DAM-FORCED DISPLACEMENT AND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE: THE BARRA GRANDE HYDROPOWER PLANT IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL1

ROQUETTI, DANIEL RONDINELLI; MORETTO, EVANDRO MATEUS; PULICE, SÉRGIO MANTOVANI PAIVA

doi:10.1590/1809-4422ASOC153R2V2032017

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Articles • Ambient. soc. 20 (03) • Jul-Sep 2017 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4422ASOC153R2V2032017 copy

DAM-FORCED DISPLACEMENT AND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE: THE BARRA GRANDE HYDROPOWER PLANT IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL¹ 1 . The authors would like to thank those who made the fieldwork possible and the financial support provided by the São Paulo Foundation for Research Support (FAPESP) and by the National Council of Research and Graduation (CNPq), as well as the translation service. We also would like to thank the anonymous reviewers of this journal for their helpful comments.

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Abstract

One of the major impacts caused by large dams is induced displacement, which is associated to several social and ecological negative secondary effects. This study’s objective is to analyze how the resettlement process engendered by the Barra Grande hydropower plant reorganized the local social-ecological system, affecting its resilience. The study is based on the social-ecological systems framework. Quantitative data was collected in official sources and field interviews were conduced. Collected data was analyzed in order to verify if disturbances drove the system towards more or less resilient pathways. Findings reveal that the resettlement process has benefitted the uniformity of agricultural practices and has encouraged farmers to control the system ecological conditions, negatively affecting the resilience of the social-ecological system.

Keywords :
Barra Grande; Hydropower plant; Resettlement; Resilience; Social-ecological system.

Subsystem	Description	Variables and attributes	Data source
Resource system	Agriculture practiced in the region affected by the resettlement process	Main crops (RS1)	Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas (IPEA)
		Technology market (RS2)	EMATER and EPAGRI*; Interviews
		Land market (RS3)	EMATER and EPAGRI; Interviews
		Ecological conditions (RS4)	Interviews
		Destination of production (RS5)	Interviews
Resource units	Units that constitute the resource system	Cultivated crops (RU1)	Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas (IPEA)
Governance System	Institutions of the agricultural practice	Rules in use (GS1)	Interviews
Governance System	Institutions of the agricultural practice	Property rights (GS2)	Interviews
Organizations*	Organizations that participate of the governance system and influence users	Government agencies (GA)	BAESA reports; Interviews
		Private companies (PO)	Interviews
		Farmers association (FA)	Interviews
Actors	Farmers	Location (A1)	BAESA reports
		Knowledge (A2)	Interviews
		Methods and techniques (A3)	Interviews
		Livelihood (A4)	BAESA reports; Interviews

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[TFN2] * Organizations were not considered a subsystem (see Hinkel et al.,2014), ** Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural do Rio Grande do Sul; *** Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina.