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A presente dissertação incide no estudo dos abrigos temporários de pastores
transumantes na Serra da Estrela, com vista ao seu mapeamento e sistematização. Uma
vez que estas estruturas serviram de apoio aos pastores transumantes, iniciou-se o
estudo pela temática da transumância, que surge da necessidade de realizar deslocações
para providenciar alimento para os animais, por sua vez com a finalidade de produção
de lã e queijo. Sabendo que esta atividade se encontra atualmente a desaparecer,
procura-se descobrir de que forma os abrigos estão relacionados com esse declínio. Deste
modo, procura-se dar resposta a questões como a localização dos abrigos de pastores
transumantes existentes na Serra da Estrela, se ainda são utilizados, se todos os abrigos
são destinados a pastores transumantes e as condições em que se encontram.
Para dar resposta a estas questões, o contacto com pastores e o trabalho de campo
revelaram-se fundamentais para a identificação e documentação destas estruturas.
Devido à extensão do território, o estudo ficou restrito ao Vale Glaciar de Loriga, dada a
importância que a prática transumante adquiriu no passado nesta região.
Durante a investigação, foi possível concluir que a Serra da Estrela teve um papel
fundamental para a atividade transumante no passado e apresenta-se como o último
reduto desta prática pastoril na atualidade. Foi ainda possível verificar a utilização dos
abrigos por parte dos pastores, o estado precário em que estes abrigos se encontram e
um elevado número de abrigos abandonados.
Face à informação recolhida, verificou-se que as condições dos abrigos constituem um
dos fatores que contribuiu para o declínio desta atividade. Desta maneira, existe a
necessidade de intervencionar os abrigos tendo em vista o retrocesso do
desaparecimento da prática transumante na Serra da Estrela.
This dissertation focuses on the study of temporary shelters for transhumant shepherds in Serra da Estrela, with a view to mapping and systematizing them. Since these structures served as support for transhumant shepherds, the study began with the theme of transhumance, which arises from the need to travel to provide food for the animals, in turn for the purpose of producing wool and cheese. Knowing that this activity is currently disappearing, we seek to discover how shelters are related to this decline. In this way, we seek to answer questions such as the number of shelters for transhumant shepherds existing in Serra da Estrela, their location, whether they are still used, whether all the shelters are intended for transhumant shepherds and the conditions in which they are found. To answer these questions, contact with shepherds and field work proved to be fundamental for the identification and documentation of these structures. Due to the extension of the territory, the study was restricted to the Loriga Glacier Valley, given the importance that the transhumant practice acquired in the past in this region. During the investigation, it was possible to conclude that Serra da Estrela played a fundamental role in transhumant activity in the past and is the last stronghold of this pastoral practice today. It was also possible to verify the use of shelters by shepherds, the precarious state in which these shelters are found and a high number of abandoned shelters. In view of the information collected, it was found that the conditions of the shelters constitute one of the factors that contributed to the decline of this activity. Therefore, there is a need to intervene in shelters in order to reverse the disappearance of the transhumant practice in Serra da Estrela.
This dissertation focuses on the study of temporary shelters for transhumant shepherds in Serra da Estrela, with a view to mapping and systematizing them. Since these structures served as support for transhumant shepherds, the study began with the theme of transhumance, which arises from the need to travel to provide food for the animals, in turn for the purpose of producing wool and cheese. Knowing that this activity is currently disappearing, we seek to discover how shelters are related to this decline. In this way, we seek to answer questions such as the number of shelters for transhumant shepherds existing in Serra da Estrela, their location, whether they are still used, whether all the shelters are intended for transhumant shepherds and the conditions in which they are found. To answer these questions, contact with shepherds and field work proved to be fundamental for the identification and documentation of these structures. Due to the extension of the territory, the study was restricted to the Loriga Glacier Valley, given the importance that the transhumant practice acquired in the past in this region. During the investigation, it was possible to conclude that Serra da Estrela played a fundamental role in transhumant activity in the past and is the last stronghold of this pastoral practice today. It was also possible to verify the use of shelters by shepherds, the precarious state in which these shelters are found and a high number of abandoned shelters. In view of the information collected, it was found that the conditions of the shelters constitute one of the factors that contributed to the decline of this activity. Therefore, there is a need to intervene in shelters in order to reverse the disappearance of the transhumant practice in Serra da Estrela.
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Abrigos Arquitétura Temporária Pastores Transumantes Serra da Estrela Transumância