Uma estrutura para o planejamento municipal de políticas públicas voltadas ao consumo sustentável

Abstract

The dissertation aims to develop an analytical framework to guide the development of public policies to promote sustainable consumption in medium-sized cities in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. To this end, the exploratory and qualitative research is based on in-depth interviews with public managers so that actions to promote sustainable consumption can be analyzed, highlighting their main facilitators and inhibitors. The results show that the cities studied are dedicated to the development of public policies in the technology and infrastructure environment. Motivational aspects and behavior change do not receive the same focus. The development of forums and debates, the creation of innovative businesses and the ease of disseminating information were cited as the main facilitators. The most prominent inhibitors were the lack of federal laws, lack of oversight, incentives, regulations, operationalization capacity and the lack of a structured agenda on the subject. The proposed analysis structure to guide the development of public policies to promote sustainable consumption in cities includes four points of policy development and four interventions to promote sustainable consumption. The structure allows for the creation of several areas of action of the public institution and promotes the creation of facilitating, encouraging, engaging and exemplary strategies. In addition, public policy makers must be willing to work with a view to sustainable consumption and development and be willing to promote sustainable behavioral change. This study helps in the debate on the subject and the role of local governments, but it still requires research, since each location is different. Within each municipality there are different realities, and studying their dynamics becomes a determining factor for managers and researchers.