Recursos naturais como insumo energético : um estudo do uso da biomassa florestal (a lenha) pelos artesãos de Tracunhaém/PE

• Autor(a) principal: RIBEIRO, Joabson Araujo
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRPE
• Texto Completo: http://www.tede2.ufrpe.br:8080/tede2/handle/tede2/4536
• topic: Recurso natural; Lenha; Desenvolvimento sustentável; Natural resources; Firewood; Sustainable development; OUTROS::ADMINISTRACAO RURAL

This thesis aims to analyze aspects of the use of wood as energy source by clay artisans of the city of Tracunhaém / PE. Given the importance of crafts for income generation of the population and the use of this input. Since the indiscriminate use of biomass by artisans, which occurs in a predatory manner not contributing to the sustainability of the activity, a fact that may compromise the availability of renewable energy resources and to jeopardize the major biomes of the region, thus changing its energy matrix, this concern with the increasing scarcity of firewood and the dependence of this input by artisans motivated this research. The methodology adopted was the literature that had as census information base in 2010 among other literatures, and field research with artisans and the association's president. Taking into account that the association has a record of approximately 260 artisans, from which a sample was drawn 30%, or 78 interviews. The used analysis technique is descriptive statistics. To this end, it had investigated how is the use and disposal of the native forest biomass by artisans. Firewood is the energy source used and the most approved to date, some other inputs were tested and only the LPG has been approved to date, however for an investment that is needed.