Public policies for civil construction sustainability in Brazilian municipalities

Abstract The unsustainable growth of several cities, in Brazil and worldwide, implies negative effects that can interfere with the fundamental inputs for modern economies, such as water and energy. It is necessary to adopt a more sustainable growth model, adapting the cities development to new demands. Thereby, this study aimed to identify and analyze through online research, public policies to encourage sustainability practices in Brazilian municipalities, considering that changes in effective depend, among other aspects, of incentive programs and specific legislation. We adopted the scope of the municipality as a method of territorial reduction, where public policies were cataloged, and the results were finally recorded in the form of spreadsheets and graphs. The South Region presented a more expressive number of initiatives. We also verified that the most frequent subjects in this universe refer to water, energy and urban mobility. And, among the measures applied to the planning and construction of buildings, the most frequent initiatives are those from incentives granted by the city halls, from the fulfillment of certain requirements.

摘要：巴西及全球诸多城市的不可持续增长已引发诸多负面影响，甚至会干扰现代经济的核心生产要素（如水、能源等）的稳定供给。为此，亟需采用更可持续的增长模式，推动城市发展适配全新的发展需求。本研究旨在通过线上调研，识别并分析巴西各市政当局出台的、旨在推广可持续实践的公共政策；同时考量激励计划与专项立法等要素的实际效能变化。本研究以市政辖区作为地域限定范围，对相关公共政策进行分类整理，并最终以电子表格与图表的形式呈现研究结果。分析结果显示，巴西南部地区的可持续实践举措数量更为可观；该政策样本中最常见的主题涵盖水资源、能源与城市交通三大领域；而在建筑规划与建设相关的举措中，占比最高的措施为市政厅推出的激励政策，以及要求项目方落实特定合规要求的相关规定。