Design participativo com comunitários da Reserva Extrativista Auatí-Paraná/AM

Abstract

The aim of this study was to bring together Design tools and methods, the use of wood from naturally fallen trees and elements of fauna and flora to develop products through Participatory Design with community members from an Extractive Reserve. The site selected as the setting for the study was the Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve, the territory of which covers the municipalities of Fonte Boa, Maraã and Japurá in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. A bibliographic survey was conducted of a compilation of articles, books, dissertations and theses, considering concepts such as social technology, participatory design, traditional communities and the development of products with regional identity, in addition to the use of naturally fallen trees and forest management. This frame of reference was used to define methodological procedures, divided into ten activities. Elements of Fauna and Flora, and wood from naturally fallen trees at RESEX Auatí-Paraná were then profiled. This research resulted in the profiling of twelve species of Fauna and Flora of the RESEX Auatí-Paraná and the forty-one most common species of naturally fallen trees in the area of the RESEX. It also resulted in identification and classification of methods and tools to be used in participatory Design processes, and how these elements can be strongly related for community members of RESEX Auatí-Paraná to make products with a regional identity. This research and its results confirm the great quantity and quality of material and visual resources that can be used for the manufacture of products with regional identity and that add value to the territory within Extractive Reserves. It also indicates the challenges for the application of the traditional method of Participatory Design and the need for adaptations of methodologies and triangulations of methods.