A relação dos assentados com a água através do Açude Velho, Assentamento Barra do Leme

Abstract

Water is present in the great and conflicting issues that involve the relationship between society, nature, and economy. The way of life of the peasant farmer in the semi-arid region is greatly affected by the quantity and quality of water available to him. Thus, the study of the relationship between this social group and water has much to contribute to other similar groups and to society as a whole. With this in mind, this research seeks to understand the relationship of the settlers of the Barra do Leme PA with water through their metabolism with the Açude Velho. To do so, it will make use of a methodology composed of the correlation of a theoretical framework consisting of a literature review with a participatory mapping, 5 structured interviews and an assistematic observation from 2016 to 2022. As results, we have the characterization of the social group as settled peasants, the characterization of the study area as an agroecosystem under the influence of multiple agents, and, finally, the interpretation of the metabolic relations constituted, which are considered linked to a peasant economy mode, and, although sometimes divergent, together reinforce the elucidative capacity of the Water Metabolism as a conceptual framework.