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| Autor(es): |
Paes, Michel Xocaira
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Picavet, Marc E. B.
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de Oliveira, Jose A. Puppim
Número total de Autores: 3
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | HABITAT INTERNATIONAL; v. 165, p. 11-pg., 2025-08-18. |
| Resumo | |
Small municipalities are key to reducing waste and tackling climate change, but they often struggle to innovate and improve their capacity to deliver public services, especially in developing countries. This article explores how small municipalities can innovate in public service provision despite limited resources. Specifically, we analyzed municipal solid waste management (MSWM), a service typically overseen by municipalities and essential for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The study is based on a single case: Harmonia, a small Brazilian municipality selected for its exceptional waste recovery performance - the highest in the country - alongside composting and prevention initiatives. Following an economic and environmental assessment of MSWM effectiveness, including GHG emissions, the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) was applied to analyze the political, social, and institutional factors that enabled innovation in Harmonia's MSWM system. Findings suggest that successful innovation in small municipalities tends to rely on small-scale initiatives that require neither advanced technologies nor major investments. However, this depends on long-term support from a landscape of actors and public policies to scale up and coordinate efforts across departments, overcoming resource limitations. In Harmonia, the effectiveness of prevention actions, home composting, and recycling was rooted in decades of environmental education, social engagement, public awareness, and collaboration with other levels of government. These technological and management efforts led to costs (US$24.40 per inhabitant/year) and emissions (37.02 kg CO2eq per inhabitant) significantly below the national average (US$35.70 and 396.83 kg CO2eq per inhabitant, respectively). (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 18/16542-0 - Gestão integrada dos resíduos sólidos urbanos no Brasil: uma análise das inovações institucionais em políticas públicas municipais |
| Beneficiário: | Michel Xocaira Paes |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado |
| Processo FAPESP: | 22/14558-2 - Governança de Mudanças Ambientais Globais |
| Beneficiário: | José Antonio Puppim de Oliveira |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs |
| Processo FAPESP: | 17/50425-9 - Entendendo iniciativas inovadoras para governar os nexos entre produção de alimentos, água e energia |
| Beneficiário: | José Antonio Puppim de Oliveira |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular |