Municipal sustainable development index: application in the Costa do Cacau region - BA

Abstract

The use of indicators facilitates decision-making and performance measurement of sustainability policies. In this context, this study aimed to raise indicators of social, economic, environmental, and institutional dimensions, to generate the municipal sustainability index (MSI) and verify the socioeconomic and environmental development of the municipalities in the Costa do Cacau tourist region of the state of Bahia. Among the municipalities analyzed, only Ilhéus presented a level of municipal sustainability considered ideal, while Itabuna and Ipiaú presented acceptable MSI, and the others presented MSI at the alert level. This fact highlights the urgent need to implement public policies in all dimensions addressed, to raise the level of sustainability and provide adequate quality of life conditions for the current population and future generations.