O Programa Cidades Sustentáveis (PCS) na cidade de Bagé- RS: estudo comparativo, intra e intermunicipal, e percepção de estudantes universitários

Abstract

In Brazil, the index of urbanization to pass a considerable upsurge a few decades. According with the census report make for the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), the urbanization rate in the year 2010 hit the mark of 80,36%. This high index of people living in urban centers affects directly sustainability in the city, resulting in difficulties in the access of essentials services as health, education, and infrastructure. The Programa Cidades Sustentáveis (PCS) is an initiative of the organized civil society, it works as a commitment of sustainability for municipal managers going to operate some initiatives in the city. The study realized a comparative analysis inter-municipal, in the 2013-2016 period, and the 2017-2019 period, and analysis between Bagé-RS and Cascavel-PR, with base in the indicators of the Programa Cidades Sustentáveis (PCS) related with IDHM. The final stage was the realization of a questionnaire with the students of the graduation course of Engenharia de Produção, which intends to obtain their perceptions about municipal sustainability. The results of the research present the difficulty of the Bagé city has in relation with some indicators more complex also was evidenced the difficulty of the cities in the thematic axes consulted. In conclusion, the level of sustainability of the Bagé city has a lot of opportunities for improvement with bases in the Programa Cidades Sustentáveis.