Perception and risk in northern Amazon: a study in Rorainopolis city --Roraima-Brazil/Percepcao e risco na amazonia setentrional: um estudo na cidade de Rorainopolis--Roraima-Brasil

This paper aims to conduct a study on the perception of risk in the areas of the municipality of Rorainopolis, Roraima state, Brazil. The research site was limited by the influence of the mouth of the river that cuts the Chico Reis, that flow through the city, where three neighborhoods: Suelandia, N...

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Published inRevista geográfica acadêmica Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 59
Main Authors Raposo, Tacio Jose Natal, Filho, Artur Rosa, Teixeira, Paulo Roberto, Barbosa, Tania Maria Sena
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Universidade Federal de Goias 01.07.2014
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Summary:This paper aims to conduct a study on the perception of risk in the areas of the municipality of Rorainopolis, Roraima state, Brazil. The research site was limited by the influence of the mouth of the river that cuts the Chico Reis, that flow through the city, where three neighborhoods: Suelandia, Novo Horizonte and Floresta. The choice of interviewees houses took into account its location. 24 families were interviewed residents at these locations considered at risk. The results of the interviews showed that people living in these areas is not satisfied with their place of residence, but stated that because of the economic condition, have nowhere to go. Keywords: Area of risk, perception, Northern Amazon (Rorainopolis) O presente artigo tem como objetivo realizar um estudo sobre a percepcao das areas de risco do municipio de Rorainopolis, estado de Roraima, Brasil. O local da pesquisa foi limitado ao perimetro de influencia da foz do rio Chico Reis que corta a cidade onde se localizam tres bairros: Suelandia, Novo Horizonte e Floresta. A escolha das casas entrevistadas levou em consideracao a sua localizacao. Foram entrevistadas 24 familias residentes nesses locais, considerados de risco. Os resultados das entrevistas demonstraram que a populacao que vive nessas areas nao esta satisfeita com seu local de moradia, porem afirmam que devido sua condicao economica, nao tem para onde irem. Palavras-chave: areas de risco, percepcao, Amazonia Setentrional (Rorainopolis).
ISSN:1678-7226
1678-7226