Composition of the social urban water shortage vulnerability index (SUWSVI) applied to São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Authors

  • Luciana Maria Ferrer Doctor in Earth System Science, Researcher, Divisão de Impactos, Adaptação e Vulnerabilidades, Coordenação-Geral de Ciências da Terra, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), São José dos Campos, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1058-0240
  • Daniel Andrés Rodriguez Doctor in Meteorology, Professor, Instituto de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa de Engenharia Alberto Luiz Coimbra da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1054-1252
  • Maria Cristina Forti Doctor in Geophysics, Professor, Divisão de Impactos, Adaptação e Vulnerabilidades, Coordenação-Geral de Ciências da Terra, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), São José dos Campos, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-3159
  • Marcio Roberto Magalhães de Andrade Doctor in Geography, Researcher, National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), São José dos Campos, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1293-7007
  • Maria de Oliveira Doctor in Geography, Researcher, Global Public Health Observatory, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5717-9118

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v13n3.2022.45523

Keywords:

Social vulnerability, Water shortage indicator, Technological risks, Water security

Abstract

Mining dams within urban areas are a technological risk because, in the event of an accident, they affect water security. For example, a sand mining dam accident caused an interruption in the water supply in the downstream city of São José dos Campos. Thus, the social vulnerability of the population that suffered from a failure in the drinking water supply was evaluated. A water shortage indicator, the Social Urban Water Shortage Vulnerability Index – SUWSVI, was composed. Variables that best reflect the socioeconomic condition were used: Average Income of Head of Household, Female Head of Household, and Children and Elderly Dependent Ratio. The sensitivity analysis considered the city by geographic regions and zoning classes, considering infrastructure supply and lot size. The results showed that although there are full water supply and sewerage infrastructure (99.6%), the access to water was unequal (39% of the population in the medium SUWSVI range).

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Luciana Maria Ferrer, Doctor in Earth System Science, Researcher, Divisão de Impactos, Adaptação e Vulnerabilidades, Coordenação-Geral de Ciências da Terra, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), São José dos Campos, Brazil

B achelor and Licentiate in Geology - Institute of Geociences (1995) and Faculty of Education (2001)/ USP, MSc - Mineral Resources and Hydrogeology/ Institute of Geociences/ USP (2001), Occupational Safety Engineer - Continuing Education Program of the Polytechnic School PECE/USP (2008) and PhD in Earth System Science - National Institute of Space Researches/INPE (2021) . Experience in Geosciences and Environmental Sciences in the topics: hydrogeochemistry of mercury, hydrogeology, waste reuse, geodiversity, ecosystem services and Gaia. Teacher at Technical Ceramics, Environmental Sanitation Technology and Civil Engineering courses. Technical Assistant and Manager in public administration (Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy of the State of São Paulo - CREA-SP). Gaia Scientist.

Daniel Andrés Rodriguez, Doctor in Meteorology, Professor, Instituto de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa de Engenharia Alberto Luiz Coimbra da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

He has a degree in Water Resources Engineering, with Environmental Orientation, from the Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas - Univ. Nac. Del Litoral , Argentina, Master in Meteorology and PhD in Meteorology from the National Institute for Space Research . He is currently working at Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute of Graduate Studies and Engineering Research, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He has experience in Hydrological and Atmospheric Modeling, working mainly on the following topics: Hydrological Models, Regional Atmospheric Models, Surface Models, Surface-Atmosphere Interaction, Hydrology of Large Watersheds, Changes in Land Use and Land Cover, and Climate Change.

Maria Cristina Forti, Doctor in Geophysics, Professor, Divisão de Impactos, Adaptação e Vulnerabilidades, Coordenação-Geral de Ciências da Terra, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), São José dos Campos, Brazil

Degree in Physics - Pontificie Catholic University of São Paulo (1976); Masters in Electronics and Telecommunications - National Institute for Space Research (1981 ) , PhD in Geophysics - University of São Paulo (1989 ); Post-Doc at the Institute of Hydrology (now Centre for Ecology and Hydrology ) in the UK (1991). Senior Researcher at the National Institute for Space Research/ Center for Earth System Science (CCST). Until the late 90s worked on integrated studies in watersheds with emphasis on Hydrogeochemistry, acting on the following topics: chemical species transfers in tropical ecosystems interfaces, biogeochemical cycles, environmental monitoring and observation, application of environmental models in tropical areas, and studies ecosystem acidification. With implementation of the Earth System Science Center (CCST) in 2009, the activities focused on the coordination and implementation of the aerosol, aqueous solutions and technologies laboratory (LAQUATEC) which is one of the laboratory infrastructures supporting the Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory research line (LAPBio). With this, within the LAPBio it is being generated environmental quality observational data (atmosphere, vegetation, soil, water and aqueous solutions in general) for both the search line and for postgraduate studies in Earth System Science. Retired in September 2017 and presently is acting as a volunteer researcher. The activities of this phase of the career refer to the collaboration in the postgraduate course of CCST, participation in research projects in progress, publication of the data generated during the career and focusing mainly on the publication of the project results. It is coordinating the transition phase of LAQUATEC activities to the new coordination under the responsibility of Dr. Laura Borma. Professor of the post-graduation Program of Earth System Science CCST/INPE. Feb 2020 I ended my career leaving the Institution

Marcio Roberto Magalhães de Andrade, Doctor in Geography, Researcher, National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), São José dos Campos, Brazil

Graduated in Geology, Bachelor (1990) and Licentiate (2005) from the Institute of Geosciences - University of São Paulo, Master (2000) and PhD (2009) in Geography from the Faculty of Philosophy, Humanities and Sciences of the University of São Paulo. Researcher in Geodynamics at the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters - CEMADEN of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications – MCTIC.

Maria de Oliveira, Doctor in Geography, Researcher, Global Public Health Observatory, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA

Bachelor Degree in Geography from the University of São Paulo (USP) (2000), Master's Degree in Physical Geography from USP (2006) and PhD in Public Health (USP). Has experience in Geosciences, focusing on Physical Geography, Geography of health, Spatial Analysis, geoprocessing, GIS, Surveillance in Environmental Health, Urban Planning and urban sprawl.

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Ferrer, L. M., Rodriguez , D. A., Forti, M. C., Andrade, M. R. M. de, & Oliveira, M. A. de. (2022). Composition of the social urban water shortage vulnerability index (SUWSVI) applied to São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. Sustainability in Debate, 13(3), 173–188. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v13n3.2022.45523

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