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Socio-environmental effects linked to industrial and port activities in Barcarena, Pará, Brasil: the case of Cuipiranga, ilha Trambioca

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science (Vol.9, No. 2)

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Page : 066-071

Keywords : Traditional Communities; environment; vulnerabilities.;

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Abstract

This research aimed to diagnose and analyze the socio-environmental effects related to industrial and port activities in the municipality of Barcarena, Pará in the Cuipiranga community, Trambioca Island from the eyes of residents living in this territory. The methodological procedure was carried out the field research, with the collection of data occurred with eighteen (18) residents, through online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. For data analysis, triangulation of methods was used. The results of the research reveal that the great estimate of environmental accidents that occurred at the site caused by industrial and port companies, have affected the life, health, source of income and traditional knowledge of the community, therefore, it is noticeable that these accidents affected an entire social organization in which residents are inserted, exemplifying the situation of the environment that has been altered and, community way of life.

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