Problemática socioambiental urbana

Abstract

The ANPEGE - National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Geography - was created in the 1990s in the context of re-democratization of Brazil. To stimulate the production of knowledge based in the debate of ideas its organizes the ENANPEGE - National Meeting of ANPEGE - every two years. The GTs - Working Groups –constitute an activity to promote the debate concerning graduate production of knowledge in geography in Brazil. The GT –Urban Socioenvironmental Problematic was created in 2009 and brings together teachers, researchers and students around the approach to the problems arising from the interaction between society and nature in cities. It involves, therefore, integrated perspective of physical geography and human geography in the treatment of urban environmental problems such as risk situations and environmental vulnerability, solid waste, water issue, environmental comfort and air quality, urban green areas, slums and living conditions, etc. 51 scientific contributions from all over Brazil have been approved for the XI ENANPEGE, and 27 of them were presented and discussed at the event.