Hailstorms, and disaster in apple orchards of Santa Catarina State: producing a risky agriculture

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  • Jó Klanovicz Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2013v20n30p67

Abstract

This article discusses the expansion of apple orchards in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, and the relationship between this expansion of orchards and hailstorms since the 1960s. The hail was built as a disaster in scientific and non-scientific records related to pomiculture in Santa Catarina. To interpret how hailstorms became a major player in the construction of the history of pomiculture in Brazil, I used technical documents, creative writings, historical documents and ordinary accounts on hailstorms, as well as recent academic production on this climatic phenomenon. The discussion took into account the emerging field of research of Environmental History, and Disasters.

Author Biography

Jó Klanovicz, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná

Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História e Regiões (UNICENTRO) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação Interdisciplinar em Desenvolvimento Comunitário da mesma instituição. Docente do Departamento de História (UNICENTRO). Doutor em História (UFSC, 2007), com pós-doutorado (Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias da UDESC, 2008). Atualmente é Bolsista Produtividade em Pesquisa, nível 2, do CNPq.

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Published

2013-12-19

How to Cite

Klanovicz, J. (2013). Hailstorms, and disaster in apple orchards of Santa Catarina State: producing a risky agriculture. Esboços: Histories in Global Contexts, 20(30), 67–89. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2013v20n30p67

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 30 (2013): Dossiê Desastres Ambientais

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Special issue

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