Sylmara Lopes Francelino Gonçalves-Dias

Há vida após a morte: um (re)pensar estratégico para o fim da vida das embalagens

Solid waste is one of the most discussed topics on the agenda of environmental issues, especially in large urban centers. Many studies and scientific publications have focused on different phenomena related to the producing, collecting, disposing and recycling of urban waste, which leads to a growing concern about the destination of packaging after consumption. This article intends to promote a dialogue between reverse logistics and the packaging life cycle in order to better understand the possibilities, challenges and management dilemmas regarding the packaging end-of-life. It analyzes the recycling of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) packaging questioning the factors that promote and limit the expansion of environmental management strategies in Brazil. Recently, with multiple uses in the industrial production, PET has become a constant presence in consumers daily routine and important challenges have arisen to understand the complex recycling chain and possibilities of more advanced practices and policies of environmental management. Developing the case study adopted different strategies, involving secondary data-collecting made by public organizations and specialized institutions as well as semi-structured interviews and analysis of documents. The results pointed out that although there are significant advances in the amount of recycling PET, there are important challenges to be overcome such as the laws that regulate the reverse chain, technological and management innovation strategies and mainly the interaction of chain actors. Furthermore, it is possible to foresee that this issue assumes the increase of the population information level; elimination of waste since its conception, technological development, shared responsibilities, recycling and above all, the change of the present consumption behavior pattern.Solid waste is one of the most discussed topics on the agenda of environmental issues, especially in large urban centers. Many studies and scientific publications have focused on different phenomena related to the producing, collecting, disposing and recycling of urban waste, which leads to a growing concern about the destination of packaging after consumption. This article intends to promote a dialogue between reverse logistics and the packaging life cycle in order to better understand the possibilities, challenges and management dilemmas regarding the packaging end-of-life. It analyzes the recycling of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) packaging questioning the factors that promote and limit the expansion of environmental management strategies in Brazil. Recently, with multiple uses in the industrial production, PET has become a constant presence in consumers daily routine and important challenges have arisen to understand the complex recycling chain and possibilities of more advanced practices and policies of environmental management. Developing the case study adopted different strategies, involving secondary data-collecting made by public organizations and specialized institutions as well as semi-structured interviews and analysis of documents. The results pointed out that although there are significant advances in the amount of recycling PET, there are important challenges to be overcome such as the laws that regulate the reverse chain, technological and management innovation strategies and mainly the interaction of chain actors. Furthermore, it is possible to foresee that this issue assumes the increase of the population information level; elimination of waste since its conception, technological development, shared responsibilities, recycling and above all, the change of the present consumption behavior pattern.

Gestão Social: notícias sobre o campo de estudos e práticas a partir das interações e debates do VI Enapegs

Este texto busca relatar a realizacao do evento Encontro Nacional da Rede de Pesquisadores em Gestao Social (Enapegs), que teve sua ultima edicao em maio de 2012, em Sao Paulo. Para tanto, busca delimitar o que vem a ser o campo de estudos sobre Gestao Social, a constituicao da Rede de Pesquisadores em Gestao Social (RGS), bem como a dinâmica de construcao e realizacao do Enapegs e suas principais discussoes e resultados, que no ultimo encontro teve como tematica: Gestao Social: mobilizacoes e conexoes.

Waste Management and Sustainability: Indicators under Ecological Economy Perspective

For indicators to assess a society’s sustainability it is necessary that the understanding of what type of sustainability one wishes to measure is clear. The hypothesis tested in the present study is that solid waste management indicators, used in city sustainability assessments, do not represent the concept of strong sustainability. To test the hypothesis, the article initially identifies the perspectives of solid waste management from the strong sustainability’s point of view, under Ecological Economy perspective. The hypothesis was tested in thirteen sustainability assessment tools, covering approximately 400 cities. Two, out of five perspectives identified, had indicators selected represent them. Only one system presented three perspectives, and eight presented two. To represent the theme’s complexity, all perspectives should be considered, so the hypothesis formulated was accepted.

Social Management: news about the field of study and practice from the interactions and discussions of the VI Enapegs

Este texto busca relatar a realizacao do evento Encontro Nacional da Rede de Pesquisadores em Gestao Social (Enapegs), que teve sua ultima edicao em maio de 2012, em Sao Paulo. Para tanto, busca delimitar o que vem a ser o campo de estudos sobre Gestao Social, a constituicao da Rede de Pesquisadores em Gestao Social (RGS), bem como a dinâmica de construcao e realizacao do Enapegs e suas principais discussoes e resultados, que no ultimo encontro teve como tematica: Gestao Social: mobilizacoes e conexoes.

Gestión Social: noticias sobre el campo de estudio y práctica de las interacciones y los debates del VI Enapegs

Este texto busca relatar a realizacao do evento Encontro Nacional da Rede de Pesquisadores em Gestao Social (Enapegs), que teve sua ultima edicao em maio de 2012, em Sao Paulo. Para tanto, busca delimitar o que vem a ser o campo de estudos sobre Gestao Social, a constituicao da Rede de Pesquisadores em Gestao Social (RGS), bem como a dinâmica de construcao e realizacao do Enapegs e suas principais discussoes e resultados, que no ultimo encontro teve como tematica: Gestao Social: mobilizacoes e conexoes.

Reflexiones sobre desarrollo territorial sostenible, gestión social y ciudadania deliberativa: el caso de la cuenca del río Almada (BA)

Este articulo tiene como objetivo discutir el desarrollo territorial sostenible a partir de la actuacion de los diferentes actores, desde la perspectiva de la gestion social y la ciudadania deliberativa. Analiza la construccion del Programa de Manejo Agroambiental da Bacia do Rio Almada em la region que pertenece al territorio de ciudadania Litoral Sul de Bahia. Se organizan los datos, informaciones y entrevistas a traves de um estudio de caso. Para construir el caso, se utilizaron tecnicas de triangulacion de la historia oral y de sensemaking. El caso analisado contribuye para la reflexion sobre los desafios y oportunidades referentes a la gestion social, que el proceso de ciudadania deliberativa puede constituir uma estrategia necesaria para el desarrollo territorial sostenible. Queda claro que el dialogo, la participacion de los actores em la elaboracion e implantacion de politicas publicas es algo complejo, pero imprescindible, cuando se tiene por objeto las transformaciones de la realidad social.

Reflections on sustainable spatial development, management and social deliberative citizenship: the case of bacia do rio Almada (BA)

Este articulo tiene como objetivo discutir el desarrollo territorial sostenible a partir de la actuacion de los diferentes actores, desde la perspectiva de la gestion social y la ciudadania deliberativa. Analiza la construccion del Programa de Manejo Agroambiental da Bacia do Rio Almada em la region que pertenece al territorio de ciudadania Litoral Sul de Bahia. Se organizan los datos, informaciones y entrevistas a traves de um estudio de caso. Para construir el caso, se utilizaron tecnicas de triangulacion de la historia oral y de sensemaking. El caso analisado contribuye para la reflexion sobre los desafios y oportunidades referentes a la gestion social, que el proceso de ciudadania deliberativa puede constituir uma estrategia necesaria para el desarrollo territorial sostenible. Queda claro que el dialogo, la participacion de los actores em la elaboracion e implantacion de politicas publicas es algo complejo, pero imprescindible, cuando se tiene por objeto las transformaciones de la realidad social.

Reflexões sobre o desenvolvimento territorial sustentável, gestão social e cidadania deliberativa: o caso da bacia do rio Almada (BA)

Este articulo tiene como objetivo discutir el desarrollo territorial sostenible a partir de la actuacion de los diferentes actores, desde la perspectiva de la gestion social y la ciudadania deliberativa. Analiza la construccion del Programa de Manejo Agroambiental da Bacia do Rio Almada em la region que pertenece al territorio de ciudadania Litoral Sul de Bahia. Se organizan los datos, informaciones y entrevistas a traves de um estudio de caso. Para construir el caso, se utilizaron tecnicas de triangulacion de la historia oral y de sensemaking. El caso analisado contribuye para la reflexion sobre los desafios y oportunidades referentes a la gestion social, que el proceso de ciudadania deliberativa puede constituir uma estrategia necesaria para el desarrollo territorial sostenible. Queda claro que el dialogo, la participacion de los actores em la elaboracion e implantacion de politicas publicas es algo complejo, pero imprescindible, cuando se tiene por objeto las transformaciones de la realidad social.