A moderna expansão humana e a (re)descoberta do invisível: uma leitura geográfica da pandemia
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https://doi.org/10.21814/anthropocenica.3090Abstract
The COVID19 pandemic in which the world is immersed presses the need for a deep reflection on the role of human beings in the rupture we experience in the life of our planet. Against the background of the debate on a new geological era characterized by human action - the Anthropocene - and its transforming role on the planet, we incorporate a geographical perspective in the analysis of the elements that enhance the emergence of epidemics / pandemics. Factors such as population growth and urbanization, climate change and its transversal impacts to the planet and society, deforestation and loss of biodiversity, transport and mobility networks are elements considered (co) responsible for the pandemic and multipliers of future crisis situations.
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