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2006/2013 - Environmental licensing of large development projects: possible connection between health and environment
Licenciamento ambiental de grandes empreendimentos: conexão possível entre saúde e meio ambiente

Author:

• Missifany Silveira - Silveira, M. - Brasilia, DF - Universidade de Brasilia - <fanysil@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Mário Diniz de Araújo Neto - Araujo Neto, M. D. - Universidade de Brasilia - <mdzan@unb.br >

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Ambiente

Abstract:

The prospect of multidisciplinary assessment that considers the environmental impacts on the health of the population during the implementation of projects potentially polluting, is still incipient in Brazil. Considering the scenario of building large projects in the country, broaden perspectives on the relationship between health and the environment from the processes of social and economic development to environmentally sustainable projects is a key strategy. This article explores the debate on the relationship between the current development model, the risks, the environment and health and discusses the importance of the participation of the health sector in the environmental licensing procedures, instrument of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Aiming at building environmentally and socially sustainable territories the health sector has been seeking opportunities to participate in the licensing processes of large projects in the perspective of EIA. Results of research conducted under the Ministry of Health, has demonstrated the form of participation in these processes, pointing to strengths and weaknesses that favor or hinder the strengthening of preventive actions in public health during the implementation of large development projects in Brazil.

Keywords:

environmental licensing health large large projects sustainability

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Silveira, M., Araujo Neto, M. D.. Environmental licensing of large development projects: possible connection between health and environment. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Oct). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/environmental-licensing-of-large-development-projects-possible-connection-between-health-and-environment/14586?id=14586&id=14586



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