Journal of the Post-graduation Program in Human Geography and the Post-graduation Program in Physical Geography Department of Geography Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences University of Sao Paulo Brazil ISSN: 2179-0892
Programa de Pós-Graduação de Geografia Humana e Programa de Pós-Graduação de Geografia Física
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Diversity in Geographical Science and the Political Dimension of/in Territory
Copyright (c) 2025 Tatiana de Souza Leite Garcia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The expansion of special economic zones in African countries: a consolidation of the upper circuit of the urban economy in the early 21st century?
The first decades of the 21st century were marked by a significant expansion of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on the African continent, as their number increased from 20 in 1990 to 237 in 2020, revealing the concern of African states to promote a new wave of industrialization. Building upon the conceptual and historical content contained in the Theory of Urban Economy Circuits - developed by Milton Santos in the 1970s - this article seeks to characterize the expansion process of these SEZs as well as investigate to what extent this process is responsible for the consolidation of the upper circuit of urban economy in African cities. The research methodology is structured around an exploratory approach involving collecting, systematizing, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data obtained from secondary sources. This study will likely contribute to interdisciplinary scientific debates regarding the presence of SEZs in territories of the Global South and to geographical debates at the interface between Economic, Urban, and Regional Geography.
Copyright (c) 2025 Kauê Lopes dos Santos https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Two Notorious and Historical Dimensions of Brazilian Geography
This new issue of GEOUSP Journal brings readers a diverse collection of articles that reflect two historically significant dimensions of Brazilian geography. Despite institutional fluctuations across different levels of government, geography has long been deeply rooted as a core subject for students between 10 and 18 years old. This explains why most undergraduate geography programs in Brazil, including those in the federal system, focus on teacher education. Thus, teacher training and the resulting reflections on geography education (school geography) naturally unfold as part of our field of knowledge. However, as is widely known, since at least the 1960s, geography in Brazil has also taken shape as a field of scientific knowledge production, of original research (Faria, 2012). We wish to highlight these two dimensions: scientific production and teacher education. The articles in this issue of GEOUSP illustrate that while these two facets are distinct, they are far from separate; instead, they have always coexisted deeply interwoven.
Copyright (c) 2025 Fernanda Padovesi Fonseca https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Exploring the Guianas Region through the "Lens" of Geography in Four Fieldworks (2017-2022)
This article presents the results of four field expeditions conducted between 2017 and 2022 in the Guianas region. Exploring territorial and cultural dynamics, the research focused on cross-border interactions between Brazil, France (French Guiana), the Republic of Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Through direct observation, interviews with local residents, and analysis of daily practices, the study systematizes new information on flows of people, goods, and cultures, showing how these interactions reshape local territorialities and geographical space. Daily practices and socioeconomic challenges were documented based on direct observations at the borders, revealing dynamics not previously captured. The fieldwork allowed a critical perspective on regional geopolitics and emerging territorialities, highlighting the relevance of mobility for understanding changes in the Amazonian geographical space.
Copyright (c) 2025 Gutemberg de Vilhena Silva, Clícia Di Miceli https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Maxakali of the Indigenous Lands of Água Boa and Pradinho/Minas Gerais and the crisis of the Indian Protection Service
The Maxakali are a people belonging to the Jê Linguistic Family, occupying the territories between the Pardo and Doce rivers, northeast of Minas Gerais, and were under the protection of the Indian Protection Service (SPI) from 1940 to 1967. In its historical process, in addition to the lack of funds, trained professionals, corruption and inefficiency, they also suffered from hunger, poverty, spoliation and violence resulting from the deplorable services provided in the last decade of the aforementioned body's existence. This article aimed to analyze the historical process that culminated in the end of the Indian Protection Service's activities with the Maxakali. Methodologically, descriptive, ex post facto research was used, based on bibliographic and documentary sources, with the main source being the SPI documents made available by the Indian Museum in Rio de Janeiro.
Indigenous Lands of Água Boa and Pradinho
Copyright (c) 2025 Kenia Fabiana Cota Mendonça , Luís Fernando da Silva Laroque https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
“When the black woman moves, the entire structure of society moves with her”: an essay on black feminism and approaches to geographic thinking in research and teaching
This article presents a discussion on the potential of black feminist political theories for the development of geographic analyzes and studies. When considering the intersectional perspective in the construction of geographic thinking, the experiences of subjects in space differ according to their corporeality and markers of differences. Such elements are important points for understanding the social and epistemic inequality that plagues the reality of black women. Our reflections are anchored in bibliographical research and the state of knowledge on the topic of gender and race in the human sciences, particularly Geography. By highlighting the gaps in the production of geographic knowledge that makes the reality of black women visible, we reflect on the importance of fostering this debate in the epistemic field, through research and teaching.
Dossiê: Novas perspectivas sobre gênero na geografia
Copyright (c) 2025 Lorena Francisco de Souza, Fabiana Leonel de Castro https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Geography of Trans People: The Vivid Face of Everyday Realities
In this theoretical essay, we engage with trans studies, urban anthropology, and transfeminism to discuss the production of space challenged by cisnormativity, proposing a geography of transfolks. We draw on Brazilian and anglophone trans authors to connect geographic analysis with autoethnographic texts that evoke the right to the city, understood as a call for the right to space. These accounts highlight a spatiality marked by stigma, prejudice, and restrictions. Finally, we analyze how the resistance tactics of these political subjects have evolved, from mobilizations during the civic-military dictatorship to the strengthening of the trans movement in recent years, becoming a relevant actor and achieving progress in institutional public policies.
Copyright (c) 2025 Bernardo Francisco Bronzi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Teacher literacy for geographical education
This article reflects on the importance of teacher training, particularly the literacy they must acquire as education professionals. It also considers some challenges and opportunities for consolidating their fields of knowledge, specifically in relation to geography teaching. This text contributes to the pedagogical and geographical development of teachers, particularly in connection with the epistemologies of teaching.
Copyright (c) 2025 Nubia Moreno Lache https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Marxist feminism and the geographies of social reproduction: introductory notes
Social reproduction feminism has gained increasing relevance and visibility in research in various fields of human sciences in Brazil. Although there is an increase in geographers' interest in feminist perspectives, approaches related to social reproduction in our country are still underexplored, even when the themes covered are inserted in the sphere of reproduction. In the field of Brazilian geography, expanding the adoption of the Marxist feminist perspective would allow not only to identify activities that actually are social reproduction as social reproduction, but also to adjust the scales and methodological tools necessary for the development of research. As a result, analyzes would become more complex and generate new theoretical connections. In order to contribute to this debate, this work seeks to highlight elements of Marxist feminism that can serve as methodological starting points for deepening discussions on social reproduction in our study area
Copyright (c) 2025 Kena Azevedo Chaves https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Territory, agribusiness and startups: Agtechs in the innovation ecosystem of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Transformations in the capitalist mode of production, characterized by the process of financialization and the globalization, have resulted in multidimensional impacts, both on the dynamics of accumulation itself and on how capital and businesses operate within territories. In this context, the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship are articulated and become dominant, enabling the emergence of new business models that integrate innovation and finance (a role currently associated with startups) as well as new geographic situation, which can be identified in specific territorial contexts. This paper examines these processes through an analysis of the innovation ecosystem in the municipality of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais (Brazil), with a specific focus on the presence and strategies of agtechs (startups dedicated to agribusiness). The services offered by such companies were evaluated, as well as how these agents align with the conditions and imperatives of contemporary technological innovation, and their value creation in the market.
Copyright (c) 2025 Laís Ribeiro Silva, Mirlei Fachini Vicente Pereira https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
For a multidisciplinary Biogeography: perspectives and approaches in a climate change scenario
The year 2024 will be a milestone for Brazilian Biogeography. The largest academic event focused on the subject was conducted from November 25 to 29, with the University of São Paulo hosting three simultaneous events: III Iberoamerican Congress of Biogeography, I Brazilian Conference on Biogeography and Climate Change, and the XIII Spanish Congress of Biogeography. The articles presented in this dossier include scientific topics aimed at contributing to the challenges of biodiversity protection and social diversity in a context of major changes in habitats. The events brought together researchers from Brazil and other Iberoamerican countries.
Dossiê: Biogeografia - perspectivas científicas, conservação e mudanças climáticas
Copyright (c) 2024 Sueli Angelo Furlan, Gustavo Luis Schacht, Karine Bueno Vargas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Configuration of Network Territories and Zonal Territories in Environmental Conflicts: Insights from the Esquel Case (Chubut, Argentina)
This article analyzes the territorial logics of actors involved in environmental conflicts, leading to the configuration of network-territories and zonal-territories. To interpret this phenomenon, the article delves into a significant South American case: the conflict over open-pit mining in Esquel (Chubut, Argentina). This conflict provides an opportunity to examine how actors, both those promoting mining and those opposing it, seek to impose their respective territorial project through various strategies. Additionally, the analysis of this experience highlights the dynamic nature of these logics, which are not confined to a specific type of actor, but are instead updated and reconfigured based on power relations and the protagonists`' interpretation at each phase of the dispute. In this way, the article contributes to assessing geographic concepts, understood as tools not only for comprehending phenomena but also for transforming them.
Copyright (c) 2025 Melisa Estrella https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Geografía y Salud: la problematización del cuerpo como espacialidad en conflicto
Este texto aborda la problematización del cuerpo de las mujeres[1] desde la perspectiva de sus procesos cíclicos, aquellos vinculados a los ciclos de vida que forman parte de su naturaleza cambiante. Históricamente, la medicina alopática moderna ha considerado esta ciclicidad como un fenómeno extraño, asociado exclusivamente a la reproducción y, por lo tanto, patologizado. Para comprender mejor las implicaciones del desconocimiento y la patologización del cuerpo femenino, se recurre a la convergencia de diversos enfoques, que incluyen las ciencias humanas y de la salud, así como la experiencia del cuerpo y el activismo feminista. Esto nos permite analizar cómo dichos procesos contribuyen a la producción de espacios de violencia y subordinación. [1] Hace referencia a los cuerpos con útero que tienen un ciclo sexual: ovárico y uterino.
Cuerpo, patologización, ciclicidad femenina, geografía y salud
Copyright (c) 2025 Andrea Natalia Barragán León https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The meaning of territory in Gottmann: the rise of the Right-Wing and the dilemma ofSecurity versus Opportunity
If Political Geography studies the relationship between space and power, this being the social relationship by definition, then territory, as a field of force and the spatialization of power, is a privileged field for geographical interpretation. This article seeks to investigate the relationship between Gottmann's territorial dilemma and the rise of far-right populist governments in the 2010s. In this sense, we evaluate the author's contributions in light of the recent dynamics of world politics, since changes in the power structure also mean changes in the ways in which space is organized. To this end, we carried out a qualitative review of the literature in order to guide discussions and concepts such as territory, sovereignty, the production of security, and threats. Thus, it is with the rise of far-right populist governments that we see the continuing dilemma of the forces of movement and systems of resistance to the movement by these groups in an attempt to regain political sovereignty over the territory.
Copyright (c) 2025 Tiago Viesba Pini Inácio, Márcia da Silva https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Teaching and learning in Geography: three questions to analyze the present future
As the conditions for learning become increasingly dynamic, schools and training spaces are redefining their role as educational institutions, trying to account for the transformations of the world. In relation to the new space-time coordinates, we ask ourselves: what paths can be traced to enhance the teaching of Geography? Here we will try out a set of ideas that try to answer these questions. First, considerations are presented on the disciplinary and institutional contexts in which teaching practices are inscribed; then, a development is proposed based on three words-concepts that guide the pedagogical intentions. These words-concepts are: tomorrow, intersections and territory. Finally, some reflections dedicated to the new reordering of social life and the debates on how to live together, in order to strengthen the links between knowledge, schools and new social demands.
Copyright (c) 2025 Raquel Gurevich https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Gender Geography is not a genre of Geography.
This article defends the idea that gender Geography is not a genre of Geography, aiming to contribute to the reflection on what might give geographical meaning to the geography-gender relationship. To this end, we have conducted an epistemological and ontological review of nature, body, and technique, considering them as important mediations in this relationship, which, dialectically, can reproduce as forms of spatial being-in-the-world. In this sense, this article poses the ethical-political challenge that future geographies consider gender issues as intrinsic to an anti-capitalist project, in which our being-in-the-world with others allows us to exist as who we want to be.
Copyright (c) 2025 Mariane Biteti https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Caio Prado Júnior and Manuel Correia de Andrade: Brazilian social and territorial formation, the Northeast, and the agrarian question (method lessons)
This article examines key aspects of Manuel Correia de Andrade’s (MCA) intellectual journey and his engagement with Marxist approaches, with particular focus on his debate with Caio Prado Júnior (CPJR), highlighting their affinities, divergences, and mutual influence. It emphasizes Andrade’s contributions to Brazilian social thought, particularly his engagement with national development issues, including the agrarian question and environmental challenges. Finally, it underscores the social commitment and the integration of theory and practice as significant legacies of Andrade and his mentor, Prado Júnior. The article is based on bibliographic research, personal records, and an in-depth study of key works by MCA and CPJR
Copyright (c) 2024 Marta Inez Medeiros Marques https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Catalan coastline is characterized by a high degree of urbanization and consolidated tourist activity, which subjects coastal habitats to a high level of disturbances of anthropic origin. In this work we have used the floristic knowledge of coastal dunes obtained in previous works to evaluate the state of biodiversity in systems that have undergone regeneration work, comparing them with those in which no intervention has been carried out. The Dex index based on the number of species exclusive to dunes present in each system has been used to compare the degree of naturalness of dune systems. Special attention has been paid to the presence and abundance of Ammophila arenaria, as it is one of the species most cited in the literature as a characteristic of mobile dunes and because it is widely used in restoration work on coastal dunes. The results of this study show that the high human frequency of tourist coasts affects the diversity of plant species that colonize dune systems, with dunes that have been regenerated generally showing greater diversity than dune systems that have not been regenerated. However, systems with a larger surface area and with sufficient width to maintain a habitat zoning, retain a great diversity even when they have not undergone sowing and planting works of dune species. The Dex index proved to be useful for evaluating the degree of naturalness in both regenerated and non-regenerated dune systems. The ease of its calculation allows coastal managers to use it as an indicator to identify the degree of natural diversity and to evaluate the state of conservation of such threatened systems. The work has shown the little determining role of Ammophila arenaria in most coastal dunes, due to the lack of constant winds capable of moving the sand from the beach and producing a sufficient burial of the plant to give it an advantage over its competitors.
In this work we have updated the floristic knowledge of the dunes of the Catalan coast, a coast that is characterized by a high degree of urbanization and consolidated tourist activity, identifying several groups of plants in order to identify the species that have their exclusive habitat in the dunes, and to identify the plants restricted to dune habitats that are suitable for dune restoration. Special attention has been paid to the presence and abundance of Ammophila arenaria, as it is one of the species most cited in the literature as a characteristic of mobile dunes and also because it is widely used in coastal dune restoration work. The results of this study show that the high human frequency suffered by tourist coasts affects the diversity of plant species that colonize dune systems, with those located in non-urban environments presenting greater diversity than those located in urban environments. However, dune systems with a larger surface area and sufficient width to maintain habitat zonation retain a high level of diversity even when found in urban environments. The Dex index proved to be useful for assessing the degree of naturalness in both urban and non-urban systems. Its easy calculation allows coastal managers to use it as an indicator to identify the degree of natural diversity and assess the conservation status of such threatened systems. The work has shown the indeterminate role of Ammophila arenaria in most coastal dunes, due to the lack of constant winds capable of moving the sand on the beach and producing a sufficient burial of the plant to give it an advantage over its competitors.
Copyright (c) 2024 Josep Pintó Fusalba, Carla Garcia-Lozano https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Analysis of environmental changes in Brazil in the 21 stcentury based on bioclimatic regimes: the case of the Amazon, the Cerrado and the Caatinga
The objective of this work is to make a current environmental assessment of Brazil and its projection for 2070, with an emissions scenario that will continue to increase throughout the 21st century. Based on the maps of types of bioclimatic regimes in Brazil, its current situation and its situation for an RCP 8.5 scenario for the year 2070 are established according to the CCSM4 climate change model of the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC in 2014. The regimes are related current bioclimatics with the main ecoregions existing in Brazil: Amazonia, Cerrado and Caatinga. With the Global Forest Wacht platform, the deforestation processes in this country and their causes are shown, as well as the period of high intensity fires in September 2024. Finally, based on current biolimatic data, the changes in the Amazon are shown, the closed and the Caatinga.
Copyright (c) 2024 Rafael Camara Artigas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Analysis of the chorological affiliation and conservation status of the vegetation of the Ricote Valley, Murcia (Spain)
The Ricote Valley is located in the Autonomous Community of Murcia (Spain). It is a secular landscape with anthropic influences from different cultures, from the Iberians to the Romans, Carthaginians, Arabs, etc. This intense and prolonged occupation and management of the territory has led to a great transformation of the original vegetation cover. On the occasion of the XII Jornadas Nacionales de Campo and the IV Simposio Internacional de Biogeografía, a systematic inventory of representative plots of each of the plant landscapes was undertaken. This paper shows the biogeographical characterisation of these landscapes, as well as the results of the analysis of the conservation status and the chorological affiliation of the list of species detected. The results show a large number of common species or species with low threats as a result of the enormous transformation and trivialisation of the vegetation landscape. On the other hand, Mediterranean component affiliations dominate, although those components with wide territorial ranges are low, which may contradict what was stated above. It is also interesting to note that the Euro-Siberian component is higher than might be expected.
Copyright (c) 2024 Maria Cristina Díaz-Sanz, Pedro José Lozano Valencia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Intuitive knowledge and conceptual changes from the physical-natural problems: implications for the teaching of Geography
The article aims to analyze the application of the theory of knowledge in pieces in solving physical-natural problems within the context of School Geography. The research involved students from a Federal University in the State of São Paulo. The students were challenged to develop arguments about the following geographical situation: “Can the Borborema Plateau really be the main influencer of the semi-arid climate in Brazil?” The collected data included: a) audio and video recordings; b) analysis of written materials, such as argumentative frameworks and final reports, to identify the presence of intuitive knowledge in the justifications presented. The results suggest relevant issues for Geography teaching, highlighting the importance of raising teachers’ awareness about the impact of intuitive knowledge on conceptual learning and the need to anticipate didactic interventions to promote conceptual changes
Copyright (c) 2025 Eden Correia Carli, Jerusa Vilhena de Moraes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Teaching the Environmentin School Geography: A viewfrom the United States
As a discussant at the 2024 ENPEG meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, I reviewed how to teach environmental impacts in geography education. My lecture focused on the organization of academic standards in the United States and their influence on environmental teaching. I highlighted the unique aspects of geography, emphasizing the relationship between people and the environment, as defined by scholars like Susan Hanson and Yi-Fu Tuan. While environmental content appears in schools in biology and environmental science, geography often gets sidelined in U.S. education, largely due to incomplete teacher training and the lack of dedicated geography standards across states. I proposed that effective environmental geography teaching must show the interconnectedness of human and physical systems. Two teaching strategies illustrated this approach, and I concluded that good environmental geography education requires well-trained teachers and integrated curricula that reflect the complexity of environmental issues, moving beyond a fragmented approach to teaching.
Copyright (c) 2025 Jerry Mitchel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The soundscape as a learning environment:The importance of sounds in the construction of sense of place and in Geographic learning
Landscape, often studied through a visual perspective, can be more deeply understood through a multisensory approach. This article explores the role of the soundscape as a learning environment, emphasizing the importance of sounds in the construction of a sense of place and in geographical learning. Based on Murray Schäfer’s studies on soundscape, sound emerges as an essential element in understanding the relationship between space, landscape, and cultural identity. Through auditory methodologies, sounds are analyzed for their ability to contribute to the formation of place, demonstrating how the soundscape can be an educational tool. The article investigates how sound, by integrating different sensory stimuli and languages, can promote more inclusive geographical learning and stimulate a critical and emotional understanding of the territory.
Copyright (c) 2025 Lorena Rocca, Lucio Antonio Leite Alvarenga Botelho https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Exploring Spatiotemporal Landscape Dynamics in Brazil (2002–2020): a Conservation Perspective
This study aims to identify, quantify and delineate landscape units in Brazil based on the dynamics of vegetation cover maintenance and transformation on subannual to decadal time scales. Bimonthly satellite images (2002-2020) were analyzed to characterize and quantify the spatiotemporal phenology of vegetation across Brazil and neighboring territories. The analysis identified two main landscape types: one with temporal stability, reflecting ancient natural processes in biomes such as the Amazon and Pantanal, and another with temporal instability, characterized by annual and biennial cycles in agricultural and pastoral areas in the Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest biomes. Phenological variations are influenced by seasonal precipitation and temperature, as well as fragmentation resulting from human activities such as agriculture and deforestation. The mapping reveals spatial discontinuities that range from protected territories to intensive agriculture, emphasizing the need to strengthen conservation strategies in protected areas, particularly in the Pantanal, Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest.
Copyright (c) 2024 Ricardo Sartorello, Edson Alves Filho, Christopher Small https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Adaptation of the Types of Bioclimatic Regimes (TBR) method to the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands)
Types of Bioclimatic Regimes (TBR) is a global bioclimatic classification methodology that integrates thermo-pluviometric and edaphic data. Since 2022, the BIOCLIM package in RStudio has facilitated the application of this classification across various fields of study. This study tests the TRB method in El Hierro, a volcanic island characterized by complex geographical features and high biodiversity, to evaluate its applicability on large scales. The Universal Kriging (UK) method was employed for the spatial interpolation of maps. Additionally, for the bioclimatic subtypes map (TBRs), a multiple linear regression model adjusted using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and a residual correction via Ordinary Kriging (OK) were applied. The evaluation of the interpolations demonstrates good precision, although with limitations in the higher and more inaccessible areas of the island. The results provide an updated, detailed, and adjusted bioclimatic map, which is crucial in the context of the climate emergency.
Copyright (c) 2024 Damián Caballero Fernández, Montserrat Salvà-Catarineu https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The impact of weather conditions on human experience can be assessed through bioclimatic indices that measure thermal comfort. This study adopted the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) to analyze the distribution of thermal stress categories across the entire Brazilian territory. From 1979 to 2020, the results present a first climatological norm for thermal comfort in Brazil. Increasing values were observed for extremes of discomfort in both cold and hot situations. Furthermore, there was a decrease in cold-related stress categories, while heat discomfort classes showed an increase. The results revealed a connection with ENSO events, highlighting that El Niño contributes to increased thermal discomfort due to heat, whereas La Niña is associated with thermal discomfort due to cold.
Copyright (c) 2025 Gabriel Pereira, João Batista Ferreira Neto https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Digital Technologies and School Geography: Teaching Knowledge Produced During Emergency Remote Education (2020-2021)
This paper presents findings from theoretical reflections and empirical field research aimed at identifying and analyzing the pedagogical knowledge produced by teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic through the use of Digital Information and Communication Technologies (DICT) within School Geography. To this end, we administered questionnaires to Geography teachers working in São Paulo State’s public school system, comprising questions about teacher training, pedagogical knowledge, and educational practices mediated by digital technologies. Most participating teachers had neither received formal training in DICT nor engaged in professional development activities that enabled pedagogical reflection or practical application of digital technologies in teaching Geography. Consequently, we found that the teachers’ knowledge of DICT that emerged during Emergency Remote Teaching in School Geography was predominantly experiential, developed through professional practices encompassing equipment management, continuous professional learning, pedagogical planning, and instructional methodology.
Copyright (c) 2025 Francisco Fernandes Ladeira, Tânia Seneme do Canto https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Geopsychic place: the encounter between terrestrial dynamics and psychic dynamics
Have you already encountered the epistemological contributions of Psychoanalysis to Geography? How does Earth's spelling the particular and singular spelling of a language being? What links us to places? How and why does a place become a center of significance? These were some of the moving questions in the doctoral research that are present in this text. The theoretical-methodological encounter presents the concept of geopsychic place constituted and lived topologically with psychic dynamics and terrestrial dynamics. Geopsychic Place is located in two chains of transmission in the encounter between classic references in Humanist Geography, such as Yi-Fu Tuan, David Lowenthal, Éric Dardel, J.K. Wright, and classic references in Psychoanalysis, such as Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan. The article presents aspects and characteristics that are inseparable from the geopsychic place present in the words of the people who participated in the research. The encounter between Geography and Psychoanalysis presents a possible and necessary path in carrying out geographical research, a path that includes listening, the unconscious, and highlights the word.
Copyright (c) 2025 Juliana Maddalena Trifilio Dias https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Global productive flows in health: elements for building a map of health industrial complexes in the world
The article is based on the assumption that productive spatial circuits have global dynamics, as stated by Milton Santos (1988), built by the articulation between places and regions of the different socio-spatial formations that make up the current world system. This cross-border dynamic is established by the imposition of the hegemonic temporalities of global agents, specifically those that use instrumental simultaneity for the purposes of capitalist accumulation. In industrial production, this spatial practice of companies is achieved, among other ways, through the exchange of productive inputs between countries that have the same branches of industry, and here we are dealing with those that make up the health industrial complex. It is by analyzing these flows of productive inputs and finished products that we can create indicators and estimate the countries that own these complexes.
Copyright (c) 2024 Ricardo Mendes Antas Jr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A importância das revistas científicas na comunicação do conhecimento
A GEOUSP oferece aos seus leitores refletir sobre inovações recentes propostas por pesquisadores brasileiros e latinoamericanos, que trabalharam com rigor sobre temas importantíssimos para a geografia e a sociedade contemporânea
Copyright (c) 2024 Fabio Contel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0