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Sistemas in Loco: São Tomé e Príncipe como laboratório para estudo sobre a falta de infraestruturas sanitárias
| Resumo: | Infrastructure is one of the most important components in guaranteeing the full development of society. In a minimally industrialised country, these infrastructures are present in large cities, densely urbanised areas and land is strictly formalised, so access to basic services is fully available to ordinary citizens. This is the scenario that is expected for full development. Unfortunately, this reality is not uniform. Many regions, especially those further away from: urban centres or located in rural areas, are not fully covered by these formal infrastructure networks. These 'informal' areas - which don't follow the same pattern of organisation and planning as the formal city - suffer from: a lack of basic services. The absence of these structures jeopardises the quality of life of the population and hinders the social and economic progress of these communities. This scenario of informality can be seen in many contexts in colonised countries. While the more urbanised areas near the coast tend to have minimally consolidated infrastructures, rural areas, especially in former agricultural areas or areas of dispersed settlement, remain without basic service networks and without viable alternatives. This inequality significantly jeopardises the development hopes of these regions, making social and economic progress practically unfeasible. This dissertation focuses on the lack of sanitation infrastructure in less developed countries and how this situation can negatively influence crucial sectors that guarantee local development. It also studies alternative systems to conventional infrastructures in order to develop a possible and credible proposal despite the use of a less common system, with the archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe as a laboratory. This research was born with the aim of inspiring new possibilities for infrastructure development in more fragile areas, strengthening communities and creating paths for everyone to flourish and reach their full development potential. |
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| Assunto: | Arts Artes |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | Aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto |
| Resumo: | Infrastructure is one of the most important components in guaranteeing the full development of society. In a minimally industrialised country, these infrastructures are present in large cities, densely urbanised areas and land is strictly formalised, so access to basic services is fully available to ordinary citizens. This is the scenario that is expected for full development. Unfortunately, this reality is not uniform. Many regions, especially those further away from: urban centres or located in rural areas, are not fully covered by these formal infrastructure networks. These 'informal' areas - which don't follow the same pattern of organisation and planning as the formal city - suffer from: a lack of basic services. The absence of these structures jeopardises the quality of life of the population and hinders the social and economic progress of these communities. This scenario of informality can be seen in many contexts in colonised countries. While the more urbanised areas near the coast tend to have minimally consolidated infrastructures, rural areas, especially in former agricultural areas or areas of dispersed settlement, remain without basic service networks and without viable alternatives. This inequality significantly jeopardises the development hopes of these regions, making social and economic progress practically unfeasible. This dissertation focuses on the lack of sanitation infrastructure in less developed countries and how this situation can negatively influence crucial sectors that guarantee local development. It also studies alternative systems to conventional infrastructures in order to develop a possible and credible proposal despite the use of a less common system, with the archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe as a laboratory. This research was born with the aim of inspiring new possibilities for infrastructure development in more fragile areas, strengthening communities and creating paths for everyone to flourish and reach their full development potential. |
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