Parques tecnológicos e resíduos sólidos urbanos: tecnologia social e desenvolvimento sustentável

Abstract

Technology parks are designed to promote the development of science and technology in cities, and interact with academic institutions, public administrations and companies. They occupy a specific space in the territory, where they function in an integrated manner with urban activities of housing, leisure and work, and with the public services provided. Among the services provided by city governments is the collection and disposal of urban solid waste (USW), the subject of this thesis. The study explores the forms of collection and disposal of USW in Cilla Tech Park and in the neighborhood where it is located, in the city of Guarapuava-PR. Named Cidade dos Lagos neighborhood, oriented towards the development and sustainability of enterprises, it introduces new ways of living and using the territory, understood as a normative category that involves public policies and territorial planning. Considered an enterprise based on capitalist technoscience, the Park and the planned neighborhood have a bias towards the objectives of the 2030 Agenda, which can open the way for the inclusion of solidarity enterprises, such as the organization of selective collection in associations of recyclable material collectors, and compliance with the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS). To support the discussions of the Thesis, studies on sustainable development and social technology were selected. The research problem raises the question of the legitimacy of the application of social technology in the management of urban solid waste in a sustainable enterprise – planned neighborhood and technology park – in the social, environmental and economic aspects. The general objective is to investigate the feasibility of applying social technology to urban solid waste in a sustainable technology park, located in a planned neighborhood. The specific objectives are: to identify the formation of technology parks, collection and disposal of waste; examine aspects of the objectives of sustainable development for urban solid waste in technology parks; study the case of Cilla Tech Park, a park designed within the principles of sustainable development, and the partnerships to use of social technology in the disposal of urban solid waste. The research methodology was qualitative in nature, with the exploration of bibliographies, technical visits, conversations and interviews. It is concluded that contemporary technology parks still need to invest in sectoral agreements with companies, consumers and government to implement social technology in management plans for the USW produced in these entrepreneurial, residential and leisure spaces.