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| Author(s): |
Clarissa de Araujo Barreto
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2019-02-22 |
| Examining board members: |
Sílvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz;
Lucia da Costa Ferreira;
Maria Elisa de Paula Eduardo Garavello;
Rodrigo Constante Martins;
Silvia Maria Guerra Molina;
Juliana de Oliveira Vicentini
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| Advisor: | Sílvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz |
| Abstract | |
Tree plantation for industrial purposes is a controversial land use in several countries. By transforming landscapes, they affect rural communities, changing their material and symbolic realities. Reduced waterflow is one of the most contentious issues. In Brazil, eucalyptus is the most commonly used tree species for industrial purposes. Driven by pulp production, these plantations are found in the Paraíba Valley region, São Paulo. The aim of this study was to identify and analyze how the representations of eucalyptus plantations effect on waterflows are constructed in the rural territories of Caçapava, Santa Branca and Cunha municipalities. It is recognized that understanding these visions is a way of acknowledging individuals who have grounded experiences in these territories, interacting with this economic activity and dealing with the consequences that arise from it. To do so, we carried out a series of ninety semi-structured interviews based on the theories of social representations and environmental constructionism. As a result, we understand that the social representations that underpin this environmental problem are not fixed. They change along with society and are linked to the economic and technical changes that characterize the sector, as well as the changes of historical, sociological, environmental and cultural contexts that distinguish the region. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/14366-0 - Eucalyptus and communities: a social perspective of the influence of planted forests on the flow of creeks |
| Grantee: | Clarissa de Araujo Barreto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |