Traditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil

The Lençóis Maranhenses region, located in the state of Maranhão in northeastern Brazil, constitutes an area that includes a national park and presents extreme physical, geographic and climatic contrasts in addition to economic diversity and emerging tourism. Scattered throughout this portion of the...

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Autores principales:	Benedito Souza Filho, Reinaldo Paul Pérez Machado, Kumiko Murasugi, Ulisses Denache Vieira Souza
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Materias:	native guidance system Lençóis Maranhenses region Maranhão coast traditional communities Cybercartographic Atlas Geography (General) G1-922
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:822df509a9a44c8bab03e16f548e89722021-11-25T17:53:00ZTraditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil10.3390/ijgi101107552220-9964https://doaj.org/article/822df509a9a44c8bab03e16f548e89722021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/11/755https://doaj.org/toc/2220-9964The Lençóis Maranhenses region, located in the state of Maranhão in northeastern Brazil, constitutes an area that includes a national park and presents extreme physical, geographic and climatic contrasts in addition to economic diversity and emerging tourism. Scattered throughout this portion of the Brazilian territory are local inhabitants whose traditional lifestyles are characterized by agricultural, extractive, fishing and animal husbandry activities. These local residents use guidance systems and mental maps developed through their long history, interaction with nature, and knowledge of the environment in which they live and work. Based on sketches prepared by residents and by Health Agents serving the communities, and with the support of cartographic-based materials produced by the team of the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses (ASALM, Portuguese abbreviation for Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses), we present a set of digital and interactive cartographic materials that reproduce the movements, uses and practices of the families of these communities as well as the environmental dynamics of this vast region. Such cartography can serve as an instrument of planning, understanding and action, both to safeguard the rights of the local residents and for the handling and management of natural resources. Based on the dialogue between local knowledge and cartography, we present the methods, processes and results of our research project.Benedito Souza FilhoReinaldo Paul Pérez MachadoKumiko MurasugiUlisses Denache Vieira SouzaMDPI AGarticlenative guidance systemLençóis Maranhenses regionMaranhão coasttraditional communitiesCybercartographic AtlasGeography (General)G1-922ENISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 10, Iss 755, p 755 (2021)
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topic	native guidance system Lençóis Maranhenses region Maranhão coast traditional communities Cybercartographic Atlas Geography (General) G1-922
spellingShingle	native guidance system Lençóis Maranhenses region Maranhão coast traditional communities Cybercartographic Atlas Geography (General) G1-922 Benedito Souza Filho Reinaldo Paul Pérez Machado Kumiko Murasugi Ulisses Denache Vieira Souza Traditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
description	The Lençóis Maranhenses region, located in the state of Maranhão in northeastern Brazil, constitutes an area that includes a national park and presents extreme physical, geographic and climatic contrasts in addition to economic diversity and emerging tourism. Scattered throughout this portion of the Brazilian territory are local inhabitants whose traditional lifestyles are characterized by agricultural, extractive, fishing and animal husbandry activities. These local residents use guidance systems and mental maps developed through their long history, interaction with nature, and knowledge of the environment in which they live and work. Based on sketches prepared by residents and by Health Agents serving the communities, and with the support of cartographic-based materials produced by the team of the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses (ASALM, Portuguese abbreviation for Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses), we present a set of digital and interactive cartographic materials that reproduce the movements, uses and practices of the families of these communities as well as the environmental dynamics of this vast region. Such cartography can serve as an instrument of planning, understanding and action, both to safeguard the rights of the local residents and for the handling and management of natural resources. Based on the dialogue between local knowledge and cartography, we present the methods, processes and results of our research project.
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author	Benedito Souza Filho Reinaldo Paul Pérez Machado Kumiko Murasugi Ulisses Denache Vieira Souza
author_facet	Benedito Souza Filho Reinaldo Paul Pérez Machado Kumiko Murasugi Ulisses Denache Vieira Souza
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title	Traditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
title_short	Traditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
title_full	Traditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
title_fullStr	Traditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	Traditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
title_sort	traditional communities and mental maps: dialogues between local knowledge and cartography from the socioenvironmental atlas of lençóis maranhenses, brazil
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/822df509a9a44c8bab03e16f548e8972
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Traditional Communities and Mental Maps: Dialogues between Local Knowledge and Cartography from the Socioenvironmental Atlas of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil

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