DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL EM ÁREAS DE PROTEÇÃO AMBIENTAL: O CASO DO PRODESU LITORAL NORTE DA BAHIA

Abstract

This dissertation presents the have as objective sustainable development the nature and the proposals presented By Agenda 21, mainly in the fields of Environmental Conservation APA s, including the APA's northern coastline of Bahia and local communities. The object of this study is the city of Mata de Sao Joao, in its coastal region, more specifically, the areas of Praia do Forte, Açu da Torre, Diogo and Fazenda Sapiranga on the northern coast of Bahia, during the period from 1992 to 2007. It also presents a focus on the actions of RODESU-Program for Sustainable Development established by the government of Bahia State, during the construction of the BA-099, by State Decree No. 1046/92, under the responsibility of Company Urban development the government of Bahia state - CONDER, as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Area of the Northern Coast of Bahia. The method used in this study is empirical and qualitative, applying questionnaires, interviews and participant observation. One of the key factors is to observe the great tourism potential that the Environmental Preservation Area of the Northern Coast of Bahia (APA-LN) provides, the demand of tourists and people from other towns in the metropolitan region of Salvador, wich seek these spaces for the laser, or for property speculation, affect the APA LN which turning it vulnerable to the impacts of environmental. This situation can be reversed through an effective public politic of sustainable development, applyed for tourism and for local people.