1. ÍNDICE DE DESARROLLO SOCIOAMBIENTAL PARA EL ESTADO DE BAHÍA.
- Author
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Araújo, Leonardo, Fernandes, Elaine, and Rosado, Patrícia
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ECONOMIC development & the environment , *HUMAN Development Index , *ENVIRONMENTAL quality , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy - Abstract
This paper analyzes how environmental conditions have influenced the level of development in the local population of the State of Bahía, given the growing importance of environmental issues and the lack of information on these issues in the State. To this end, the Index of Socio-Environmental Development --IDSA-- is innovative in introducing the Index of Human Development --IDH--, variables representing the environmental quality of the State municipalities. The IDSA average was 0.26, a value 0.4 points below that of the idh. Thus the study concludes that environmental quality is a significant factor in reducing the level of human development in Bahía. This has occurred principally as a result of the poor quality and availability of sanitation services provided by the State. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012