CAMINHOS INOVADORES NA CIÊNCIA GEOGRÁFICA: A INSERÇÃO DA GEOGRAFIA BRASILEIRA NA ANÁLISE DOS SISTEMAS TERRESTRES.

This work shows part of the theme presented at the II Brazilian Congress of Space Organization and XIV Seminar of the Geography Postgraduate Program, Paulista State University, Rio Claro Campus. It is an approach to the complexity of natural systems and how the lack of understanding of their dynamics and functioning can potentiate the consequences of climate change, manifested by extreme events and largely confirmed by scientists. Large-scale landslides in the Região Serrana in 2011, and the effects of coastal erosion in the Região dos Lagos in the state of Rio de Janeiro were emphasized. Both events show that the population and the public authorities are not really concerned about the continuity of the processes already ratified by the latest IPCC reports, and by the work of a large number of geographers. The analysis of risk areas and new public policies that need to be implemented by decision makers increasingly require the important participation of geographers, armed today with a large theoretical, methodological and technological tools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]