Azevedo, Francisco Fransualdo deSilva, Rafael Aguiar da2019-01-032021-09-202019-01-032021-09-202018-12-12SILVA, Rafael Aguiar da. Território e geração de energia no Rio Grande do Norte: o caso do setor eólico em João Câmara/RN. 2018. 91f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Geografia) - Departamento de Geografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, 2018.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/34657Among the many uses of the territory in Rio Grande do Norte, wind energy generation has been well-known in the recent period, with a significant expansion and incorporation of relations and peculiarities in front of the existing local dynamics. As a result, João Câmara Municipality becomes a territorial base for the speculation and selectivity of the national and international wind sector, with a significant amount of wind farms and extensive transmission lines that convert the landscape and sociocultural dynamics of several rural communities to the detriment of the wind power generation process. Thus, the objective of this work is based on analyzing how wind energy is established in Rio Grande do Norte and mainly emphasize the social and economic repartimentos derived from this economic activity in the municipality of João Câmara. From the reading of works and documents referring to wind energy and the uses of the territory such as Santos (2013), Traldi (2014), Santos; Silveira (2006), Raffestin (1993) and other works have provided an understanding of the wind activity in the territory and will constitute the theoretical reference of the research. We also carried out queries to obtain secondary data on the wind sector at different scales, highlighting data from GWEC, ANEEL, CERNE and IRENA. These data are represented in tables, graphs and maps. As a way of understanding the studied reality, two field surveys were carried out, one in the municipal seat of João Câmara and the other in the community of Queimadas located in the rural perimeter of the analyzed municipality. Through the assumptions emphasized and formulated in this research, it is notorious to highlight the role of energy in the changes of the productive and territorial bases in the four scales of analysis (world, national, state and municipal). Finally, it was verified that the wind energy in the studied area, João Câmara, does not promote significant changes in the social and economic contexts of the municipality, but rather the accomplishment of isolated actions that compensatory character due to the numerous damages caused, especially regarding the rural communities affected by the wind growth in the municipal territory.Energia eólicaUsos do TerritórioRio Grande do NorteJoão CâmarabachelorThesis