GeSec (Sep 2016)
Social and Environmental Issues of the of Laranjal do Jari/Ap City: Reflections From the PersPective of Popular Education
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to raise reflections on the social and environmental issues of the city of Laranjal do Jari from the point of view of its residents who are taking part in this survey. It regards a city located in the frontier area, south of the state of Amapá, that concentrates 94,9% of the county’s population, constituted by 39.942 inhabitants. Living in such city means to live with perverse heritages induced by the installation of Jari Project, in the region, in the 70’s – a time from which a number of residents live in stilt houses over the waters of the Jari River, whose structure is that of a extended pluvial slum. The city lives with grave social and environmental issues, which, historically, have naturalized themselves to the life of the inhabitants, related to garbage, water, sewage, housing, among others, which ratify the poverty index in the order of 46,2% and are highlights in the urban configuration. The research was of qualitative nature, realized with 48 city residents, field experiments were developed inspired on the Culture Circle, from Paulo Freire. The results indicate that, when it is about proposing changes in the built environment, it is fundamental to summon those who know the reality in which he lives.
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