Avaliação de impacto ambiental de projetos de intervenções em cursos d’água no Brasil: análise documental e de coerência técnica de estudos ambientais

Abstract

In Brazil, constructions under water courses such as dams, rectifications and dredging when considered activities of significant environmental impact, have as a condition for the submission of their environmental licensing, the elaboration of Environmental Studies (EA) considering the complexity of the factors involved in these types of projects so that the technical team of the environmental agency can judge the feasibility of its application. In this way, this article presents, through qualitative analysis through the application of a technical-document analysis protocol, the technical coherence of the EAs of intervention projects in water courses. For this, the exploratory research has as documental support, the use of 10 (ten) projects of dam works, dredging and rectification of rivers, which were submitted to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of state environmental agencies of the country , between the years 2010 to 2017.

Keywords

• sustainability
• environmental licensing
• works in water courses
• technical advice
• document analysis protocol