THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE LANDSCAPE OF BABAÇULÂNDIA - TO WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ESTREITO HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT (HPP)

Abstract

It is the concern of this article to show the transformation that the geographical space of Babaçulândia underwent with the installation of the Estreito Hydroelectric Power Plant, Maranhão. The area chosen and delimited for the development of this study gathers, so to speak, several landscape modifications resulting from the installation of the Estreito Hydroelectric Power Plant. The city of Babaçulândia and its entire community suffered a lot from these strong metamorphoses.  Studying the issue of the quality of life of the residents around the city of Babaçulândia, who suffer directly from the transformation of its original landscape, is one of our most important pretensions to be shown in this article. The choice of the theme was made through several observations and inquiries directed to this issue, which reflects on the entire community of the city of Babaçulândia - TO. Thus, this research aims to highlight the main changes in the landscape of a given space with the installation of a hydroelectric power plant at a global, regional and local level, making the community of the area under study come to know the reality of this subject and its harmful and beneficial consequences for all.