meio ambiente

ARTIGO ARTICLE

Relações entre saneamento, saúde pública e meio ambiente: elementos para formulação de um modelo de planejamento em saneamento
Relationship between water supply, sanitation, public health, and environment: elements for the formulation of a sanitary infrastructure planning model
Sérgio R. A. Soares 1
Ricardo S. Bernardes 1
Oscar de M. Cordeiro Netto

1 Departamento de Engenharia
Civil e Ambiental,
Faculdade de Tecnologia,
Universidade de Brasília.
Brasília, DF
70910-900, Brasil.

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Abstract The understanding of sanitation infrastructure, public health, and environmental relations is a fundamental assumption for planning sanitation infrastructure in urban areas. This article thus suggests elements for developing a planning model for sanitation infrastructure. The authors performed a historical survey of environmental and public health issues related to the sector, an analysis of the conceptual frameworks involving public health and sanitation systems, and a systematization of the various effects that water supply and sanitation have on public health and the environment. Evaluation of these effects should guarantee the correct analysis of possible alternatives, deal with environmental and public health objectives (the main purpose of sanitation infrastructure), and provide the most reasonable indication of actions. The suggested systematization of the sanitation systems effects in each step of their implementation is an advance considering the association between the fundamental elements for formulating a planning model for sanitation infrastructure.
Key words Sanitation; Planning; Environment and Public Health

Resumo A compreensão das relações entre saneamento, saúde pública e meio ambiente revelase um pressuposto fundamental para o planejamento de sistemas de saneamento em centros urbanos. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo objetiva propor elementos para o desenvolvimento de um modelo de planejamento em saneamento,