Viabilidade da descentralização de licenciamento ambiental, atribuindo as competências ao munícipio de Ouro Verde de Goiás

Abstract

Because of the need to try to solve future environmental problems, mechanisms were created to assist public authorities, preventing the enterprises from causing major environmental impacts. The objective of this work is to verify whether or not the decentralization of environmental licensing is feasible within the state of Goiás, attributing the competences to the municipality of Ouro Verde de Goiás. As a method, we used questionnaires that were addressed to state and municipal agencies and also to the owners of enterprises/activities eligible for environmental licensing. The result of this study highlights the need, on the part of the owners, to be able to resolve the entire licensing process within the municipality. And it concludes that it would be viable for the municipality to decentralize environmental licensing.