SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH WATER QUALITY IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OF THE IBITIPOCA STATE PARK, MG-BRAZIL

Authors

  • Davi Fortes Galvão Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Francisco Dupas Universidade Federal de Itajubá
  • Marcelo Otênio Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/rdg.v31i0.111814

Keywords:

The collective subject discourse, the water catchment area, agricultural practices.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to raise the social representations (SR) watershed (BHs) for communities surrounding the Ibitipoca State Park, relating to the conservation status of water resources (WR) and agricultural practices. Quantitative technique was used of the collective subject discourse with taped interviews that retrieve opinions, representations, placements, traditional knowledge, beliefs and attitudes. Resulted in the lifting of the SR in relation to rivers and streams in relation with the quality of WR and use variables and soil cover. It was verified the existence of SR more and less impactful when compared with each other and that these SR affect the quality of WR according to the speeches, analysis and study of water use and soil cover. We conclude that depending on the SR of the individual, there is a greater tendency of subject in adopting practices that are more conservationists in the SR function assigned to the theme. The study of the use and soil cover showed how manifest themselves and how the SR influence on land use. Water analyses were instrumental in the relationship of the SR with its impact on WR communities.

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Author Biographies

  • Davi Fortes Galvão, Universidade Federal de São Carlos
    Departamento de ciencias ambientais
  • Francisco Dupas, Universidade Federal de Itajubá
    Instituto de Recursos Naturais

Published

2016-07-24

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How to Cite

Galvão, D. F., Dupas, F., & Otênio, M. (2016). SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH WATER QUALITY IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OF THE IBITIPOCA STATE PARK, MG-BRAZIL. Revista Do Departamento De Geografia, 31, 156-172. https://doi.org/10.11606/rdg.v31i0.111814