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Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul Instituto De Geociências Programa De Pós-graduação Em Geografia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Oliveira, Giovana Mendes De |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | The environmental perception study shows an important applicability in several areas of knowledge, since it allows the detection of the needs and potentialities of a population in relation to the environment in which it is inserted. Such research becomes essential for intervention through environmental awareness and esucational measures that result in attitudes with effective transformative potential. Considering the relevance of these researches, the present work has the objective of diagnosing the environmental perception of the community linked to the Resident's Associations from the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, regarding Lake Guaíba and its Participatory Management. In order to do so, the phenomenological method was used and a questionnaire was applied to representatives of twenty associations. This questionnaire covered four main blocks, aimed at identifying the participants, their perception about water, the Lake itself, and their understanding of the management of the lake, totaling twenty eight questions. The questionnaire also counted on a fifth block directed to the free manifestation of the participants, their suggestions and considerations. The methods of application were online, in person and by telephone, according to the availability and preference of each participant. From the answers obtained it was possible to carry out their descriptive analysis of the same, conciliating them with quantitative data from the city of Porto Alegre, in order to understand the participants' perception in a broader context. Among the results obtained, it can be observed that the participants have considerable knowledge about the lake and its dynamics in relation to the city, as a source for supply and destination of the sewage produced in the city. The participants were also sensitized to the water issue, presenting sustainable habits related to water saving and waste disposal. However, it was possible to observe that the participants are unaware of the Lago Guaíba Committee and the activities that involve the management of the resourse, even though they recognize the importance of the citizen action in favor of it's administration. The members of the associations also pointed out the lack of will / interest of the population and the lack of incentive by the government as the main elements that hinder and / or impede citizen participation in local water management, thus highlighting political apathy and political abulia as the main participatory problems in the context studied. Thus, after the diagnosis was made, an informative material was produced that sought to contemplate the main doubts evidenced by the participants throughout the project. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.lume.ufrgs.br/bitstream/handle/10183/168847/001047815.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
