O perfil da produção científica sobre capital natural na Região Metropolitana de Curitiba

Abstract

The general objective of this dissertation was to analyze the profile of publications on natural capital in the metropolitan region of Curitiba (RMC). The research was based on the analytical model proposed by Meadows, in the approach of the three capitals (natural capital, social capital and built capital), using specifically the "lens" natural capital. This analysis will seek to establish relationships and correlations between the scientific production and the chosen territorial context, demonstrating how the natural capital of the region is portrayed within the scientific production on the same. As a methodology, the research is based on systematic review and content analysis, using a mixed method to quantitatively and qualitatively characterize the scientific production carried out in the MRC from 1992 to 2017. From the categorization of natural capital into eight categories , it was possible to infer about the main thematic and temporal trends of research, besides evaluating this profile from the indicators of quality, impact factor, SJR and SNIP. There was a greater thematic tendency on the biodiversity theme, justified by the high number of sources and forest remnants in the region, but when the number of citations is observed, air / climate publications have greater visibility in the scientific community.