Urbanism Seminar, MIT Fall 2018
The Carajás forest holds different meanings, where it is considered a commodity when it comes to natural resources and extraction. The forest is also an ecosystem and heritage that need to preserved. Moreover, the forest is a home that is inhabited by people.
Different actors tap into the different worlds of extraction, preservation, and settlements, in which the worlds begin to converge. The extraction company taps in to the realm of conservation as it claims to replant the forest, the environmental agency permits mining processes as it negotiates deals with the company, and the residents form their own smaller scale extraction processes as they begin to inhabit the forest.
This research project analyzes and visualizes the narrative of the contested forest.