The History of Geology Meets Disasters
A Brazilian Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4176322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Margaret Lopes (0000-0002-9803-8378, Universidade de Brasília), Silvia F De M Figueirôa (0000-0003-0791-2232, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 104-111 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Isis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1753 • E-ISSN: 1545-6994 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/707820 |
| OpenAlex | W3009089549 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Popular belief holds that Brazil is a “blessed country,” where hurricanes, severe earthquakes, volcanoes, and other intense natural disasters do not occur. A closer look, however, reveals many examples that contradict these assumptions. Brazil has been living under the impact of severe environmental, cultural, and political disasters for centuries. Paradigmatic examples in recent years were the fire that destroyed the building and most of the collections of the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro in September 2018 and the rupture of a dam associated with mining activities in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, in January 2019. Taking a longer view, this essay focuses on Brazilian volcanism and earthquakes since the sixteenth century, asking what these subjects can tell us about the histories of disasters and geological sciences, in Brazil and the world
Archaeology · Geography · Meteorology · Natural disaster · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Seismology · Volcanism · Volcano · Geography and Environmental Studies · Geology · Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation · Historical Geography and Geographical Thought · History · Law
Historical Disaster Experiences
The Assembly of Geophysics
O fogo é o agente, que causa tantas maravilhas A América e as explosões subterrâneas na História Universal dos Terremotos de 1758
Ciência e tecnologia no Brasil Imperial Guilherme Schüch, Barão de Capanema (1824-1908)
The edenic motif in the Brazilian social imaginary
The Culture of Disaster
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |