Planejamento e participação: o caso da microbacia hidrográfica de Cruz Alta, MG

Abstract

This study was carried out in "Cruz Alta" community, place in Southern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its major objectives were: a) reconstruct and describe the social and economic development chlch took place in this during past two decade community; b) analyze the possibility of compatibilizing various social groups benefits that could exist in this community; c) analyse the Municipal programme of the "Microbacia Hidrográfica do Córrego da Estiva" and its proposed participating appouche. In order to achives there objectives, the following quality data collection techniques reference applied in this analysis was related to the concept of "Planning", "Participation" and participating Mangement". From this theoretical basises, an analysis pattern was formulated with the pupose of interpreting the interactions among the members of the community (called "agricultural producers") and members of different government departments involved in the? programmes (called "extension workers"). The main conclusions of this study were as follows: the community of Cruz Alta had a high levei of social economic development; agricultural producers showed homogeneous socialeconomic stardard, what made possible the compatibility of interests among group members. t was also observed the impossiblity of giving participating tratment to the "Municipal Microbacias Programme" as it was commanded publicity by the institutions which promoted it.