Grandes projetos urbanos e mobilidade na Amazônia: danos socioambientais do BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) da Augusto Montenegro e a repercussão da política pública de mobilidade urbana, Belém/PA

Abstract

The study addresses the socio-environmental damages of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) work of Augusto Montenegro, Belém-PA, capable of affecting the economic, social and environmental development of the metropolis Belém. The research aims to expose a new look at socio-environmental damage, expand the debate on the impacts of large urban mobility projects and contribute to academia, public management and society. Given the above, the general objective of the research is to understand what are the socio-environmental damages of the Augusto Montenegro BRT and how they relate to the issue of urban mobility in the metropolis of Belém. The study involves an approach to political ecology under the eyes of Little, Muniz and Leff, and from this focus, the understanding of the concepts of socio-environmental damage in large urban projects and the importance of sustainability in these undertakings. To make the research viable, the methodological procedures were based on bibliographical and documental survey, direct observation technique for data collection and application of a semi- structured interview model applied to public authorities, group representatives and BRT users. From the results obtained, it was noticed that urban mobility in the RMB is precarious and that the BRT does not serve the large mass of public transport users. And finally, it was concluded that the BRT was not an urban mobility solution, as intended, for the city of Belém and its socio-environmental damages affected and still affect the population and the environment.