The research in question aims to analyze the environmental and social parameters in the cities of Guaratinguetá, Pindamonhangaba and Taubaté. This study has five sections. The first is the Introduction, which presents each of the themes that will be addressed, as well as the objectives, delimitation, relevance and organization of the work. The second section presents the literature review, which looks at work as human production; in this way it develops the themes associated with the research, such as economic growth, environmental sustainability and regional development linked to public policies and their social and environmental applicability. The third section describes the method adopted in the research, the areas in which it was carried out and the data collection techniques. The fourth section shows the results through tables and graphs in order to illustrate and weigh up the data analyzed. The fifth section concludes the study with the final considerations and the results of the research, followed by the bibliographical references.