Abstract

ARAUJO, Leonardo; FERNANDES, Elaine  and  ROSADO, Patrícia. Socio-Environmental Development Index for the State of Bahía. Prob. Des [online]. 2012, vol.43, n.170, pp.101-123. ISSN 0301-7036.

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.

Keywords : environment; indicator; ICA; IDSA; Bahia.

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