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Hydroelectric plants ; Rondônia Amazon; Public policy; Riverside Population; sustainability
The general objective of this work is to analyze the construction project of the Tabajara HPP on the Machado River (Ji Parana). The specific objectives are: Investigate the socio-environmental transformations caused by this project; Debate about the effects of this construction on the social, organizational and cultural configuration of riverside communities; Discriminate such effects in Vila Tabajara, Dois de Novembro and adjacent regions. The methodological procedure adopted was drawn up from bibliographical and documentary studies and field data collection, with the contribution of the research method called dialectical historical materialism. The text is structured into four chapters. The research stages were carried out in a systematized and contextualized manner based on the following actions: Bibliographic analysis of historical and official documents, reading of works, scientific articles, news, environmental reports, environmental studies, obtaining data, information, characteristics and opinions of residents of the area directly affected and of direct influence, with direct and indirect contact with groups, associations and mobilizers. As this is a qualitative research of an exploratory nature, we used dialectical historical materialism to compare the data obtained.