SUSTAINABLE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT: STAKEHOLDERS' OBJECTIVES IN THE GREATER SANTOS METROPOLITAN AREA IN BRAZIL

摘要

Promoting sustainable transport in metropolitan areas is a complex problem due to the large number ofstakeholders involved. These stakeholders often have conflicting objectives, and each community absorbssustainability-related concepts in a different way depending on the local context. In this environment, itis crucial to understand the perspectives of the different stakeholders and to seek out a process capable ofeffectively supporting an understanding of the problem and thereby propose sustainable transport options.Based on the requirements for sustainable transport and through the involvement of the various stakeholders. a process was created to meet their liindamental objectives in a way that makes possible the applicationof this process in any metropolitan area. The proposal was applied to the Greater Santos Metropolitan Area, known locally as the Baixada Santista, an important metropolitan coastal area in southeasternBrazil. Thirty-nine fundamental objectives were established. They were organized into environmental,social, and economic categories that reflect the multifaceted nature of the process used to determine thevarious stakeholders' objectives regarding the sustainability issues of metropolitan transportation.