WASTE GENERATED IN THE FAVELAS: IMPACTS ON THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
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https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2020.50.325-342Keywords:
Slum, solid and liquid wastes, sanitation, diseasesAbstract
This research proposes to identify the problems generated by the management of waste in a shanty town belonging to the region of the Multisectorial Pole of Maceió (AL). It’s intended to observe the reflexes of this management in the health of the individuals who live there, its relation with the basin of drainage of rainwater and the routine of activities inherent to the Pole. For that, field surveys were carried out, questionnaires were applied, interviews and photographic records were carried out. Based on these data, it was possible to verify that the community in study, because its sewage interconnected to a drainage basin, directly contributes to the generation of impacts that reach issues related to the flow of rainwater, to basic sanitation and, in turn, to health of the inhabitants of the region. The situation of the residents affects too the Sustainable Development objective n. 6 of the United Nations Agenda 2030. It is possible, through the right to adequate housing parameter, to understand the complexity of the impacts of a poor sanitation system on the range of human rights that the state must protect. Thus, this work has its justification, given the scientific and social importance of discussing the planning for waste management, given that approximately 183.5 thousand tons of solid waste/day are generated, according to 2012 data from the Research Institute Applied Economics, IPEA, as well as a water consumption that reaches 165.3 liters/inhabitant/day, which will become liquid waste. Therefore, studying the mechanisms of how to deal with these wastes is of the utmost importance.
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