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Environmental communication and ciberculture: a study on environmental blog and experience in university-environmental-journalism

Grant number: 09/06727-4
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Master
Start date: August 01, 2009
End date: July 31, 2011
Field of knowledge:Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
Principal Investigator:Laura Alves Martirani
Grantee:Marcio Cordeiro Oliveira Júnior
Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
Associated research grant:06/60954-4 - Socio-environmental changes in the state of São Paulo and perspectives for conservation, AP.BTA.TEM

Abstract

One of the phenomena that has attracted attention at this moment in history is the phenomenon of weblogs. Initially classified as virtual diaries, they have received the most attention varied. The growing number of blogs in recent years reveals not only its importance for society in general but also leaves us to guess their potential when applied as educational spaces. Currently worldwide there are approximately 80 million of them, about 120,000 is the total that appears every day on the network - one in seconds. 1.3 million is the amount of posts that are made daily - ie, every 15 seconds. In this work, mapearemos Brazilian environmental blogs, we will analyze the experiences of success for a blog propose educational environment that serves as a channel of dialogue and reflection about environmental problems in the region of the river basin Corumbataí. The aim is to strengthen the environmental education network and the region, encouraging the use of the tool in participatory construction of knowledge.

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Academic Publications
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OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR, Marcio Cordeiro. Environmental communication and cyberculture: a study at environmental blog and experience university-environmental-journalism. 2012. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.