CAPITALISMO E DEGRADAÇÃO SOCIOAMBIENTAL: quando a razão econômica produz a insustentabilidade sistêmica

Abstract

The signs of environmental degradation have demanded measures from society, public managers and other institutions involved (such as NGOs, Secretariats, Institutes, Universities, etc.). However, with the advancement of environmental exploitation sustained by the expansion of the capitalist system in global economies, we see a scenario of setbacks for the environmental issue throughout history. In this path of unbridled production, excessive consumption and the increasing invasion of human beings in natural environments, consequences arise that always affect vulnerable populations and nature, threatening human existence itself. In this way, the problem of the monograph aims to present capitalism, as an economic and symbolic system, which has historically contributed to the formation of the contemporary socio-environmental crisis. Therefore, the research aims to work with interdisciplinary elements, among biological, exact and human sciences, exploring authors from different disciplines that dialogue with political ecology, sociology and environmental justice. Furthermore, the work has a qualitative approach, making complementary use of bibliographical and documental research. In addition, the monograph aims to understand the role of the capitalist system in the production and intensification of the socio-environmental crisis and, in the unfolding of other crises (such as the most recent health crisis of Covid-19), which directly threaten the maintenance of human life in the planet. Finally, the research reveals that the agenda of sustainable development by nations is the key to reestablishing the balance of the natural cycle of life, promoting socio-environmental justice, aiming to overcome consumption patterns and the exploratory model of the market economy, making that it no longer guides social relations.