Educação ambiental e políticas públicas municipais em Rio Pomba - MG

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Lopez, C. M. B. C.
• Orientador(a): Aguiar, M. A. A.
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Goiás
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais (PRPG)
• Departamento: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - ICB (RG)
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Educação ambiental (EA); Políticas públicas; Percepção ambiental
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Environmental education (EE); Public policy; Environmental perception
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS::BIOLOGIA GERAL
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/4089

The establishment of the Environmental Education (EE) is the result of a historical rocess, which is directly related to environmental problems, since EA has emerged as one of the most important tools for achieving sustainability and survival of the planet. In this context, EA has become a component of public policies with the government the obligation to promote it. The aim of this study was to report the perceptions that residents of Rio Pomba have on environmental public policy developed by the municipality and EE. The methodological procedures used anchored in the qualitative research. Information was obtained through interviews and questionnaires and was analyzed by describing and analyzing the content. Participated in this survey 162 people in total sento7 public representatives, 33 teachers and 122 residents of Rio Pomba. The results show that the research subjects, including public representatives, recognize and are aware of the environmental impacts that occur at Rio Pomba with emphasis on those related to water, garbage and sewer. On the other hand, there is a lack of understanding by the residents and faculty, public policies that the municipality develops. However, this relates to the lack of communication and performance of the municipal government and the lack of promotion from EA and public awareness for environmental conservation. Was identified as the city of Rio Pomba needs to develop a program of EE, which provides an overview of the environment, to awaken in people a the feeling of belonging to the same and to promote awareness and citizenship in the search and recovery by environmental conservation and the EE.