Guanabara Bay: For all hopes to a new awakening  of paradise

Nilo Serpa; Richard Cathcart

doi:10.17648/calibre.v5i1.979

Guanabara Bay: For all hopes to a new awakening of paradise

Nilo Serpa, Richard Cathcart

Resumo

Abstract: Exclusion Territories are geographical areas under the action of degenerative environmental phenomena of anthropogenic origin, which compromise quality of life in general. One of the greatest examples of such areas is the Guanabara Bay and its surroundings, the scene of some of the worst disastrous incidents and locale of frequent episodes of human misery. This article presents a brief description of the main characteristics of the region, providing some technological suggestions of biogeographic recovery to be adopted by public policies that intend to align themselves with the good practices of ecological economy, sustainability and quality of life. The work falls within the context of macro-engineering cum eco-innovation applied to the preservation and management of water sources and water bodies that serve productive purposes as natural niches and breeding grounds.

Key words: Exclusion Territories, Guanabara Bay, waste management, quality of life.

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Resumo: Territórios de Exclusão são áreas geográficas sob ação de fenômenos ambientais degenerativos de origem antropogênica, os quais comprometem a qualidade de vida em geral. Um dos maiores exemplos de zonas desse tipo é a Baía de Guanabara e seu entorno, palco de alguns dos piores incidentes desastrosos e de frequentes episódios da miséria humana. O presente artigo descreve sumariamente as principais características da região, fornecendo algumas sugestões tecnológicas de recuperação biogeográfica a serem adotadas por políticas públicas que pretendam alinhar-se às boas práticas de economia ecológica, sustentabilidade e qualidade de vida. O trabalho se insere no contexto da macroengenharia cum eco-inovação aplicada à preservação e à gestão das fontes hídricas e dos corpos de água que servem a propósitos produtivos como nichos naturais e criadouros.

Palavras-chave: Territórios de Exclusão, Baía de Guanabara, gestão de resíduos, qualidade de vida.

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Abstrakt: Ausschlussgebiete sind geografische Regionen, in denen degenerative Umweltphänomene anthropogenen Ursprungs auftreten, die im Allgemeinen die Lebensqualität beeinträchtigen. Eines der besten Beispiele für solche Gebiete ist die Guanabara-Bucht und die Umgebung, Schauplatz einiger der schlimmsten katastrophalen Vorfälle und Schauplatz häufiger Episoden menschlichen Elends. Dieser Artikel enthält eine kurze Beschreibung der Hauptmerkmale der Region sowie einige technologische Vorschläge für die biogeografische Erholung, die die öffentliche Politik zur Angleichung an bewährte Praktiken in Bezug auf ökologische Ökonomie, Nachhaltigkeit und Lebensqualität annehmen sollte. Die Arbeit fällt in den Kontext von Makrotechnik und Öko-Innovation, die auf die Erhaltung und Bewirtschaftung von Wasserquellen und Gewässern angewendet werden, die als natürliche Nischen und Brutstätten für produktive Zwecke dienen.

Schlüsselwörter: Ausschlussgebiete, Guanabara-Bucht, Abfallwirtschaft, Lebensqualität.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17648/calibre.v5i1.979