From farming families to scavengers: a case study in the outskirts of Belém in the state of Pará

In the middle of the 1970s, the introduction of large industrial and agricultural projects in Brazilian Amazonia created a situation of violence and loss of land used by farming families. In this context, the process of migration to the metropolitan region of Belém, which is principally in the inter...

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Published inJournal of material cycles and waste management Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 111
Main Authors Vieira, Arimar Leal, de Freitas, Antônio Carlos Reis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.10.2002
Subjects
Aluminum
Bioremediation
Case studies
Cities
Economic crisis
Environmental impact
Family owned businesses
Farming
Informal economy
Landfills
Metropolitan areas
Neighborhoods
Population
Qualitative research
Sanitation
Scavengers
Sociology
Studies
Waste disposal
Waste disposal sites
Waste materials
Brazil
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Summary:In the middle of the 1970s, the introduction of large industrial and agricultural projects in Brazilian Amazonia created a situation of violence and loss of land used by farming families. In this context, the process of migration to the metropolitan region of Belém, which is principally in the interior of the state of Pará, was intensified. Excluded by the formal labor market, these families started to collect disposed material as scavengers. The material collected is found in landfills, streets, and open dumping areas. The main purpose of this research is to understand the social and environmental relations inherent in collection and recycling activities in the Amazon Region.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1438-4957
1611-8227
DOI:10.1007/s10163-001-0064-9