SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN DUMP AREAS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE LAKE OF THE TUCURUÍ HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT/PA

Abstract

Objective: This work aims to discuss the concepts of social vulnerability and public security of the municipalities that make up the region of Lake Tucuruí and the Environmental Protection Area of Lake Tucuruí, established in 2002 by Law No. 6451/02, being Breu Branco, Goianésia, Jacundá, Novo Repartimento and Tucuruí, located in the state of Pará. Methodology: The research has a descriptive and exploratory nature, addressing the analysis of authors in the field of social vulnerability and public security, having the database of the SISP-2 system, of the Civil Police of Pará – PCPA. The study area is the 05 (five) municipalities that make up the Tucuruí Lake, and factors that influence social vulnerability in the research territory are observed. Results: The study on socio-environmental vulnerability and public safety in landfill areas in the region of the Lake of the Tucuruí Hydroelectric Power Plant highlights the complexity and interconnection between environmental, social and public safety factors. Using the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and the Social Progress Index (SPI), the study revealed how poor urban infrastructure, inadequate water supply and lack of garbage collection contribute to increasing the vulnerability of local communities, and consequently increasing social risks for the resident population of these areas.