Estratégias de sobrevivência: o uso de recursos ao longo da rodovia Transamazônica ()

Abstract

Resumo O presente trabalho descreve a utilização de recursos por uma população pioneira ao longo da rodovia Transamazônica e as mudanças resultantes no ambiente e no comportamento sócio-econômico dessa população.Summary The cultural ecological point of view attempts to look at man and his environment as parts in interaction, rather than as separate entities. Man's physical environment has undergone modifications as a result of his activities, just as culture has been modified by the specific requirements of survical in a given ecosystem. This paper discusses resource utilization along the Transamazon Highway by a pioneer population and both the changes that have taken place in the environment and in the population's socio-economic behavior as a result of this interaction.