Mudanças climáticas e cidades sustentáveis

Abstract

This project seeks to describe the phenomenon of climate change, analyzing its possible causes and consequences, as well as inserting it in the context of modern cities. Likewise, it seeks to establish a parallel between the urban law and the aforementioned phenomenon, in order to think about how the public policy for urban development, in its different biases, can help to promote a more sustainable way of life for the citizens of the city and, consequently, promote climate action. The solutions proposed here will be based on the assumption of the existence of the fundamental right to a stable climate, as well as the fundamental right to sustainable cities, as well as on the idea of the city as the primary locus for the development of human dignity. Without prejudice, efforts will also be made to devise ways in which public authorities can be urged to take the lead in policy development and in the adoption of the measures proposed herein, notably through the so-called climate litigation.