Relevância socioeconômica da geração de energia eólica no desenvolvimento regional sustentável: estudo de caso do Parque Eólico Água Doce

Abstract

The socio-economic structure is based on the global relationship between production and consumption, as generating a new treasure measured by gross domestic product. The complex relationships between institutions, such as the State and organizations, or even companies and banks, require balance in political and financial power of market forces, averting the energy crisis. The energy revolution was found on fossil fuels oil, coal, natural gas and nuclear. Energy is a core indicator and promise of growth and economic development. Brazilian energy matrix is mostly renewable, depending on traditional water sources; it has been increasing wind generation; produced of political and legal modernization, programs as PROINFA, and economic development by mean of BNDES. This context encouraged the chain wind, stimulate by international expansion of this source and the national scientific-technical mastery. The financial return on wind projects and environmental contribution expanded the national exploitation of this energy; contrasted the potential coastal northeastern and Campos de Palmas in the south. For the purpose of wind generation is relevant socioeconomic and promote sustainable regional development is necessary theoretical foundation that supports socioeconomic relations. Reevaluating homo economicus, sectioned in technical and scientific model, in crisis in utilitarian perspective of power and ideology and insert a productive system-consumerist. This effort requires social ethos, i.e. understanding a holistic view of complex relationships. The State promotes economic growth and regional development, equalizing the power of the market and institutional-organizational transactions. Energy may collaborate with index per capita income and human development, promoting economic, political and environmental. Obviously all this demands a planned system of energy exploration, where the Água Doce Wind Farm could potentiate local development. By contextualizing the case study, the epistemological methodology finds the complexity and interdependency cause and effect of economic relations. The methodology of discourse analysis interprets the power and ideology that permeate human relations and institutional organization. The methodology of organization SWOT and PEST-A parameterized data and demonstrate the relativity of the benefits and limitations of Wind Farm Água Doce. The business of the winds will be the link of public-private relationships, interpersonal, organizational and institutional. Time frame between the years 2000-2010, the proposed study involves the expectation of socioeconomic City of Água Doce, commercial interests of the company IMPSA, builder and manager of wind power generation, and the benefits to the small group lessees of land in the comprehended area of the wind farm. The theoretical basis is crucial to understand the contractual relations between the parties; find the economic viability, social and environmental development of renewable wind energy; and analyze the traditional primary production that sustains the municipal GDP with new economic potential wind farm. Motivated by studies in the Master of Regional Development and Agribusiness, the guidance the group UNIOESTE teaching and by research case study, we aim to contribute to the formation of public policies that promote both: economic growth and sustainable regional development.