scholarly journals PERCEPÇÃO AMBIENTAL DE COMUNIDADES RURAIS DO SEMIÁRIDO DO NORDESTE: o caso das comunidades do entorno do reservatório de Pilões/RN

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Francisco André Ananias ◽  
Josiel De Alencar Guedes
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Mental Maps ◽  
Mental Map ◽  
Environmental Representation ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Del Rio ◽  
Relationship Of

ENVIRONMETAL PERCEPTION OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHEAST SEMIARID: the case of the communities around of the Pilões reservoir (Rio Grande do Norte State)PERCEPCIÓN AMBIENTAL DE COMUNIDADES RURALES DEL SEMIARIDO DEL NORDESTE: caso de las comunidades del entorno del embalse de Pilões (RN)No semiárido nordestino, os reservatórios desempenham um importante papel na vida social e econômica das cidades e comunidades rurais. No município de Pilões (RN), o reservatório público local enfrenta no atual momento escassez hídrica, realidade vivenciada pela maioria dos municípios localizados no semiárido potiguar. Este trabalho objetiva estudar a relação dos moradores de três comunidades rurais situadas no entorno desse manancial. A metodologia empregada consistiu na aplicação de um questionário semiestruturado, que visou delinear o perfil socioeconômico da amostragem pesquisada e explorar as relações socioambientais dos entrevistados, e também a produção de mapas mentais, a partir do encontro com os moradores das comunidades. Os resultados permitiram conhecer a percepção e as relações socioambientais desenvolvidas nas comunidades e aspectos do cotidiano que demonstram afinidade e dependência em relação ao reservatório. Os moradores das comunidades têm consciência de que suas atitudes podem afetar de alguma forma, a qualidade ambiental. Os mapas mentais produzidos por eles mostraram-se eficientes ao revelarem as particularidades inerentes à vivência do lugar, ao unir os processos sensoriais aos mentais, tendo como produto uma representação sociocultural do lugar, rica de estilos de vidas.Palavras-chave: Representação Ambiental; Mapa Mental; Reservatório.ABSTRACTIn the northeastern semiarid region, reservoirs play an important role in the social and economic life of cities and rural communities. In the Pilões (Rio Grande do Norte State) municipality, the local public reservoir is currently facing water scarcity, a reality experienced by most of the municipalities located in the semi-arid region of Potiguar. This paper aims to study the relationship of the residents of three rural communities located around this reservoir. The methodology used consisted of the application of a semistructured questionnaire, which aimed to delineate the socioeconomic profile of the surveyed sample and to explore the socioenvironmental relations of the interviewees, as well as the production of mental maps, based on the encounter with the residents of the communities. The results allowed to know the perception and socioenvironmental relations developed in the communities and everyday aspects that show affinity and dependence in relation to the reservoir. Community residents are aware that their attitudes can affect environmental quality in some way. The mental maps produced by them proved to be very effective in revealing the peculiarities inherent in the experience of the place. It was possible to unite the sensorial processes to the mental ones, having like product a sociocultural representation of the place, rich of lifestyles and symbologiesKeywords: Environmental Representation; Mental Map; Reservoirs.RESUMENEn el noreste semiárido, embalses desempeñan un papel importante en la vida social y económica de las ciudades y las comunidades rurales. En el municipio de Pilões (Estado del Rio Grande do Norte/Brasil), el embalse público local se enfrenta en la actualidad la escasez de agua, la realidad experimentada por la mayoría de los municipios de la región semiárida Potiguar. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo estudiar la relación de los residentes de tres comunidades rurales situadas alrededor de esta fuente. La metodología consistió en la aplicación de un cuestionario semi-estructurado, que tiene por objeto describir el perfil socio-económico de la muestra encuestada y explorar las relaciones sociales y ambientales de los entrevistados, y también en la producción de mapas mentales, a partir de reunirse con residentes de la comunidad. Los resultados mostró las relaciones de percepción y ambientales desarrollados en las comunidades y aspectos de la vida cotidiana que demuestran afinidad y la dependencia en el embalse. Los residentes de las comunidades son conscientes de que sus actitudes pueden afectar de alguna manera, la calidad del medio ambiente. Los mapas mentales producidos por ellos demostraron ser muy eficiente en la revelación de las peculiaridades inherentes a experimentar el lugar. Fue posible combinar los procesos sensoriales para mental, con el producto de una representación sociocultural del lugar, estilos de vida ricos y simbologías.Palabras clave: Representación Ambiental; Mapas Mentales; Embalses.

Maps in Minds: An Empirical Study

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1289-1304 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Y Wong
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Mapping Method ◽  
Mental Maps ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Mental Map ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The City

The notion of a mental map implies that the spatial actor possesses some kind of internal mental ordering of the external environment that he consults in the process of making movement decisions or responding to environmental stimuli. The aim of mental-map studies is to elicit information about the environment from the individual in terms of the characteristics and locational relationship of spatial forms, the qualities attributed to environmental elements, as well as the preferences for and the evaluation of spatial opportunities. This paper is concerned only with the locational aspects of mental maps. A direct mapping method was employed to extract information on the way in which the spatial actor mentally structured the environment into a coherent picture. Analysis was focussed on map styles and map sophistication and their relationships with various characteristics of the respondents. Findings indicate a strong inclination towards the sequential-type maps, which are organised around major paths. This implies that most residents conceive of the city as a set of movement experiences. Most maps produced are lacking in detail, pointing to a low legibility of environmental elements in the study area. Map styles and map sophistication show statistically significant relationships with the respondents' sex, education, occupation, and income, but not with their age, length of residence, and mode of transport. The results are generally in congruence with research findings in Western cities.

scholarly journals Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) injurious to grapes in the semiarid region of Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Jefferson Bruno Carvalho Soares ◽  
Ewerton Marinho Costa ◽  
Elton Lucio Araujo
Keyword(s):  
Initial Phase ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Commercial Cultivation ◽  
Vitis Sp ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Semi Arid

Commercial cultivation of grapes (Vitis sp.) is expanding in the semi-arid region of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) state, Brazil. However, one of the key aspects for successful grapevine cultivation is a knowledge of the pests affecting the crop, especially in regions where cultivation is recent and in the initial phase of expansion. Consequently, the study objective was to conduct the first-ever study of damage by bees to grapes in the semi-arid state of Rio Grande do Norte, and to quantify the losses caused by the attack. The study occurred in a vinyard planted with ‘Itália’ and ‘Isabel’ varieties, located in a semiarid region of RN, in the Mossoró municipality. Studies quantifying damage occurred in the dry season (August - September 2014) and rainy season (February - March 2015). The bees Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and Trigona spinipes Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae) were observed to cause damage to bunches of grapes only during the dry period of the year. The bees caused significant losses in the ‘Isabel’ and ‘Italia’ varieties, with 75.94 and 72.11% of bunches having more than 5% of grapes damaged, respectively.

scholarly journals Índice de Vulnerabilidade Geral para municípios do semiárido brasileiro

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 310
Author(s):  
Jaricélia Patrícia Oliveira Sena ◽  
João Miguel Moraes Neto ◽  
Daisy Beserra Lucena
Keyword(s):  
Arid Region ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
High Index ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Socioeconomic Vulnerability ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

Nas últimas décadas, estudos científicos que enfatizam a temática da vulnerabilidade e adaptação à mudança do clima vêm crescendo devido aos impactos de alguns eventos extremos como, chuva em excesso, escassez, ondas de calor afetando diretamente a sociedade humana. Neste contexto, o presente estudo objetivou analisar o Índice de Vulnerabilidade Geral (IVG), que se baseia em indicadores socioeconômicos, epidemiológicos e climáticos, em municípios distribuídos nos estados inseridos na região semiárida brasileira. Neste caso, especificamente, o Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba e Pernambuco. Os dados utilizados para o recorte temporal entre 1995 e 2018 são do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), do Departamento de Informática do SUS (DATASUS) e do Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET). Em relação aos resultados, eles evidenciam o índice de vulnerabilidade socioeconômica (IVSE) em relação aos demais, destacando as categorias de demografia, educação e saneamento. O município de Campina Grande foi o que apresentou alto índice de vulnerabilidade epidemiológica (IVE), em razão dos altos índices de dengue (0,733), leptospirose (1,000) e esquistossomose (1,000). Já os municípios de Apodi e Cruzeta exibiram alto índice de vulnerabilidade climática (IVC) decorrentes dos elevados números de eventos extremos de chuva.  Ademais, o índice de vulnerabilidade geral (IVG) indicou que as dimensões mais acentuadas para indícios de aumento foram o IVC e o IVSE, com exceção de Campina Grande que apresentou alto IVE. General Vulnerability Index Regarding the Municipalities in Brazilian Semi-Arid Region ABSTRACTIn recent decades, some scientific studies that emphasize the issue of vulnerability and adaptation to the climate change have been growing due to the impacts of some extreme events such as excessive rain, drought, heat waves that directly affect human society. In this context, the aim of this study it is to analyze though means of the General Vulnerability Index (IVG), which is based on socioeconomic, epidemiological and climatic indicators, in municipalities distributed in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, and Pernambuco, all inserted in the semiarid region of Brazil. The data that had been used refers to a period from 1995 to 2018 and they were based on the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the Department of Informatics of SUS (DATASUS), and the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET). Regarding the results, they show the socioeconomic vulnerability index (IVSE) in relation to the others, highlighting the categories of demography, education and sanitation. According to data Campina Grande was the place that presented high index of epidemiological vulnerability (IVE), as a result of the high rates of dengue (0.733), leptospirosis (1,000) and schistosomiasis (1,000). The municipalities of Apodi and Cruzeta exhibited a high index of climatic vulnerability (CVI) due to the elevated occasions of extreme rains. In addition, the general vulnerability index (IVG) indicated that the most accentuated dimensions for evidence of increase were IVC and IVSE.Keywords: Indicators; Socioeconomic; Epidemiological; Climate

Saberes que Alimentam / Knowledge that feeds.

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Land Reform ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Monday Afternoon ◽  
Family Agriculture ◽  
The Face ◽  
Photo Essay ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The City

Sinopse: Em meio ao colorido de goiabas, batatas e flores mais que cheiros e sabores, descobrir pessoas. Agricultoras e agricultores que com suas histórias e lutas, estão representados nas varandas e nas mesas da cidade. Trazer a imagem não de uma feira, mas de cada pessoa que diariamente se dedica ao cultivo e à produção de alimentos. Encontrar o rosto e as escolhas de outros modos de fazer agricultura, de outros modos de se alimentar. De assentados e suas lutas pela preservação de sementes crioulas, de jovens universitários e sua determinação em permanecer no campo e de fumicultores aposentados dispostos a limpar suas terras dos venenos de mais 30 anos de cultivos agressivos, é feita a Feira Sabores da Terra. Feira da agricultura familiar do município de Canguçu, Rio Grande do Sul, que acontece todas as segundas-feiras à tarde e reúne cerca de 18 produtores. Em um pavilhão de madeira no centro da cidade são expostos doces coloniais, panificados, frangos congelados, farinhas, feijões, legumes, verduras, frutas e flores, em variedade conforme a estação do ano. Produtos que são vendidos entre boas conversas, rodas de chimarrão e é claro, uma melancia bem gelada ou uma deliciosa rapadura. Para a permanência e continuação da feira, que se realiza há pouco mais de um ano, os feirantes têm enfrentado e superado dificuldades. A distância de suas propriedades até a cidade, muitas das vezes são mais do que duas horas de viagem. A demanda, pelos consumidores, por produtos conforme padrões estéticos dos alimentos produzidos com veneno. O cansaço de mãos que, com mais de 40 anos de trabalho, ainda enfrentam a roça durante toda a semana e o frio, a chuva e o calor de uma feira praticamente ao ar livre. O conciliar o trabalho agrícola e a feira com os estudos, cujo acesso limitado pela distância das universidades, das oportunidades de estágios e pela dificuldade de ascender ao ensino público superior. Apesar de tão próximos, rostos e mãos muitas vezes invisíveis em escolhas alimentares. Gente que oportuniza uma alternativa à alimentação. Alimentação proveniente da relação de mulheres e homens com a terra, de suas sabedorias e ações. Feira Sabores da Terra, um ponto de aproximação entre o campo e a cidade, entre o cultivo e o alimento, entre o cuidado e o sabor. De agricultoras e agricultores e seus feijões, morangos e biscoitos. Este ensaio fotográfico é parte da agenda de pesquisa “Saberes e Sabores da Colônia”, desenvolvida no âmbito do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Alimentação e Cultura (GEPAC) e vinculada ao Bacharelado e ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia da Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Synopsis: In the middle of colored places with guava , potatoes and flowers more than smells of flavors, we discover people. Farmers, with your stories and struggles, are represented on the balconies and tables of the city. Representing the image of each person that daily is dedicated to the cultivation and food production, not just the image of a fair is much more than that. Find the face and choices of other ways of doing agriculture and others ways of feeding. From the land reform settlements and their struggles for the preservation of native seeds, of university students and their determination to remain in the field and retires tobacco growers willing to clear their land of the poisons of another 30 years of aggressive crops, is made the Flavors of the Earth Fair. Family Agriculture Fair, in the Canguçu City in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, of what happens on every Monday afternoon and brings together about 18 small farmers. In a wooden pavilion in Downtown city are exposed colonial sweets, bakery products, quick-frozen, flours, beans, vegetables, fruits and flowers in variety according to season. Products that are sold as God´s taste is of course chimarrão, and watermelon ice-cold or a delicious rapadura. For the permanence and continuation of the green fair, been held little more than a year ago, the small farmers have had and overcome difficulties. The distance of their properties of the Downtown , often last more than two hours of the trip. The consumer demand by products according to aesthetic standards of foods produced with venom. The fatigue of hands, still for more than 40 years of work, are still facing small farm during the days in a cool, rain and heat weather and the a fair still open. To reconcile agricultural work and the fair with studies, to which access is restricted by distances from universities, internship opportunities, and the difficulty of access to higher public education. Although close, often invisible faces and hands in food choices. People who offer alternative food. Food derived from the relationship of men and women to the land, of his wisdom and actions. Flavors of The Hearth Fair, a point of approximation between the countryside and the city, between the crop and the food, between care and taste. Of farmers and agriculturists and their beans, strawberries and biscuits. This photo essay is part of research agenda “Knowledge and tastes of the agricultural colony”, developed in the framework of the Group of the Studies and Researches in Food an Culture (GEPAC) and linked to the Bachelor’s and the Postgraduate Program In Anthropology of Federal University of Pelotas. Palavras-chave: Agricultura Familiar – Campesinato – Feira – Alimentação - Consumo Key-words: : Family Agriculture - Peasantry – Fair – Food - Consumption Ficha técnica: Direção: Larissa Fonseca Roteiro: Larissa Fonseca Fotografia: Larissa Fonseca Coordenação de Pesquisa: Renata Menasche Edição de Imagem: Larissa Fonseca e Hamilton Bittencourt Assessoria em Imagem: Claudia Turra Magni Credits: Author: Larissa Fonseca Photographs: Larissa Fonseca Direction: Larissa Fonseca Research Coordination: Renata Menasche Image Editing: Larissa Fonseca e Hamilton Bittencourt Image Consulting: Claudia Turra Magni.

scholarly journals Plant breeding in the semiarid region of Brazil: examples of success

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (spe) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoel Abílio de Queiroz ◽  
Levi de Moura Barros ◽  
Luiz Paulo de Carvalho ◽  
Jonas de Araújo Candeia ◽  
Edinardo Ferraz
Keyword(s):  
Cotton Fiber ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Colored Cotton ◽  
Nut Production ◽  
Production Area ◽  
Naturally Colored Cotton

The Northeastern region of Brazil comprises the Caatinga biome (900,000 km²) part of which is a semiarid region with rainfed and irrigated production systems. Among the successful breeding programs are cashew and cotton. The first led to a substantial increase in nut production in Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte and Piauí and the second bred a naturally colored cotton fiber, now processed in small clothing industries in Paraiba, exporting to 11 countries. In the lower-middle São Francisco valley, the previously grown onion was replaced by improved varieties, on 90% of the production area, and by industrial tomato, introduced by research in 1972, which came to be used on more than 80% of the area at the time. The participation of the private sector and continuity of breeding programs were crucial for the success. More examples of success are expected with the establishment of postgraduate courses in Agricultural Sciences in the Semiarid region.

scholarly journals Risk factors for trypanosomiasis by Trypanosoma vivax in cattle raised in Rio Grande do Norte state

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jael Soares Batista ◽  
Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura ◽  
Francisco Canindé Lopes ◽  
Kaliane Alessandra Rodrigues de Paiva ◽  
Hélio Noberto de Araújo Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Trypanosoma Vivax ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
European Breed ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lactating Cows ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Semi Arid Region

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti Trypanosoma vivax antibodies and the possible risk factors associated with the infection in cattle in Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil, through a cross-sectional epidemiological study, with non-probabilistic convenience sampling. A total of 467 cattle’s serum samples were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence. Forty-two samples tested positive for Trypanosoma vivax IgG antibodies, corresponding to the prevalence of 9%. Risk factors influencing the occurrence of trypanosomiasis were milk exploration, raising of European breeds, productivity category: lactation cow, purchase of new cattle, foraging habits near ponds and rivers, and the presence of mechanical vectors. So, high prevalence in beef animals (59.5%), females (95.2%), European breed (88.1%), lactating cows (85.7%), pasture at banks of dams and rivers (95.2%), in addition to the presence of mechanical vectors (81%) and acquisition of animals (88.1%), indicates the expansion of trypanosomiasis in Northeastern semi-arid region, and the information obtained may explain the epidemiological factors that determine the occurrence of trypanosomiasis by T. vivax in this region.

scholarly journals A new species of Pseudancistrus from the Rio Caroni Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1731 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONATHAN W. ARMBRUSTER ◽  
DONALD C. TAPHORN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Dorsal Plate ◽  
Stream Capture ◽  
Especie Nueva ◽  
Del Rio ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
A New Species

Pseudancistrus reus is a new species from the Río Caroní (Río Orinoco drainage) of Venezuela known from two individuals. It differs from all other Pseudancistrus by having a color pattern consisting of alternating dark and light bars. In addition, it differs from all except P. genisetiger and P. papariae by having an incomplete mid-dorsal plate row and from P. genisetiger and P. papariae by having 18 contiguous mid-dorsal plates vs. 14 plates, a plateless break and then two more plates at the end of the caudal peduncle. The type locality of P. reus was submerged by the construction of the Caruachi dam, and is also the only known locality of the gymnotiform Sternarchorhynchus gnomus, making it imperative that the conservation status of these and other potential Caroní endemics be assessed. Pseudancistrus reus is the first species of Pseudancistrus sensu stricto from the Orinoco. Although the relationship of the species to other Pseudancistrus is unknown, P. reus may have gained access to the Orinoco either via stream capture between the Caroní and the Rio Uraricoera (Rio Branco – Rio Negro drainage) or via stream capture between the Caroní and either the Cuyuní or Mazaruni Rivers (Essequibo River drainage).key word: Siluriformes, Loricariidae, taxonomySe describe como especie nueva Pseudancistrus reus del río Caroní (cuenca del río Orinoco) en Venezuela, basada en dos ejemplares. Difiere de todas los demás Pseudancistrus en tener un patrón de pigmentación que consiste de barras claras alternando con oscuras. Además, difiere de todas los demás, menos P. genisetiger y P. papariae en tener la fila medio-dorsal de placas incompleta, y de P. genisetiger y P. papariae difiere en tener 18 placas medio-dorsales contiguas vs. 14 placas seguidas por una zona sin placas y luego dos placas más en el pedúnculo caudal). La localidad típica de P. reus fue sumergida por las aguas del embalse Caruachi. Ese sitio es también la localidad típica de Sternarchorhynchus gnomus, haciéndolo imprescindible evaluar el estado de conservación de estas dos especies más las otras endémicas del bajo Caroní. Pseudancistrus reus es la primera especies de Pseudancistrus sensu stricto de la cuenca del río Orinoco. Aunque desconocemos las relaciones con otras Pseudancistrus, P. reus puede haber ganado acceso al Caroní vía la captura de caños en las cabeceras del río Uraricoera-Branco-Negro o del río Cuyuní o Mazaruni, afluentes del río Essequibo.

scholarly journals O SIGNIFICADO DO LUGAR E A VISIBILIDADE DOS DILEMAS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS VIVENCIADOS PELOS MORADORES DO BAIRRO JARDIM OLIVEIRA, CÁCERES, MATO GROSSO

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Almerinda Auxiliadora De Souza ◽  
Flávio Bezerra Barros
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The People ◽  
Basic Infrastructure ◽  
Del Rio ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Photographic Records

THE MEANING OF THE PLACE AND THE VISIBILITY OF THE SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL DILEMMAS LIVED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE JARDIM OLIVEIRA DISTRICT, CÁCERES, STATE OF MATO GROSSOEL SIGNIFICADO DEL LUGAR Y LA VISIBILIDAD DE LOS DILEMAS SOCIOAMBIENTALES VIVENCIADOS POR LOS MORADORES DEL BAIRRO JARDÍN OLIVEIRA, CÁCERES, MATO GROSSORESUMOEste estudo foi realizado no bairro Jardim Oliveira, situado na cidade de Cáceres/MT, à margem esquerda do rio Paraguai. O objetivo consistiu em entender a relação dos moradores com o lugar. A pesquisa foi de natureza exploratória e descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa. Para o levantamento de dados nos pautamos em observação, entrevista semiestruturada e registros fotográficos. Os resultados revelaram que o Jardim Oliveira é percebido pela experiência dos moradores, que mesmo com as limitações, conhecem, dão sentidos e significados ao lugar. Verificou-se a topofilia associada ao sentimento pelo lugar, o que poderia ser contraditório, visto que os mesmos interlocutores relataram que já vivenciaram e/ou presenciaram casos de violência no bairro. O rio Paraguai aparece como centralidade nas relações dos moradores com o lugar. É visível a ausência de infraestrutura básica no bairro, o que interfere de forma direta na vida dos moradores, levando-os a vivenciarem os dilemas socioambientais.Palavras-chave: Questões Socioambientais; Lugar; Rio Paraguai; Mato Grosso.ABSTRACTThis study was carried out in the Jardim Oliveira district, located in the municipality of Cáceres, State of Mato Grosso, on the left bank of the Paraguai River. The objective was to understand the relationship of the residents with the place. The research was exploratory and descriptive, with a qualitative approach. For the survey of data we are in observation, semi-structured interview and photographic records. The results revealed that Jardim Oliveira is perceived by the residents experience, that even with the limitations, they know, give meanings and meanings to the place. Topophilia was associated with feeling for the place, which could be contradictory, since the same interlocutors reported that they had experienced and / or witnessed cases of violence in the neighborhood. The Paraguai River appears as centrality in the relations of the residents with the place. The lack of basic infrastructure in the neighborhood is visible, which directly interferes with the lives of the residents, leading them to experience the socio-environmental dilemmas.Keywords: Socio-environmental Themes; Place; Paraguai River; State of Mato Grosso.RESUMENEste estudio fue realizado en el barrio Jardim Oliveira, situado en la ciudad de Cáceres / MT, a la margen izquierda del río Paraguay. El objetivo consistió en entender la relación de los habitantes con el lugar. La investigación fue de naturaleza exploratoria y descriptiva, con abordaje cualitativo. Para el levantamiento de datos nos fijamos en observación, entrevista semiestructurada y registros fotográficos. Los resultados revelaron que el Jardín Oliveira es percibido por la experiencia de los habitantes, que incluso con las limitaciones, conocen, dan sentidos y significados al lugar. Se verificó la topofilia asociada al sentimiento por el lugar, lo que podría ser contradictorio, ya que los mismos interlocutores relataron que ya vivenciaron y / o presenciaron casos de violencia en el barrio. El río Paraguay aparece como centralidad en las relaciones de los habitantes con el lugar. Es visible la ausencia de infraestructura básica en el barrio, lo que interfiere de forma directa en la vida de los habitantes, llevándolos a vivir los dilemas socioambientales.Palabras clave: Cuestiones Socioambientales; Lugar; Río Paraguay; Mato Grosso.

scholarly journals Innovative Approach to Measuring the Impact of FDI on Some Macroeconomic Indicators in B&H

ECONOMICS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Slobodan Subotić ◽  
Živko Erceg ◽  
Vladimir Marković ◽  
Goran Mitrović
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Capital Export ◽  
Economic Surplus ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

SUMMARY The necessity of economic life and economic development of every economy is the free movement of capital. The international movement of capital has its balance of payment when capital export represents economic surplus in relation to consumption of the national economy and the import of capital represents an increase of consumption in regard to the output of a national economy. Analysis of the influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth of the host country, among other things, is emphasized in the function of the achieved phase of its economic development. Taking all this into consideration, the aim of this paper refers to an attempt to indicate the significance and the role of FDI as well as the importance of attracting foreign direct investment in B&H and the determination of the effects of FDI on the economy of B&H. In this regard, we will try to determine the level of FDI’s impact on some macroeconomic indicators in B&H (GDP, import, export, unemployment) by using contemporary SPSS statistical analysis program (model) and applying the methods (calculating coefficients) of correlation and regression analysis. In other words, we will determine the analytical expression used to describe a statistical relationship of these macroeconomic categories.

scholarly journals Systems analysis – complex interactions of factors that influence the sustainability of access to improved water services in a rural municipality in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calvin Sambo ◽  
Aidan Senzanje ◽  
Mutanga Onisimo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
Effect Relationship ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Limited Budget ◽  
Relationship Of

Abstract Limited understanding of the complex interactions of factors that influence the sustainability of access to improved water services poses a threat to rural livelihoods. The study assessed the complex interactions of the factors using a network approach. The assessment was to understand the complex interaction of the factors resulting from their cause-effect relationship that influence the sustainability of access to improved water services in a rural municipality of South Africa. The results highlighted that limited budget, limited or no water supply and improper operation and maintenance were critical factors resulting from the cause-effect relationship of other factors that influenced the sustainability of access to improved water services in the study area. We conclude that critical factors with a cause-effect relationship can influence the sustainability of access to improved water services. As a result, this deprives rural communities of the benefits derived from accessing improved water services. We recommend the use of the findings by the relevant authorities responsible for water services provision to inform planning, management, policies to address challenges identified to contribute to sustainability of access to improved water services.

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