Aplicação de indicadores de sustentabilidade: um estudo de caso no assentamento Santa Mônica no município de Pomba-PB.

Abstract

Sustainability is something of great importance and the purpose of most nations. Through the sustainability indicators is possible to perform an analysis and monitoring of a local reality, and this goes for achieving sustainability. In this context, this research presented as a general objective, evaluating the sustainability indicators available Settlement in Santa Monica in their social, economic and environmental dimensions. Specifically the characterization of the Settlement Santa Monica, contextualization of sustainability indicators, and the description of the indicators used were carried out. The research method was the case study, with the information obtained from the application forms the 27 settlers and an interview with the president of the Association of Settlement. It was found that the most accessible indicators in the settlement were: housing, the indicator of sanitation and hygiene, and the indicator of social capital. The others had negative points, these being the indicator of health, education, economic, leisure and also the environmental indicator. From the results it can be concluded that the settlement has not yet reached its sustainability as basic aspects of living conditions and environment-related practices still need substantial improvements. As suggestions in the short term, it is necessary to build a school, a health clinic and a new way of source of income from human capital to improve the living conditions of the settlers.