Populações em situação de risco ambiental em São Sebastião, Litoral Norte de São Paulo / Population at environmental risk situation in São Sebastião, North coast of São Paulo

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2011

RESUMO

Technological hazards and vulnerability are important assets for the analysis of the urbanization and industrialization process of São Sebastião town, at São Paulo s State North Coast. This current study examines how São Sebastião downtown population in situation of technological hazards with its socio-demographic characteristics , can help to deal with risks related to Petrobras biggest waterway terminal, once said that this terminal is also located downtown, squeezed between the line coast and the Serra do Mar. The demographic study covering from 1970 to 2010, analyzes structural transformations, occurred after deep economic, social and environmental changes in São Sebastião. Those changes are due to the advent of big enterprises, such as the installation of the Maritime Terminal Almirante Barroso (TEBAR), owned by Petrobras, at the beginning of the 1960 s, and the construction of Rio-Santos highway in the 1970 s. It also analyzes risks related to TEBAR activities, and what population is under technological hazards. Adopting Micro-Demography, fieldwork and semi-structured interviews were carried out at the risk area with the households and its residents surrounding TEBAR in Vila Amélia, Topolândia, and Porto Grande neighborhoods. The intent was to comprehend the risks perception they have and which are the strategies that households and residents may mobilize to face the risks, both, elements that allow the analysis of the place vulnerability from the demographic point of view

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população - aspectos ambientais percepção de risco vulnerabilidade ambiental avaliação de riscos ambientais population risk perception environmental vulnerability environmental risk assessment

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