Impactos ambientais e o acesso à água: uma análise do bairro Jangurussu, em Fortaleza/Ce

Abstract

Access to water and planning around sanitation is closely related to the population's social conditions and inequalities, especially in urban peripheries. The following work aims to diagnose possible environmental impacts present in contexts of precariousness in urban sanitation services, with regard to access to water. To this end, the Jangurussu region, a risk area in the city of Fortaleza / CE, was used as the object of study. Methodologically, technical visits were made in the field to assess the area, analysis by georeferencing, historical and bibliographical survey. This region showed to have precarious infrastructure and compromised actions of sanitation and environmental education built a scenario composed of several environmental aspects that originated from several negative socioenvironmental impacts: housing in areas at risk, spread of the increase of diseases, pollution of water, soil and , compromising the landscape and leisure spaces, compromising the health service, among others. Measures to contain risk areas are necessary, including considering the adequate removal of vulnerable residents to previously structured housing.