Eficácia coletiva e capital social : a importância das redes sociais na geração de ações ambientais para gestão de bairros sustentáveis em Rondonópolis - MT.

Abstract

The growth of cities and their economic, social and environmental composition, as well as the management of conflicts and urban problems are important factors for the management of sustainable neighborhoods. Social capital represented by civic engagement and intellectual capital, in which the first term is used to mediate social and political actions and the second as a source of intellectual capacity and learning, are fundamental to community development through collective actions. Collective effectiveness is characterized by variables in which it seeks: i) leadership, the ability to deal with diversity, seek answers and solutions and support collective decision-making; ii) social cohesion, which is the connection between people to help one another; iii) social control, represented by social interventions as a source of reducing negative actions to communities and neighbors, for example, drug use, prostitution, urban waste in inappropriate places; iv) collective actions, which capture issues of collective interest, such as health, infrastructure and security problems; and the formation of networks, are factors that provide an environment of exchanges through the relationships and ties existing in a social structure. Thus, this research aimed to analyze the correlations between social capital and collective effectiveness, with the presentation and discussion of the main sustainable planning actions promoted according to the dimensions of Agenda 21, in the neighborhoods of the city of Rondonópolis in the State Mato Grosso, from the analysis of the perceptions of the presidents of the community associations. As for the approach to the problem, the research was carried out in a mixed way, with a sample of 50 (fifty) community leaders. Quantitative results were achieved through Hypothesis tests, which are: H1, H2 and H3 in which they were compared with demographic aspects. The factor analysis showed a Cronbach's alpha, which varied between 0.526 and 0.843. The comparisons between the averages and the levels of significance (GIS), made it possible to classify Social Capital and Collective Effectiveness as reasonable, a result that allows improving the dialogue between neighborhood presidents and municipal political representatives to build effective urban solutions. In fact, the positive correlation of the Collective Effectiveness factor remained evident: collective actions, networks and projects with family income and education. The qualitative results showed that the creation of networks, both public and private, has not generated economic and socio-environmental development.