Global warming and ecological footprint solid wast of Parintins (AM)

Authors

  • Alem Silvia Marinho dos Santos Universidade do Estado do Amazonas
  • Edinelza Macedo Ribeiro Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6008/SPC2179-6858.2016.003.0007

Keywords:

Amazonia, Consumption, Sustainability

Abstract

The present work has with the objective calculate the ecological footprint (Ecological Footprint Method- EFM) of municipal solid waste (MSW) the city of Parintins, 2011 and 2013. The data in tonnes were found in the Municipal Public Cleaning (SEMOSP) and Municipal Environment (SEMMA). Subsequently, if applied the methodology of ecological footprint which quantifies the residues generated CO2 and CH4, the main global warming gas. After, applies the 1.37 equivalence factor related to bioproductivity global energy land to standardize on global hectare (gha), the measure of the ecological footprint. The per capita / year (0.3057 and 0.3763 gha) to the in habitants of Parintins be shown increasing the ecological footprint of MSW. The ecological footprint aggregates multiple data to complete its analysis matrix. If we associate an environmental problem, as the production of municipal solid waste, the ecological footprint, you will be able to quantify or measure of the pressure caused to the ecological environment for our actions. So we can follow the change over time and compare to other urban spaces through this indicator. It is noteworthy that are still rare research in Amazonian cities through this indicator sustainability. However, municipal waste by itself constitute a major environmental problem, calculations like these should assist in measuring the ecological impact of urban societies.Therefore, when we quantify through a window sustainability MSW production, it was noted the urgent need to monitoring imapctos generated in other Amazonian cities.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Alem Silvia Marinho dos Santos, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

Possui graduação em Licenciatura Plena em Geografia pela Universidade Federal do Amazonas (2000) e mestrado em Sociedade e Cultura na Amazônia pela Universidade Federal do Amazonas (2003) e Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Sustentável pelo Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Universidade de Brasília (CDS-UnB-2012). É professora concursada da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA) desde 2009. Tem experiência na área de Geografia, com ênfase em Geografia Sócioambiental, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Território, segurança alimentar, ecologia, mudanças climáticas e sustentabilidade.

Edinelza Macedo Ribeiro, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

Possui graduação em Letras pela Universidade Potiguar (UnP) - (1998). É especialista em Psicopedagogia. É mestre em Administração (UnP) - (2009) e possui Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Sustentável pela Universidade de Brasília UnB/CDS (2012), com linha de pesquisa em Ecoturismo e Cenários. Atualmente é professora titular da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas/CESP.

Downloads

Published

2016-11-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2016): Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais - Jun, Jul, Ago, Set 2016

Section

Meteorologia, Climatologia e Mudanças Climáticas

License

Copyright (c) 2016 Ibero-American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The CBPC - Companhia Brasileira de Produção Científica (Brazil CNPJ: 11.221.422/0001-03) the material rights of the published works. The rights relate to the publication of the work anywhere in the world, including rights to renewals, expansions and dissemination of the contribution, as well as other subsidiary rights. All electronically published works may subsequently be published in printed collections under the coordination of this company and / or its partners. The authors preserve the copyright, but are not allowed to publish the contribution in another medium, printed or digital, in Portuguese or in translation.