Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: This article intends to discuss the average cities from the perspective of environmental sustainability, discussing the social function of the city and how its application lacks a strong urban policy. It exposes considerations about medium-sized cities, highlighting singularities in relation to metropolises and small towns. It is conceptualized sustainable development, locating it in the Statute of the City to glimpse the so-called sustainable city. Seeks the application of the proposed model in the municipalities of Rio Verde and Anápolis. The methodology used is bibliographical, and the method adopted is comparative, analyzing data on the municipalities of Goiás, obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics/IBGE, the Mauro Borges Institute and the respective municipal municipalities. The selected municipalities are medium-sized cities that need to adopt more punctual actions to be considered sustainable, such as, improving basic sanitation, selective collection of solid waste, and other sustainable urban development options.
Authors: Karla de Souza Oliveira, Francisco Itami Campos, Giovana Galvão Tavares, Rildo Mourão Ferreira
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2901901976