Social Cartography as a path to transdisciplinarity within the socio-environmental aspects of the NEXUS+ approach: a case study in the Jacaré- Curituba Settlement, Brazil

Authors

  • Nelson Bernal Davalos PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil
  • Elton S. Oliveira PhD in Applied Geosciences, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Professor, Center for Humanities, Federal University of Western Bahia, Barreiras, BA, Brazil
  • Roseli Santos Administrative technician, Community researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Tiradentes University, Nossa Senhora da Glória, SE, Brazil
  • Guadalupe Satyr PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil
  • Wesly Jean PhD in Mechanical Sciences, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil
  • Paula Rodrigues Alves Brown Specialist in Agroecology, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil
  • Juliana Dalboni PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil
  • Daniela Nogueira PhD in Sociology, Coordinator, Semiarid Project, INCT-Odisseia, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v15n3.2024.53909

Keywords:

Social Cartography, Analytic Hierarchy Process, Jacaré-Curituba Settlement, NEXUS+, Climate change, Social vulnerability

Abstract

This article presents the results of the implementation of a “social cartography” in the INCT-Odisseia research project, in the study area of the Jacaré-Curituba agrarian reform settlement, located in the interior of the State of Sergipe, Brazil. The incorporation of social cartography as a methodological instrument in the research allowed the identification of attributes in the study area, organised using two approaches: “Analytic Hierarchy Process" (AHP) and Nexus+ (food, water, energy and socio-ecological security). Through these, it was possible to delimit the study area into agro-villages and identify more than 720 attributes or reference points, ranging from human activities to local infrastructure. The attributes were identified through action research techniques, participatory observation and collaborative research, using geographic information applications and satellite images. It was possible to generate relevant information about the study area in terms of potential, infrastructure, crops, and production, in addition to generating maps of the vulnerability situation linked to Nexus+ security (energy and water), which should be replicated since it allows highlighting the social, economic, environmental and infrastructure characteristics of a given area.

Author Biographies

  • Nelson Bernal Davalos, PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Elton S. Oliveira, PhD in Applied Geosciences, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Professor, Center for Humanities, Federal University of Western Bahia, Barreiras, BA, Brazil

    PhD in Applied Geosciences, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Professor, Center for Humanities, Federal University of Western Bahia, Barreiras, BA, Brazil

  • Roseli Santos, Administrative technician, Community researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Tiradentes University, Nossa Senhora da Glória, SE, Brazil

    Administrative technician, Community researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Tiradentes University, Nossa Senhora da Glória, SE, Brazil

  • Guadalupe Satyr, PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Wesly Jean, PhD in Mechanical Sciences, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    PhD in Mechanical Sciences, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Paula Rodrigues Alves Brown, Specialist in Agroecology, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    Specialist in Agroecology, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Juliana Dalboni, PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    PhD in Sustainable Development, Researcher, INCT-Odisseia project, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Daniela Nogueira, PhD in Sociology, Coordinator, Semiarid Project, INCT-Odisseia, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    PhD in Sociology, Coordinator, Semiarid Project, INCT-Odisseia, Center for Sustainable Development, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil

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Published

2024-12-21

How to Cite

Social Cartography as a path to transdisciplinarity within the socio-environmental aspects of the NEXUS+ approach: a case study in the Jacaré- Curituba Settlement, Brazil. (2024). Sustainability in Debate, 15(3), 278-318. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v15n3.2024.53909

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