Environmental segregation

indicators of environmental (in)justice

Abstract

This article aims to address the issue of environmental justice and its consequences in the face of the segregation that exists in relation to the poorest, predominantly black population, which is always destined to occupy the most deprived areas and most often lacks basic sanitation, treated water and quality education, and is invariably the hardest hit by environmental events, especially those caused by climate change. The analysis of environmental justice is based on the writings in the United States and in Brazil, moving on to a study of Brazil's most recent social indicators, carried out by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), which shows, in figures, the weight of environmental injustice that still persists on Brazilian soil. The article is divided into three parts: 1) The Duality between Luck and Justice; 2) Environmental Justice - Genesis; 3) Environmental Justice in Brazil: recent studies and indicators. The conclusion is that the struggles that began in 1970 in the United States have made progress, but that they are still far from resolving the issue. The most recent indicators denounce the unequal burden that globalization, climate emergencies and public policies impose on the poorest. The research was carried out using the deductive method in the investigation phase, the Cartesian method in the data processing phase and the deductive method in the research report.