Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science (Dec 2015)

New Frontiers in the West: The relationship between society and nature in the micro region of Ceres in Goiás (1940-2013)

  • Antonio Cezar Leal,
  • Rildo Mourão Ferreira,
  • Sandro Dutra e Silva,
  • José Luiz de Andrade Franco,
  • Doris Aleida Villamizar Sayago,
  • Maria Gonçalves da Silva Barbalho,
  • Giovana Galvão Tavares,
  • Josana de Castro Peixoto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2015v4i3.p219-230
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 3
pp. 219 – 230

Abstract

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This paper aims to present a research project that is result of an ongoing partnership and inter-institutional cooperation of the faculty of the Graduate Program in Geography (Programas de Pós-Graduação em Geografia), of the Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio Mesquita Filho" - Campus Presidente Prudente (PPGG / UNESP); Society, Technology and Environment (Sociedade, Tecnologia e Meio Ambiente) of the Centro Universitário de Anápolis (PPSTMA/UniEVANGÉLICA); and Sustainable Development (Desenvolvimento Sustentável) at the Universidade de Brasilia (CDS / UNB) in accordance with the objectives of the Programa Nacional de Cooperação Acadêmica (PROCAD), Notice No. 71/2013 Capes. The paper presents the main objectives and the methodological guidelines for the study of the micro region of Ceres, Goiás, through investigating environmental effects of the agricultural expansion during the 1940s... Keywords: Micro Region of Ceres; Frontier; Environment; Natural Resources.