ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC POLICIES: AN ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLICIES IMPLEMENTED ON THE URBAN BEACHES OF MACEIÓ

The article aims to identify the environmental public policies carried out in Maceió, with the purpose of preserving the waterfront, water quality, sanitation, awareness of the local population and visitors, and protection of fauna and flora. It aims to detect and outline an overview of environmental management and public policies, especially the preservation of the seafront. To collect information, the qualitative research was developed through the analysis of secondary data obtained from scientific articles collected through bibliographic searches in databases and public documents. The studies identified that the measures adopted by the local government are still insufficient and out of current environmental standards to preserve biodiversity and human health on the beaches of the municipality of Maceió. In addition, the research had as a limitation the lack of public data and scientific studies available on the environment of the urban beaches of Maceió, and new research should be carried out in several areas, both environmental, structural, social and administrative, among others that can contribute to the interdisciplinarity of the environmental field.