Veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em Botumirim - MG / Veredas, oasis of Sertão: environmental conflict in Botumirim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

This paper describes an ethnographic research which aimed at analyzing the influence of traditional water resource use and management as well as its role in the process of building community identities and territorialities. Furthermore, the paper analyses the environmental conflicts associated with...

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Main Authors: Leila Ribeiro Rodrigues, Ana Paula Glinfskoi Thé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2014-04-01
Series:Revista Sociedade & Natureza
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Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/sociedadenatureza/article/view/17750/pdf_67
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spelling doaj-c63e9d5fbc5c40af9b37880225fd2cf32021-03-02T05:06:25ZengEditora da Universidade Federal de UberlândiaRevista Sociedade & Natureza1982-45131982-45132014-04-01261253610.1590/1982-451320140102Veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em Botumirim - MG / Veredas, oasis of Sertão: environmental conflict in Botumirim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)Leila Ribeiro RodriguesAna Paula Glinfskoi ThéThis paper describes an ethnographic research which aimed at analyzing the influence of traditional water resource use and management as well as its role in the process of building community identities and territorialities. Furthermore, the paper analyses the environmental conflicts associated with the dispute between the community’s traditional way of life and governmental policies towards environmental conservation. The research was carried out in the Gigante and Pé da Serra community, within the municipality of Botumirim, in the region recognized as Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais State. The community’s livelihood and means of existence are related to familiar agriculture, having values and rules linked to a specific traditional culture, in which water has significant importance. This area and its water resources have been disputed by different types users and institutions with very different interests and economic power, setting traditional communities, their means of existence, their culture and their common use of natural resources at risk.http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/sociedadenatureza/article/view/17750/pdf_67water resources; traditional communities; environmental conflict.
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Veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em Botumirim - MG / Veredas, oasis of Sertão: environmental conflict in Botumirim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Revista Sociedade & Natureza
water resources; traditional communities; environmental conflict.
author_facet Leila Ribeiro Rodrigues
Ana Paula Glinfskoi Thé
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title Veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em Botumirim - MG / Veredas, oasis of Sertão: environmental conflict in Botumirim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
title_short Veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em Botumirim - MG / Veredas, oasis of Sertão: environmental conflict in Botumirim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
title_full Veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em Botumirim - MG / Veredas, oasis of Sertão: environmental conflict in Botumirim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
title_fullStr Veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em Botumirim - MG / Veredas, oasis of Sertão: environmental conflict in Botumirim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
title_full_unstemmed Veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em Botumirim - MG / Veredas, oasis of Sertão: environmental conflict in Botumirim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
title_sort veredas, oásis do sertão: conflito ambiental na apropriação das águas em botumirim - mg / veredas, oasis of sertão: environmental conflict in botumirim, minas gerais (brazil)
publisher Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
series Revista Sociedade & Natureza
issn 1982-4513
1982-4513
publishDate 2014-04-01
description This paper describes an ethnographic research which aimed at analyzing the influence of traditional water resource use and management as well as its role in the process of building community identities and territorialities. Furthermore, the paper analyses the environmental conflicts associated with the dispute between the community’s traditional way of life and governmental policies towards environmental conservation. The research was carried out in the Gigante and Pé da Serra community, within the municipality of Botumirim, in the region recognized as Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais State. The community’s livelihood and means of existence are related to familiar agriculture, having values and rules linked to a specific traditional culture, in which water has significant importance. This area and its water resources have been disputed by different types users and institutions with very different interests and economic power, setting traditional communities, their means of existence, their culture and their common use of natural resources at risk.
topic water resources; traditional communities; environmental conflict.
url http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/sociedadenatureza/article/view/17750/pdf_67
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