fluminense

Keywords:

Environmental justice. Sanitation. Public Health.

Abstract

The uncontrolled and accelerated growth, without urban planning, causes the concentration of low-income population inhabiting in peripheral areas of the cities, devoid of infrastructure to ensure quality of life. The understanding between the public policy relationship, the environment and public health aimed at ensuring the quality of life without distinction between populations is of great interest for the promotion of environmental justice. The objective of this review is to establish a connection between environmental sanitation and public health front to an urban growth, unequal access to natural resources and social vulnerability, establishing an environmental injustice frame.

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Author Biographies

  • Talita Rios da Costa Elias, Instituto Federal Fluminense
    Talita Rios da Costa Elias - Mestre em Engenharia Ambiental pelo Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense). Farmacêutica da Farmácia Sucesso de Rio das Ostras LTDA, Rio das Ostras/RJ – Brasil. Email: talitariosdacosta@yahoo.com.br 
  • Luis Felipe Umbelino dos Santos, Instituto federal Fluminense
    Luis Felipe Umbelino dos Santos - Doutor em Ecologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense, campus Macaé), Macaé/RJ - Brasil. Email: lfumbelino@gmail.com
  • Augusto Eduardo Miranda Pinto, Instituto Federal Fluminense
    Augusto Eduardo Miranda Pinto – Doutor em Direito da Cidade pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense, campus Macaé), Macaé/RJ - Brasil. Email: augustoepinto@gmail.com

Published

09-12-2015

Issue

Section

Review articles

How to Cite

Environmental justice in the context of public health in cities with high economic and demographic expansion. Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 2, p. 127–141, 2015. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/boletim/article/view/2177-4560.v8n214-08.. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2024.