Práticas (in)sustentáveis no rio Caiçá, Simão Dias, Sergipe

Abstract

The pursuit of sustainability has been developed as a unique condition to ensure the conservation of natural resources, among which stands out the water disposal. Thus, the environmental knowledge of the population can allow the conservation of water resources, or to reduce the environmental impact on these. From this perspective, this study aims to identify practices (in) sustainable population living on the banks of the river Caiçá in Simão Dias/SE. Thus, literature surveys were conducted and application of semi-structured interviews with the population living in housing Rivalda Silva Matos, Jose Neves da Costa and Caçula Valadares, in order to verify the environmental impacts caused to the environment. The results showed that the practices surrounding the river course are given, mostly, unsustainably, mainly due to the impacts they cause, jeopardizing the maintenance of local water streams. Thus, it can be inferred that action planning and environmental management, in order to mitigate the unsustainable conditions encountered are required.