Abstract

NEVES, Rafael  and  FARIA, Teresa. Impacts of the oil industry and the condition of environmental injustice in the small petrorentistas cities of Carapebus and Quissamã. GOT [online]. 2019, n.18, pp.78-107. ISSN 2182-1267.  https://doi.org/10.17127/got/2019.18.004.

The present text proposes to analyze the impacts of the oil industry and the promotion of environmental justice on the urban space of Carapebus and Quissamã, small cities located in the North Fluminense, mesoregion of Rio de Janeiro state. Between the years 2000 and 2018, these cities received large transfers of oil rents, which, at least in theory, could provide mitigation of demands related to the population increase of more than 77% during this period. Seeking to contribute to the studies related to the small towns impacted by the oil industry in the Campos Basin, the condition of environmental injustice in the new axes of urban expansion in the municipal headquarters of Carapebus and Quissamã.

Keywords : Impacts of the Oil Industry; Environmental Justice; Small Cities; Carapebus; Quissamã.

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