Indicadores de sustentabilidade para o município de Altamira-Pará: uma aplicação do barômetro da sustentabilidade

Abstract

It analyses through a series of sustaintable indicators, the setting for the sustainable development of the municipality of Altamira-PA. The Belo Monte hydroelectric project already causes transformations of environmental, social and economic order. As a way to operationalize the concept of sustainable development has encountered several methodologies that allow to identify processes and trends, make comparisons between nations and localities; indicate priorities for the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies, contributing to the description and analysis of a particular reality. Thereby, the guiding questions coming from the participatory diagnosis of Local Agenda 21 of Altamira, the indicators were selected and applied Barometer of Sustainability. The result, based on a performance scale that include all the municipalities of Pará state, has determined it’s level of sustainability as "regular", ascertaining that the city of Altamira needs to develop and prioritize public policies in the areas of housing, sanitation and income generation. It is understood that this research can provide subsidy to the government, with regard to take the decisions that are required the development of more sustainable practices and actions.