Nível de sustentabilidade do território da Cantuquiriguaçu/PR: aplicação da metodologia barômetro da sustentabilidade

Abstract

In recent decades, society has shown greater concern about the environmental issue, due to increased pollution, extraction of natural resources and deforestation. In this way, Sustainable Development will be discussed. The idea of Sustainable Development is to seek the balance between economic growth, preservation of the environment and resolution of social inequalities, guaranteeing the quality of life of this and the next generations. Agenda 2030 is a plan of action that proposes global sustainable development strategies for a period of 15 years (2015-2030), containing the 17 Sustainable Development Objectives (SDO). In order for Sustainable Development to be defined and operationalized, there is the creation and application of indicator systems or evaluation tools that seek to measure sustainability. The Sustainability Barometer is a Sustainability Index that uses development indicators that represent the Human and Environmental Dimension, assessing the level of well-being of both. The Territory of Cantuquiriguaçu is composed of twenty municipalities, which are located in the Third Planalto Paranaense, being one of the regions with poorer rural characteristics of the state of Paraná. Therefore, the study had the general objective of analyzing the sustainability level of the Cantuquiriguaçu / PR Territory through the application of the Barometer of Sustainability methodology. In methodological terms, the research is descriptive, documentary and predominantly quantitative. The results obtained with the application of the Sustainability Barometer in the indicators of the Cantuquiriguaçu Territory indicate that the region is classified as Almost Unsustainable, that is, the level of sustainability of the Territory is considered "poor".