Saneamento e desigualdades socioespaciais em Duque de Caxias - Rj

Abstract

This Final Paper aims to analyse the methods of human waste disposal in household and the types of housing associated with these practices in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Relating these aspects to social indicators, such as the total population in formal occupations, the number of literate people, and the average monthly income per neighbourhood, using data from the 2022 Demographic Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), represented in graphs and maps prepared using QGIS software to spatialize the distribution of income, slums, and urban communities by neighbourhood. The theoretical basis sought to understand the historical process of the municipality's formation, marked by disorderly growth and the absence of adequate infrastructure and precarious sanitation. The results showed that inadequate waste disposal is associated with both structural inequalities and socioeconomic factors that limit access to basic services. Issues such as public insecurity and marginalization aggravate this situation, making peripheral areas inaccessible to companies and invisible in housing policies. Thus, the precariousness of sanitation in Duque de Caxias goes beyond statistical indicators and reflects a complex way of life, marked by social exclusion.