Paisagens e gentes do Cururu

Abstract

The theme proposed in the research in question was his choice based the need to understand how to use the land for coastal communities, and what changes happen to the natural landscape arising from these uses anthropic. The place of study is the System Lacustre Cururu, located in the city of Manacapuru - AM, represented by three communities: São Francisco do Cururu, São João dos Cordeiros and Divino Espírito Santo. Aiming to historiar the settlement and ways to use the land, identify the current local landscapes and compare spatially and temporally local landscapes. The research method used was the case study - multiple cases where they were used the following sources of information: documents, interviews, direct observation, development of cognitive maps, historical matrix and semistructured. The results showed that although changes have been noted in the landscape focal area, the ratio of local populations is stable with the environment, as have a clear conscience that their survival is closely interconnected the need to conserve natural resources, namely the population of Lake of the Cururu has an eco-conscious perception, as is used in all environments's own lowland existing in the region, practicing a predominantly subsistence economy, which has collaborated with the conservation of lowland location.