BETWEEN CHANGES AND RESISTANCE: ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE OF SOCIAL ACTORS TO THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF WIND FARMS
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Wind energy; Socio-ecological resilience; Environmental perceptions; Environmental justice; Human Ecology.Abstract
This study analyzes the perceptions, adaptation strategies, and resilience mechanisms of three groups of social actors: the local community (n=26), municipal government authorities (n=5), and wind energy sector companies (n=3), in response to the socioecological transformations produced by wind farms in Campo Formoso, Bahia. The research employs a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, integrating: (a) quantitative analysis using a 15-item Likert scale per group, a Composite Socio-Environmental Impact Index (ICIS), ordinal logistic regression, and non-parametric tests (Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U), with internal validation via Cronbach's alpha; and (b) qualitative analysis grounded in Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), following Fairclough’s (2001, 2003) three-dimensional model. Given the small sample size in two of the three groups, the results are exploratory in nature and do not support statistical generalization. The findings reveal perceptual asymmetries across groups: companies demonstrate high self-assessment (ICIS=4.22), government authorities record ambivalent perceptions (ICIS=3.05), and the local community expresses considerably less favorable assessments (ICIS=2.68). CDA identified distinct discursive patterns: a corporate discourse of managed proximity; a governmental discourse characterized by critical awareness combined with inverted accountability; and a community discourse marked by majority normalization (53.8% of respondents) and critical minority voices. The study concludes that the community develops passive resilience through normalization, without strengthening collective adaptive capacity, thereby configuring a situation of silent vulnerability that demands academic and political-institutional attention.
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