Expansão portuária e conflitos socioambientais no município de Barcarena-PA

Abstract

The research aimed to study the port activity and its expansion as a possible generator of socio- environmental conflicts in the communities surrounding the Port Zone of the Municipality of Barcarena, identifying and analyzing these conflicts arising from the installation and operation of the ports to, in the end, propose instruments for conflict mediation. . It is necessary to understand how socio-environmental conflicts occur to motivate sustainability actions and policies that preserve the community against recurring environmental damage in its territory. In addition, it is important to promote transparency in the process and use conflict management tools in the face of complex territorial relations, structuring the agents involved in the search for consensus and equity of rights. Data were obtained through bibliographic and documentary surveys and individualized interviews with residents, port officials, municipal and state authorities. It was concluded that the port activity has great potential for generating conflicts and that the dynamics that involve actions for the operation of the ports of Barcarena cause environmental damage and lasting conflicts between the actors: port companies; community and public power. These conflicts are aggravated by the lack of transparency in Environmental Impact Studies and the absence of the use of self-composition tools for conflict management.