ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION: THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING SANITATION SERVICES

Abstract

For UNEP, a country’s equitable and sustainable progress is the result of the effort in developing and implementing systematic planning. The lack of sanitation in the cities brings a great impact on the environment. In 2007, the Brazilian Law n. 11.445 established the participatory planning aiming universalized services to promote health and to reduce the environmental damages. The aim of this study is to develop a proposal, utilizing flowcharts, which could contribute to the accomplishment of municipal participatory planning. The methodology starts with an exploratory study and then moves into a qualitative research. By developing and organizing this proposition using flowcharts, it could facilitate enough understanding in order to prepare a municipal plan of sanitation, which is inserted in the National Guidelines for Basic Sanitation.