TRADIÇÃO DA GEOGRAFIA NOS ESTUDOS COSTEIROS (the tradition of the costal studies on geography)
Abstract
A geografia tem uma forte tradição nos estudos costeiros desde, pelo menos, o século XVIII. Os estudos sobre a geografia física dos mares e geomorfologia costeira e, posteriormente, o interesse pelos aspectos sociais da zona costeira, demonstram a trajetória desta tradição. O presente artigo visa fazer uma retrospectiva desta tradição desde o nascimento do interesse científico pelo litoral, passando pelas abordagens física e social dos estudos do mar e da costa e, finalmente, chegando à uma análise da inserção dos geógrafos em publicações recentes. O breve histórico e os dados estatísticos debatidos tornam evidente a tradição geográfica nos estudos costeiros e, no contexto internacional, fica clara a posição de destaque desta ciência nas principais publicações sobre o tema.
Palavras-chave: Geografia costeira e marinha, tradição, gerenciamento costeiro integrado
ABSTRACT
Geography has a strong tradition on coastal studies since, at least, the XVIII century. The studies of Marine Physical Geography and coastal geomorphology as also, recently, the interest on social aspects of the coastal zone, demonstrate the course of this tradition. This paper presents a retrospective of this tradition since the rise of the scientific interest about the littoral, passing to the physical and social approaches of the ocean and coastal studies and, finally, concluding with an analysis about the geographer’s insertion in recent publications. The brief historical and statistical data discussed evidence the geographical tradition on coastal studies and, at the international context, the significant position of this science, reflected in two important scientific magazines.
Key words: Coastal geography, tradition, integrated costal zone management
RÉSUMÉ
La géographie a une grande tradition dans les études côtiers dès le XVIII siècle. Les études sur la géographie physique des mers et la géomorphologie côtière et depuis, l’intérêt pour les aspects sociaux de la zone côtière, démontrent la trajéctoire de cette tradition. Cet article vise a faire une rétrospective de cette tradition dès la naissance de l’intérêt scientifique sur le litoral, en passant pour les perspectives physique et sociale des études de la mer et de la zone côtière et, finalement, arrivant a une analyse de l’insertion des géographes dans les publications les plus récentes. Le brève historique e les dates statistiques déjà discutés montrent l´évidence de la tradition géographique dans les études côtiers et, dans le contexte international, devient claire la position détachée de cette science dans les plus importentes publications sur ce thème.
Mot Clés: Géographie Cotiêre et Maritime, Tradition, Amenagement Integré
DOI: 10.4215/RM2009.0816.0007
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