Beach management trends in Brazil: targeting social-ecological resilience

• Grant number: 17/21797-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: February 01, 2018
• End date: January 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography
• Principal Investigator: Alexander Turra
• Grantee: Luciana Yokoyama Xavier
• Host Institution: Instituto Oceanográfico (IO). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/03804-9 - Environmental governance of macrometropolis paulista in face of climate variability, AP.PFPMCG.TEM
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/13851-5 - Scaling down the SEs framework for beaches, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

Considering the importance of beach ecosystem, the benefits it provides and the current centrality of this issue in coastal management discussions, this research has the objective of (1) analyzing the trends of beach management in Brazil, considering its convergence/divergence with international practices and searching for elements to lead this management to the promotion of socio-ecological resilience, and (2) discuss, in collaboration with beach managers from the Macrometropolis Paulista, alternatives and best practices to management. The research is organized in four phases: the establishment of a theoretical-conceptual framework, based on a literature review of beach management processes/frameworks and their relation to socio-ecological resilience theory (Phase 1), the characterization of the Brazilian beach management scenario, by analyzing the existing political-institutional infrastructure and values (personal, professional and epistemological) related to management practices (Phase 2); the critical analysis of the national scenario in relation to the theoretical-conceptual framework (Phase 3); and the discussion with beach managers considering the findings of the previous phases (Phase 4). This project is based on new scientific paradigms that propose a greater democratization of science and its insertion in decision-making processes. It aims both to produce quality scientific information and serve society, promoting the means to apply its findings to management processes in a practical way, making them available to potential users. As a scientific advance, in addition to the review on practices and theories of beach management, it innovate by integrating the principles of socio-ecological resilience and the characterization of the management scenario for a young democracy, indicating its strengths and weaknesses. Besides, it contributes to a broader discussion of environmental management in the Macrometropolis Paulista, as part of the thematic project "Environmental Governance of the Macrometropolis Paulista in face of climatic variability". As advance in the application of knowledge, it proposes the translation of scientific findings to managers, in order to guide measures and actions for the improvement of beach management in search of socio-ecological resilience.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

HELIO HERMINIO CHECON; LUCIANA YOKOYAMA XAVIER; LEANDRA REGINA GONÇALVES; CAUÊ D CARRILHO; ANELISE GOMES DA SILVA. Beach market: what have we been computing in Brazil?. Ocean and Coastal Research, v. 69, 2022-02-04. (17/21797-5, 15/03804-9, 18/22036-0, 18/19776-2, 18/00462-8)

NATALIA DE MIRANDA GRILLI; MARIANA MARTINS DE ANDRADE; LUCIANA YOKOYAMA XAVIER; CLÁUDIA REGINA SANTOS; FERNANDA TERRA STORI; CAUÊ DIAS CARRILHO; FELIPE OTAVIO NUNES; CAIUÁ MANI PERES; MELISSA VIVACQUA; THIAGO ZAGONEL SERAFINI; et al. Passo-a-passo: uma estrutura de pesquisa-ação participativa para aumentar a participação social em sistemas costeiros. Ambiente & Sociedade, v. 24, 2021-04-12. (14/16004-8, 17/21797-5, 13/02441-4, 11/50317-5)

MARINA RIBEIRO CORRÊA; LUCIANA YOKOYAMA XAVIER; LEANDRA R. GONÇALVES; MARIANA MARTINS DE ANDRADE; MAYARA DE OLIVEIRA; NICOLE MALINCONICO; CAMILO M. BOTERO; CELENE MILANÉS; OFELIA PÉREZ MONTERO; OMAR DEFEO; et al. Desafios para promoção da abordagem ecossistêmica à gestão de praias na América Latina e Caribe. Estudos avançados, v. 35, n. 103, p. 219-236, 2021-11-01. (19/04481-0, 17/21797-5, 18/13238-9, 19/13898-1, 19/13851-5, 18/00462-8)

CORREA, MARINA RIBEIRO; XAVIER, LUCIANA YOKOYAMA; HOLZKAMPER, EIKE; DE ANDRADE, MARIANA MARTINS; TURRA, ALEXANDER; GLASER, MARION. Shifting Shores and Shoring Shifts-How Can Beach Managers Lead Transformative Change? A Study on Challenges and Opportunities for Ecosystem-Based Management. HUMAN ECOLOGY REVIEW, v. 26, n. 2, p. 59-84, 2020. (17/21797-5, 15/03804-9, 18/13238-9, 19/13851-5, 19/13898-1)

NATALIA P. GHILARDI-LOPES; MARCELO MOTOKANE; JULIANA IMENIS BARRADAS; LUCIANA YOKOYAMA XAVIER; ELISA VAN SLUYS MENCK; ANA CLARA GOMES FRANCO; ALEXANDER TURRA. Oceano como tema interdisciplinar na educação básica brasileira. Ambiente & Sociedade, v. 26, 2023-08-04. (16/05754-1, 12/03922-3, 17/21797-5)

DE ANDRADE, MARIANA MARTINS; XAVIER, LUCIANA YOKOYAMA; GRILLI, NATALIA DE MIRANDA; DE OLIVEIRA, CARINA COSTA; DE ANDRADE, DENISE ALMEIDA; BARRETO, GIOVANNA C.; HELLEBRANDT, LUCENI; GALVAO, MELINA CHIBA; DA SILVA, SOLANGE TELES; FROTA MONT'ALVERNE, TARIN CRISTINO; et al. ender and small-scale fisheries in Brazil: insights for a sustainable development agend. Ocean and Coastal Research, v. 69, n. 1, 2021. (18/00462-8, 17/21797-5)

CHECON, HELIO HERMINIO; XAVIER, LUCIANA YOKOYAMA; GONCALVES, LEANDRA REGINA; CARRILHO, CAUE D.; DA SILVA, ANELISE GOMES. each market: what have we been computing in Brazil. Ocean and Coastal Research, v. 69, n. 1, 2021. (18/22036-0, 17/21797-5, 18/00462-8, 15/03804-9, 18/19776-2)

XAVIER, LUCIANA YOKOYAMA; GUILHON, MAILA; GONCALVES, LEANDRA REGINA; CORREA, MARINA RIBEIRO; TURRA, ALEXANDER. aves of Change: Towards Ecosystem-Based Management to Climate Change Adaptatio. USTAINABILIT, v. 14, n. 3, FEB 2022. (18/13238-9, 17/21797-5, 19/14537-2, 16/24677-8, 18/00462-8, 19/04481-0, 19/13851-5)

XAVIER, LUCIANA YOKOYAMA; JACOBI, PEDRO ROBERTO; TURRA, ALEXANDER. Local Agenda 21: Planning for the future, changing today. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY, v. 101, p. 7-15, NOV 2019. (11/50317-5, 17/21797-5)

LUCIANA YOKOYAMA XAVIER; LEANDRA REGINA GONÇALVES; HELIO HERMÍNIO CHECON; GUILHERME CORTE; ALEXANDER TURRA. ESTAMOS OLHANDO PARA O LADO CERTO? ANÁLISE DA CONTRIBUIÇÃO DA CIÊNCIA PARA UMA ABORDAGEM BASEADA EM ECOSSISTEMAS PARA A GESTÃO DE PRAIAS NA MACROMETRÓPOLE PAULISTA. Ambiente & Sociedade, v. 23, 2020-06-08. (17/17071-9, 17/21797-5, 19/04481-0, 15/03804-9, 18/22036-0, 18/19776-2, 19/13851-5)

MARTINS, I. M.; PRADO, D. S.; GONCALVES, L. R.; JACOBI, P. R.; KEFALAS, H. C.; OLIVEIRA-MONTEIRO, N. R.; SCACHETTI, R. E.; TADDEI, R.; VIANNA, L. P.; VIVACQUA, M.; et al. Ocean conflicts for whom and why? Participatory conflict assessment in the southeast coast of Brazil. MARITIME STUDIES, v. 22, n. 3, p. 14-pg., 2023-09-01. (20/16029-1, 19/24416-8, 17/21797-5, 20/16028-5, 18/00462-8)