MUNICIPAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL (IN)SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF JOÃO PESSOA AND CAMPINA GRANDE

• Main Authors: Maria José da Silva Feitosa, Carla Regina Pasa Gómez, Gesinaldo Ataíde Cândido
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas 2013-11-01
• Series: Revista Metropolitana de Sustentabilidade
• Subjects: Ecological Footprint Method; Sustentabilidade ambiental; Municípios
• Online Access: http://www.revistaseletronicas.fmu.br/index.php/rms/article/view/264

The urban centers clearly show how human interferes in nature. Faced these considerations, this study aims to answer the following problem: What, among the Paraiba municipalities ofJoão Pessoa and Campina Grande presents environmentally (un)sustainable, in light of Ecological footprint Method? To solve this problem, this paper aims to analyze the ecological footprint of these municipalities in light of the Ecological Footprint Method. Methodologically, this article can be characterized as an exploratory and descriptive research, quantitative approach, using secondary data. The results show that both municipalities had ecological deficits, and are therefore environmentally unsustainable. However, compared to Campina Grande, João Pessoa’s situation shows significantly unfavorable, because this city had an ecological deficit greater than 597 times the carrying capacity of its ecosystem. Thus, is necessary the emergency in redefinition of public policies at this location.