Socioenvironmental impacts of dam in the Jari Valley, Amapa, Brazil

Community Perceptions

Bibliographic Data

ID3754933
AuthorsMaíria De Sousa Lopes (0000-0001-5354-7366, The Environment Secretariat in State of Amapá, Brazil), Daguinete Maria Chaves Brito (0000-0001-9856-4290, Universidade Federal do Amapá)
Year2021
Volume24
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc20190068r3vu2021l2ao
OpenAlexW3187902335
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2021000100315
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

The expansion of the Brazilian electricity sector is based on the construction of new dams. However, dams generate impacts, especially on riverine communities. Thus, this paper examined the local communities perceptions about the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the Santo Antônio do Jari Dam, in Amapá. Data were obtained through surveys using the snowball sampling method. To analyze the perception data the Bardin's analysis of content was used. The research showed that, before the construction of the dam, there was a very intimate bond between the communities, the environment and the nature, which influenced the communities perceptions mainly regarding environmental impacts, relocation, changes in livelihood and access to natural resources

Agriculture · Amazon rainforest · Archaeology · Environmental protection · Geography · Livelihood · Natural resource · Relocation · Snowball sampling · Fish biology, ecology, and behavior · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Ecology

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