Anthropic Actions in the Boa Vista Community, Niterói-Rj: A Critical Evaluation on Informal Occupation

Objective: to analyze the influence of antopic actions in the community of Boa Vista Niterói-RJ. Method: descriptive, observational research, carried out by an interdisciplinary team in the Community of Boa Vista, Niterói-RJ, on July 23, 2016. Results and discussion: based on the authors' interdisciplinary knowledge, referring to social and environmental themes and sanitary, they highlight the vulnerabilities of the study area in terms of human interventions created by informal occupation. In general, the Boa Vista community has a slightly urbanized infrastructure, characterized by the distribution of electricity, masonry constructions and the paving of a few streets. Attention is paid to precarious solid waste (garbage) collection and poor basic sanitation. Conclusion: It is concluded that integrated disaster risk management is necessary, with structural and non-structural actions in this community to reduce local vulnerabilities and mitigate problems found in the study area, minimizing future disasters, which can lead to the development of regular urbanization.