TY - GEN
T1 - Winds of Change
T2 - Unveiling the Interplay Among Modernization, Preservation, and Remediation in Cumbe's Sustainable Wind-energy Discourse
AU - Ramirez, Jacobo
AU - Gorayeb, Adryane
AU - do Nascimento, João Luís Joventino
N1 - Case-Reference no. 324-0191-1
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In northeastern Brazil, in Aracati municipality of Ceara state, lies the Quilombo community of Cumbe. The arrival of wind energy brought promises of economic development and a path towards a sustainable future to this community. However, it also precipitated complex disputes over land rights, cultural heritage, and the broader impact on the local communities' sustainable development. Such tensions were notably evident surrounding the construction of wind farms in Cumbe's sand dunes, where several archaeological sites were destroyed to build three wind farms in 2007-2009 and came into operation in 2010. As a form of reparation for the destruction of these archaeological sites, the company responsible for the wind farms built a museum within the Cumbe community to showcase some of the artifacts discovered during the development. Ironically, this mitigation strategy further polarized families within the community of Cumbe. This case explores the intertwined realms of socio-economic impacts, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation efforts, and community responses to the wind farms in Cumbe, and aims to portray the varied perspectives on sustainable development, equitable resource distribution, and heritage conservation in the community's continuous struggle against cultural and ecological erosion. The case was developed based on interviews conducted with the residents of Cumbe, internal documents provided by the interviewees, and publicly available documents from companies and the Brazilian government.
AB - In northeastern Brazil, in Aracati municipality of Ceara state, lies the Quilombo community of Cumbe. The arrival of wind energy brought promises of economic development and a path towards a sustainable future to this community. However, it also precipitated complex disputes over land rights, cultural heritage, and the broader impact on the local communities' sustainable development. Such tensions were notably evident surrounding the construction of wind farms in Cumbe's sand dunes, where several archaeological sites were destroyed to build three wind farms in 2007-2009 and came into operation in 2010. As a form of reparation for the destruction of these archaeological sites, the company responsible for the wind farms built a museum within the Cumbe community to showcase some of the artifacts discovered during the development. Ironically, this mitigation strategy further polarized families within the community of Cumbe. This case explores the intertwined realms of socio-economic impacts, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation efforts, and community responses to the wind farms in Cumbe, and aims to portray the varied perspectives on sustainable development, equitable resource distribution, and heritage conservation in the community's continuous struggle against cultural and ecological erosion. The case was developed based on interviews conducted with the residents of Cumbe, internal documents provided by the interviewees, and publicly available documents from companies and the Brazilian government.
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Sustainability
KW - Indigenous rights
KW - Environmental stewardship
KW - Cultural preservation
KW - Community responses to the wind farms
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Equitable resource distribution
KW - Heritage conservation
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Sustainability
KW - Indigenous rights
KW - Environmental stewardship
KW - Cultural preservation
KW - Community responses to the wind farms
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Equitable resource distribution
KW - Heritage conservation
M3 - Teaching case
PB - Case Centre
CY - Cranfield
ER -