A efetividade do direito à informação ambiental
This research presents a reflection on the right to information as an instrument for strengthening participatory processes in the defense of environmental heritage and in harmony with the principles of sustainable development. Its main focus is on the transfer of information during the public hea...
| Autor principal: | BARROS, Lucivaldo Vasconcelos |
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| Grau: | Dissertação |
| Idioma: | por |
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Universidade de Brasília
2017
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http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/7321 |
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This research presents a reflection on the right to information as an instrument for
strengthening participatory processes in the defense of environmental heritage and in harmony
with the principles of sustainable development. Its main focus is on the transfer of information
during the public hearing stage in environmental licensing processes. The principles, concepts
and practices of the public participation process are analyzed, especially those regarding the
dissemination of environmental information. The interferences in its access, as well as its
origins and typologies are indicated, from the most common communication barriers to
structural political and economic influences. Consequences due to difficulties in the access to
information are shown as well as their reflexes on the role of law and ethics in the process.
Historic and conceptual issues of the Rule of Law are presented in order to approach the right
to information in a broader way, particularly as an instrument of democracy. The importance
of democracy in the awareness of environmental protection is stressed. The importance of
public information and a legal view of the right to environmental information in a national
and international level is presented. Environmental management aspects in Brazil such as the
environmental impact assessment process are taken into account as well as a study on public
hearings as instruments for access to environmental information. This approach is based on
interviews with different stakeholders and on research developed upon documents of public
hearings in three processes of federal environmental licensing of hydroelectric projects. The
analysis based on documents as well as on interviews helped consolidate the theories and
hypothesis formulated in this research. A need for behavioral changes in the current practices
is indicated, especially regarding the transparency of those demanded by the government in
order to incorporate ethical principles capable of effectively transforming those practices. |