Duplicação da “Faixa Velha” em Santa Maria: uma análise através da sociologia ambiental

Abstract

This article presents an analysis through environmental sociology on the duplication work of ERS-509, the “Faixa Velha”, in Santa Maria - Rio Grande do Sul. The road is one of the main accesses of the city by linking the Federal University of Santa Maria with the central region, and the work occurs in it for more than five years, being marked by delays, outages and environmental conflicts. Data collection was done through interviews conducted online with residents of the region and collected in local newspaper publications. In addition, a literature review on environmental sociology was conducted, highlighting its main approaches and concepts to be used as analytical tools. Finally, the object is analyzed from the perspective of the discipline, in order to demonstrate an application of the theory in a local problem, mainly because it is an object that is often not considered as possible to be covered by the social sciences.