Racial inequalities in access to sewerage services in Brazilian metropolitan regions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21733262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michel Misse Filho (0000-0002-1485-7115, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 65 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos Metrópole (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1517-2422 • E-ISSN: 2236-9996 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/2236-9996.2026-6571193-en |
| OpenAlex | W7119956783 |
| SCIELO_PID | S2236-99962026000100614 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
The proliferation of the environmental crisis and its unequal urban impacts, though a focus of recent research, intersects with longstanding Brazilian urban challenges such as basic sanitation. This article aims to provide an overview of racial inequalities in access to sewerage services, considering three factors: a comparative analysis at the metropolitan scale, an examination of the racial distribution of localities, and the quality of sanitation infrastructure. Our findings reveal an overall improvement in sewerage coverage between 2010 and 2022. Nonetheless, a robust and persistent disparity remains across all analyzed variables, displaying distinct patterns among different metropolitan regions and perpetuating historical environmental injustices
Inequality · Metropolitan area · Sanitation · Sewerage · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Wastewater Treatment and Reuse · Water Governance and Infrastructure
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Da fragmentação à articulação
Reflexões sobre a hiperperiferia
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Justiça ambiental e construção social do risco
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The Historical Nature of Cities
Environmental Justice
Inequality, environmental injustice, and racism in Brazil
The Ethnography of Infrastructure
Autoconstrução e produção da cidade
Infraestruturas residuais
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People as Infrastructure
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |