The research aimed to draw a profile of environmental management debate in the Amazon in
the light of the terminology used in the scientific production of postgraduate programs (PPGs)
authorized by the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES), the thematic
area and Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences. Specifically, the research aimed to
identify the key terms and concepts used in the construction of regional knowledge by way of
strict sense postgraduate research in the Amazon. As a result of this terminological analysis,
was organized, is systematized and was standardized the terms and concepts used in theses
and dissertations of graduate programs and built up a microthesaurus to serve as a tool for
recovery of environmental information. The theoretical framework of the research was
outlined in the literature of environmental management, terminology and tools of the
documentary language, specifically the thesaurus and glossary. Methodologically, the study
followed a qualitative approach thrlough the research in print materials; the data were
obtained through a documentary research and content analysis of 332 dissertations and 43
doctoral theses. In document analysis was used a terminological form for the purpose of
collection, extraction and standardization of environmental terms (concepts) from the
scientific production of PPGs. The Research shows, from the terminological analysis PPGs in
the Amazon has contributed to the advancement of knowledge in environmental management,
especially in their interpretation and application in the region. The terminological analysis
allowed the creation of a glossary with 190 environmental terms and 490 concepts in
Portuguese used in scientific production of postgraduate programs in environmental
management specialty portraying their contributions to the advancement in understanding of
concept. Beyond the glossary, we designed a specific conceptual map in environmental
management together with the terminological analysis, allowed the elaboration of a
microthesaurus. The contribution of this work is precisely applied in the construction of
microthesaurus with their terminological relations and specificities in environmental
management.
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