Competing institutional logics and sustainable development: the case of geographic information systems in Brazil’s Amazon region
Autores: Niall Hayes, Raoni Rajão
Resumo: This paper examines the possibilities that information and communication technology (ICT) provides for the achievement of environmental sustainable development – one of the key millennium development goals (MDGs). We base our paper on primary and secondary empirical data pertaining to the history of the governance of the Brazilian Amazon and… leia mais
Monitoreo Basado en TICs de Deforestación Vinculada al Cambio Climático: El Caso de INPE en la Amazonia Brasileña
Autor: Raoni Rajão
Resumo: La deforestación es una de las fuentes principales de gases de efecto invernadero y causa por lo menos dos tercios de las emisiones de Brasil (Greenpeace 2011). PRODES y DETER son dos sistemas de monitoreo satelital usados para diseñar políticas y empleados por las fuerzas del orden en la Amazonia brasileña. Su fin es frenar la deforestación y así, reducir las emisiones. Con el correr de los años, la… leia mais
Objects, boundaries and joint work: the role of geographic information systems in the formulation and enforcement of deforestation control policies in Amazonia
Autor: Raoni Rajão
Resumo: Over the last decade, the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology has been increasingly depicted by scholars and policy-makers as being able to reduce or even stop deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Simultaneously, this technology was introduced into a growing number of governmental and non-governmental organizations as a policy-making and law enforcement tool. However, despite the growing… leia mais