Conflitos socioambientais: estudo de caso da APA do Catolé e Fernão Velho, Maceió-AL

Abstract

The analysis of environmental conflicts in areas of environmental protection, as well as the process of urban development occurred in recent years has led us to conduct this study, choosing Fernão Velho APA's semiarid area in Maceió, Al. Area extreme importance in the supply of Maceió, being responsible for about 20% of water supply for the population, which has suffered in recent years with the advancement rampant housing that occupy the limits of that reservation. The technique used to collect data was a structured interview, based on a screenplay with 14 questions. This research was developed in trying to identify the conflicts in the boundary of the reserve Catolé; the socioeconomic situation of that population, their education, their main conflicts, etc.. As a result, the survey revealed that a significant proportion of the population knows who lives in a unit of environmental conservation, and not in the majority of respondents identified an affectionate relationship with the site. The interviewees, however, acknowledge that they do not have ownership of the property and, therefore, not hold. For discussion of occupations in areas of environmental protection, there should be more effective actions in relation to stakeholders, especially civil society should participate in public discussions on plans managers, and environmental education should be widely applied in community awareness of as directed and specific to each target audience; expanding the capacity of the population to participate more in public management of natural resources.