at a glance

Presented by the  Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração, the study Estudo de caso do Parque Chico Mendes,(Case Study -  Chico Mendes Park), by Marcos Cohen e Jorge Ferreira da Silva, presents the partial results of the field research for a doctoral thesis on participatory management of the natural urban parks in the municipal of Rio de Janeiro.

The article focuses on the Parque Natural Municipal Chico Mendes (Municipal Natural Park of Chico Mendes), analyzing how it is kept and managed, especially in relation to compliance with law number 9.985, which established a National System of Conservation Units and called for participative management.