Sustentabilidade urbana: percepção dos residentes de Sousa - PB com base nos objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável (cidades e comunidades sustentáveis – ODS 11).

Abstract

Sustainability is linked to discussions about the future of cities, of a way that provides better conditions for urban spaces, that is, to make cities sustainable. Studying the growth and maintenance of cities requires a complex knowledge, and thus this work aims to assess the perception of citizens of the municipality of SousaPB, based on the Sustainable Development Goals 11 (ODS 11). The methodology applied was exploratory and descriptive, with data collected by the survey method, with the application of a questionnaire, available on the Internet through the Google Forms platform. The questionnaire had questions related to twelve axes involving the ten goals of SDG 11, Accountability and Transparency and was answered by 389 people. Stood up, based on the results obtained, the general perception of the city, as well as established comparisons between perceptions at the country level and with municipalities that were considered the most expressive, according to the number of respondents in the “Sustainable Cities Consultation (2020)”. Highlight that the thematic axis that obtained the highest score, was Environmental Impact of Cities, and with negative performance in the field of Disaster Coping Policies. The results show the availability of an instrument so that the municipal management can reassess its policies and forms of performance, as well as the need to establish effective communication with citizens, in the sense of dissemination of existing public policies and implementation of new ones, meeting the needs of the population.