Abstract This dissertation is a first study on border dynamics, developed during an academic internship at the European Association of Border Regions for the international master’s program STeDe - Sustainable Territorial Development. It focuses on two national parks located on the Brazil-Argentina border, near Paraguay, and their cooperation. The study aims to understand their history, trace a territorial panorama, and suggest areas for fruitful collaboration to maintain the heritage. The first chapter presents key concepts for border studies, bridging different author’s perspectives on globalization, colonization, territory, region, borders, and regional identity. These concepts form the framework needed to analyse the chosen region. The second one, offers a panorama of the Triple Border Region, known for the confluence of the Iguaçu and Paraná Rivers, creating the border among the three countries. It starts by describing the region’s physical aspects, including its unique geology, fauna, and flora, and the impact of national divisions and development projects. The chapter also covers the history of human occupation, territorial disputes, and socio-economic aspects of important municipalities, highlighting the pre-Columbian inhabitants and their role in the region's natural richness. The following chapter introduces Parque Nacional do Iguaçu in Brazil and Parque Nacional Iguazú in Argentina. By comparing their histories, goals, and management plans, the author identifies potential areas for joint improvement in heritage preservation, leisure, and education. The final chapter explores cross-border cooperation between the parks, analysing current collaboration and proposing a project that involves indigenous populations in the parks’ activities. This project aims to preserve cultural aspects while engaging visitors, the community, and academia in alignment with the parks’ goals.
Shared Heritage, Shared Future - Cross-border conservation strategies for natural and cultural preservation in Iguaçu and Iguazú national parks
FRACASSI PIETROBELI, MARIA FERNANDA
2023/2024
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Abstract This dissertation is a first study on border dynamics, developed during an academic internship at the European Association of Border Regions for the international master’s program STeDe - Sustainable Territorial Development. It focuses on two national parks located on the Brazil-Argentina border, near Paraguay, and their cooperation. The study aims to understand their history, trace a territorial panorama, and suggest areas for fruitful collaboration to maintain the heritage. The first chapter presents key concepts for border studies, bridging different author’s perspectives on globalization, colonization, territory, region, borders, and regional identity. These concepts form the framework needed to analyse the chosen region. The second one, offers a panorama of the Triple Border Region, known for the confluence of the Iguaçu and Paraná Rivers, creating the border among the three countries. It starts by describing the region’s physical aspects, including its unique geology, fauna, and flora, and the impact of national divisions and development projects. The chapter also covers the history of human occupation, territorial disputes, and socio-economic aspects of important municipalities, highlighting the pre-Columbian inhabitants and their role in the region's natural richness. The following chapter introduces Parque Nacional do Iguaçu in Brazil and Parque Nacional Iguazú in Argentina. By comparing their histories, goals, and management plans, the author identifies potential areas for joint improvement in heritage preservation, leisure, and education. The final chapter explores cross-border cooperation between the parks, analysing current collaboration and proposing a project that involves indigenous populations in the parks’ activities. This project aims to preserve cultural aspects while engaging visitors, the community, and academia in alignment with the parks’ goals.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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