HEALTH RISK SPACES AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION

  • Heitor Soares de Farias Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2017.e16026

Abstract

 


The metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro has compromised air quality due to the great concentration of sources of air pollutants and the mountains that interferes with the transportation of these pollutants. Despite this, has been receiving biggs enterprises, including industrial, attracted by the new highway BR493, the Metropolitan Arch. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify risk spaces, those areas that most concentrate air pollutants and which are inhabited by a more vulnerable population. The methodology uses the ArcGis software to create maps of the areas with difficulties in dispersing air pollutants and on the vulnerability of the population that when they are crossed, allow to obtain the map of the risk spaces. The results show that the risk spaces are precisely in the municipalities that have received the most new ventures.


Keywords: Air Basin; Particulate Material; Social Vulnerability.

Author Biography

Heitor Soares de Farias, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Mestre em Geografia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2007) e doutorado em Geografia pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (2012). Atualmente é professor Adjunto do Departamento de Geociências  e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Tem experiência na Área de Geografia, com Ênfase em Planejamento Urbano, Planejamento Ambiental, Análise de Riscos, Geografia da Saúde e Climatologia Geográfica, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: clima urbano, ilha de calor, enchentes e poluição do ar, utilizando modelagem atmosférica no Rio de Janeiro.

Published
28/11/2017
How to Cite
DE FARIAS, Heitor Soares. HEALTH RISK SPACES AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. Mercator, Fortaleza, v. 16, nov. 2017. ISSN 1984-2201. Available at: <http://www.mercator.ufc.br/mercator/article/view/e160126>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2017.e16026.
Citation Formats
Issue
Vol 16 (2017)
Section
ARTICLES

Keywords

Poluição do ar; Risco; Vulnerabilidade social.
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