The price of being local in a global natural resource Local perceptions and global challenges Case study: Manaus and Novo Airão, Brazilian Amazon

Abstract

This research examines if and how local people in Manaus and Novo Airão perceive the Brazilian Amazon as a ‘global natural resource’, essential for ‘global human and environmental security’. Using an ‘emic’ approach, based on in-depth interviews and participant observation, the findings reveal that global demands have been internalised without adaptation to local circumstances, with serious consequences for local human and environmental security. The three main considerations that result are the need for ‘geographies of care’, the global challenges such a concept entails, and the lessons the Brazilian government needs to draw.

Date of Award	1 Dec 2011
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	King's College London
Supervisor	Michael Redclift (Supervisor)