Resumen

FERREIRA, Amanda Estefânia De Melo  y  VIEIRA, Ima Célia Guimarães. Urban sustainability in the metropolitan region of Santarém, Pará, Brazil in the years 2000 and 2010. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2018, vol.18, n.58, pp.763-795. ISSN 2448-6183.  https://doi.org/10.22136/est20181238.

The objective of the study was to identify the sustainability scenario in the metropolitan region of Santarém, state of Pará, Brazil, for the years 2000 and 2010, based on the Urban Sustainability Indices System by three indices, 10 indicators, and 19 variables. Progress was made in the performance of the municipalities that compose this region in relation to the Political-Institutional Capacity Index and the Municipal Human Development Index. There was no improvement for the Environmental Quality Index. Investments in the quality of services, productive chains, spatial planning, and environmental management are necessary to improve sustainability levels in this region.

Palabras llave : sustainable development; Amazon; sustainability indicators; metropolitan regions.

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