O DESIGN COMO UM INSTRUMENTO DE COMUNICAÇÃO

Abstract

The PIRAHIBA Project has as its goal to do researches in hydroelectrics located at the Amazônica Basin, identifying its interference on the environment and the populations that live near by, identifying the existing participatory management processes. Formed by many research groups, this project develops actions with a multi, inter and transdiciplinary feature, envolving local communities. In this context, this paper describes the methodological procedures and the products generated by the Design area for the research group "Water and Communities" to: promote the communication between teachers, students and technicians from different areas of knowledge and communities; facilitate the generation and systematization of information of different forms and origins; and, publish results. It is noticed that the Design tools used and the products developed by it were decisive to the understanding, acceptance and participations of the community in the actions of the PIRAHIBA Project. Index Terms - Communities, Design, graphic pieces.