Percepção de habitantes de Itaporanga-PB acerca dos impactos ambientais provenientes de fábricas têxteis

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the perception of residents of Itaporanga-PB about the environmental impacts generated by textile factories in the municipality, bearing in mind that the textile industry is industry is currently a sector that contributes significantly, to the brazilian economy, resulting in a series of environmental impacts as all s tages of production expand a scenario of exploitation and environmental degradation. With this purpose, the study analyzed the perception of 40 residents of the city through a dialogue, in which it became possible to survey the environmental perception index (IPA). It was observed that residents have a limited perception of the environmental impacts in the region, seeing their existence, but not correlating with the factories in the region. In addition, it was possible to observe that the values of the environmental perception index are not influenced by the age and education of the residents.