Abstract
This article presents a survey of the environmental, social and economic components of the Macabu River Basin, and highlights the main impacts that affect its water system. To examine the relationship between the components of the basin with the problems identified in the study, this investigation included a review of the literature, field activities aiming at empirical observation of the site and collection of water samples for laboratorial analysis, as well as interviews with key informants. These actions allowed the identification of important issues related to the management of the watershed, of the major conflicts related to the use of natural resources, and the various causes for the degradation of water quality and reduction of water volume. The investigation concluded that the Macabu Basin demands great efforts to implement environmental management with integration of water resources management. These efforts must involve the civil society, water consumers, and the government in a joint mobilization to change the current water availability, sanitation and the relationship of individuals with their environment in order to improve quality of the environment and of the population as a whole.
Highlights
This article presents a survey of the environmental, social and economic components of the Macabu River Basin, and highlights the main impacts that affect its water system
Prioritariamente, pelo levantamento de todos os aspectos que possam influir na qualidade e na quantidade de água em uma determinada bacia, sejam eles ambientais, 102 sociais, econômicos ou de outra natureza
Considerando esses fatores em conjunto, podemos observar que quanto mais afetadas forem as áreas de nascentes de rio, nas serras e montanhas da região, maior sua capacidade de degradação
Summary
Este artigo apresenta um levantamento dos componentes ambientais, sociais e econômicos da Bacia do Rio Macabu e destaca os principais impactos que afetam o seu sistema hídrico. Para analisar a relação entre os componentes inseridos nessa bacia com os problemas identificados, foram avaliados trabalhos já publicados acerca do objeto de estudo, realizadas atividades de campo com a finalidade de observar o ambiente local de forma empírica e colher amostras de água para análise laboratorial e aplicadas, ainda, entrevistas a informantes-chave, que possibilitaram a identificação de aspectos importantes relacionados à gestão dessa bacia hidrográfica, quais os maiores conflitos relacionados ao uso dos recursos naturais e as variadas causas da degradação da qualidade e diminuição da quantidade de água.
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