(In)Sustentabilidade ambiental na ocupação urbana da Barra da Tijuca, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The historic of the urban occupation in Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro City, since the 70's, reveals that the region appears as an icon for huge investments of public and particular capital, achieving important social economical development. However, it is noticeable that the guidelines to this remarkable urban expansion are based, in especial, on the interests of important real state agencies that, based on the local and regional governments, aim to enhance over profit standards even if urban environmental quality is damaged, restricting the possibilities of sustainable urban development. Notoriously, the absence of a region sewer system to collect and treat the domestic effluents contributes to cause environmental impacts and problems in the Lagunar Complex of Jacarepagua Lowlands, mainly in Lagoons Tijuca and Camorim.