The ecocultural knowledge comprehension at urban hotspot points in Tocantins

Abstract

The fires are planned actions of anthropic origin and hen these burning phenomena out of human control start wildfires, which results in multidisciplinar impacts. At Tocantins, the burns, fires and wildfires are practices os different ecocultural subjects, motivatedny the economic contexto and and the expansion of bordering áreas. The urban hotspot points in Tocantins is the Lagoa da Ilha District, located in Lagoa da Confusão County, and this research aims to comprehend the ecocultural knowledge of the resident subjects in this locus. The metodology is the quali-quantitative of exploratory typology according the objectives, with with the use of bibliographic search and documental analysis like information sources, followed by real field research with application of the instruments questionnaire and interview, enabling participation in a Forest Brigade Professional Course, beyond the presence of Grounded Theory and of Research-Action. The results and the discussion points to comprehension of ecocultural knowledge in the meantime point to need an analytical comparison of the variables of hotspots and burnt área, to what was delimited the contraposition between wildfires Level I and Level V. At end of this study concludes that the result was total character, cause the delimited objetcive was reached in its fullness.