Dr Denis Hellebrandt Da Silva
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Tutor | D dot Hellebrandt at uea dot ac dot uk |
Biography
My PhD research project is aimed at understanding how people perceive and respond to uncertainty and change, and how access to resources is determined.
I am interested in the relationship between livelihood strategies, adaptation and vulnerability in the context of small-scale fisheries. The fieldwork is carried out in Southern Brazil and the research is based on a case study of fisherfolk living in rural and urban settings characterised by highly dynamic environmental and social conditions. The methodology consists of qualitative and quantitative approaches, in particular techniques which promote the participation of fisherfolk in the research.
Informality, and its implications for social exclusion, is a central issue in my project. Thus, I focus in particular on describing and understanding the complex social networks related to informal fishing markets.
> Book chapter: "Mapping concepts with fisherfolk". In: Handbook of Research on Collaborative Learning using Concept Mapping, edited by Patricia Torres(PUC Parana, Brazil) and Rita Marriott (Univ. of Birmingham, UK). ISBN: 978-1-59904-992-2
> Peer-reviewed paper: "Fisheries in southern Brazil: a comparison of their management and sustainability". J. P. Castello, P. S. Sunye, M. Haimovici and D. Hellebrandt. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 25 (2009), 287–293. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01229.x
> "Sell globally, exploit locally: markets and small-scale fisheries management in Southern Brazil". Oral presentation at the workshop Community-based Action and Natural Resource Management in an era of Neoliberalism, held by the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge - Society, Environment and Development Cluster, on Friday 19th June 2009, Cambridge.
> "Informal markets and institutional change in small-scale fisheries in Southern Brazil". Oral presentation at the People and the Sea V: 'Living with uncertainty and adapting to change' Amsterdam, 9 - 11 July, 2009.
> Vulnerability of small-scale fisheries to climate change
I am member of a team of economists, oceanographers and marine biologists studying the effects of climate change on small-scale fisheries in Southern Brazil. Check the CEEMA website for a summary of the research (in Portuguese) and the IAI website for a broad view of the program funding this project. The project development is hosted by FURG university.
> Media representations of climate change in coastal zones
I am conducting research on how information on climate change is produced and reproduced by the Brazilian media, with particular focus on coastal zones. This project is part of a recently formed national research network (REDE Clima) with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of climate change in coastal environment. Check the initial results of the network in its first workshop, held in September 2009 (in Portuguese).
Dr. Declan Conway, Dr. Edward Allison and Dr. Tim Daw.
I am interested in the relationship between livelihood strategies, adaptation and vulnerability in the context of small-scale fisheries. The fieldwork is carried out in Southern Brazil and the research is based on a case study of fisherfolk living in rural and urban settings characterised by highly dynamic environmental and social conditions. The methodology consists of qualitative and quantitative approaches, in particular techniques which promote the participation of fisherfolk in the research.
Informality, and its implications for social exclusion, is a central issue in my project. Thus, I focus in particular on describing and understanding the complex social networks related to informal fishing markets.
Recent publications
> Book chapter: "Mapping concepts with fisherfolk". In: Handbook of Research on Collaborative Learning using Concept Mapping, edited by Patricia Torres(PUC Parana, Brazil) and Rita Marriott (Univ. of Birmingham, UK). ISBN: 978-1-59904-992-2
> Peer-reviewed paper: "Fisheries in southern Brazil: a comparison of their management and sustainability". J. P. Castello, P. S. Sunye, M. Haimovici and D. Hellebrandt. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 25 (2009), 287–293. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01229.x
Recent presentations in conferences and workshops
> "Sell globally, exploit locally: markets and small-scale fisheries management in Southern Brazil". Oral presentation at the workshop Community-based Action and Natural Resource Management in an era of Neoliberalism, held by the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge - Society, Environment and Development Cluster, on Friday 19th June 2009, Cambridge.
> "Informal markets and institutional change in small-scale fisheries in Southern Brazil". Oral presentation at the People and the Sea V: 'Living with uncertainty and adapting to change' Amsterdam, 9 - 11 July, 2009.
Other research initiatives
> Vulnerability of small-scale fisheries to climate change
I am member of a team of economists, oceanographers and marine biologists studying the effects of climate change on small-scale fisheries in Southern Brazil. Check the CEEMA website for a summary of the research (in Portuguese) and the IAI website for a broad view of the program funding this project. The project development is hosted by FURG university.
> Media representations of climate change in coastal zones
I am conducting research on how information on climate change is produced and reproduced by the Brazilian media, with particular focus on coastal zones. This project is part of a recently formed national research network (REDE Clima) with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of climate change in coastal environment. Check the initial results of the network in its first workshop, held in September 2009 (in Portuguese).
Supervisors
Dr. Declan Conway, Dr. Edward Allison and Dr. Tim Daw.
Additional Contacts
skype: denis.net1
