Banca de DEFESA: MARIA WAGNA DE ARAÚJO DANTAS

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MARIA WAGNA DE ARAÚJO DANTAS
DATE: 10/04/2025
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: sala C10 IPP
TITLE:

BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL: VISION, STRATEGY, AND
ADVANCEMENT OF NATIONAL SOLID WASTE POLICIES IN A CASE STUDY

KEY WORDS:

Urban solid waste. National Policies. Comparative Study. Metropolis Christmas function. Porto, Portugal.

PAGES: 150
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Planejamento Urbano e Regional
SUBÁREA: Serviços Urbanos e Regionais
SPECIALTY: Infra-Estruturas Urbanas e Regionais
SUMMARY:

The successive increase in the generation of Urban Solid Waste (USW) is a global problem. Inadequate disposal of these has environmental, socioeconomic and public health implications. Countries' legislation on USW management can play a determining role in the impacts generated. In Portugal, environmental policy has always advocated less exploitation of natural resources and it adopted efficient MSW management and recycling models. In contrast, Brazil is currently the fourth largest generator of USW (81.8 million tonnes per year) (ABRELPE, 2022). Although the National Solid Waste Policy (NSWP) enacted by Law nº 12.305/2010 has established the closure and recovery of landfills by 2014, controlled dumps and landfills are still a reality in many Brazilian cities. In this context, there are difficulties in the decentralization and effective implementation of the Policy in Brazil, such as the lack of planning, financing conditions and the absence of technical and political capabilities. In order to contribute to the subject, this study aims to analyze and critically contrast how environmentally appropriate solid waste disposal occurs in Brazil and Portugal considering the application of national policies. To reach this goal, the methodology used will be a comparative study between the Brazilian and Portuguese Solid Waste Policy in a case study on USW management in the cities of the Functional Metropolis of Natal (Natal, Parnamirim, São Gonçalo do Amarante, Extremoz, Macaíba and Ceará Mirim) and the city of Porto in Portugal in the area of influence of Lipor (Porto, Espinho, Gondomar, Matosinho, Póvoa de Varzim, Valongo and Villa do Conde). The research will be qualitative and quantitative and will evaluate the following variables: home collection service and volume collected; waste disposal and processing units; collection cost and forms of payment; and selective collection and recovery of recyclables (BESEN et al., 2021). The years 2002, 2010, 2019 and 2020 will be used as time frames. Initially, documentary and bibliographical research will be carried out on the management of urban solid waste in both countries in regulations, academic articles, thesis and dissertations. To collect data regarding Brazilian and Portuguese solid waste policies, official databases from both countries will be used. For data from Portugal, information from Lipor (Association of cities for sustainable waste management of Greater Porto) will be used, which is responsible for collecting and treating USW in the region. Afterwards, interviews will be carried out with managers and researchers in the area. The innovative axis of this study, therefore, is to compare Brazilian and Portuguese results in order to understand the evolution of the two countries, learn about the challenges faced, advances and socio-environmental improvements from the implementation of national solid waste policies. As consequence, it is expected to contribute to a more qualified academic discussion on the topic, subsidize new studies and contribute to better implementation of NSWP in Brazil.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 6347581 - MARIA DO LIVRAMENTO MIRANDA CLEMENTINO
Interno - 1958900 - FABIO FONSECA FIGUEIREDO
Externo à Instituição - MARIO AUGUSTO TAVARES RUSSO
Externo à Instituição - JORGE LUÍS DE OLIVEIRA PINTO FILHO - UFERSA
Externo à Instituição - VALÉRIA PEREIRA BASTOS - PUC - RJ