Dinâmica do processo de licenciamento ambiental municipal: uma análise no município de Dourados, MS

Abstract

Human population growth led to an increase in demand for space, services and products, with consequent decline in environmental quality. In response to societal pressure for a balance between growth and environmental protection, governments have created management and environmental control agencies and developed environmental policies and laws. In the Brazilian scenario, the Environmental Licensing stands out as an instrument of the National Environmental Policy, which should be implemented in different spheres, federal, state and municipal. The study aimed to evaluate the dynamics of municipal environmental licensing, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of decentralization from the perspective of the main players involved in the process (public managers, entrepreneurs and consultants), by case study of the city of Dourados- MS. In general, the positive aspects overruled the negative ones, however, many issues still need to be improved, both with regard to the working dynamics of the environmental agency and in respect to the role of the different actors involved, highlighting issues the timeliness, clarity of criteria and the requirement for documentation and consolidated studies.