Ways to a comprehensive management of the Paraíba Valley from 1950 to 2004

Abstract

The Paraíba Valley region and its political-administrative frame. The region and its two phases of Planning: the economic development and the sustainable one. The Paraíba Valley Road System as a policy of the economic planning. The Para¬íba Valley Region and its physical conformation: the Paraíba do Sul river basin. The water resources management in the Paraíba do Sul river basin. Two levels of management: the federal and the one of the State. The water resources Planning and its possibilities for a sustainable development of the region, through a com¬prehensive management. Marco Antonio Ramos de Almeida Engenheiro Civil – Escola Politécnica (USP); Presidente da Diretoria Executiva da Associação Viva o Centro;