Socioeconomia local com índices de felicidade e percepção ambiental: um estudo de caso no distrito da ribeira-Cabaceiras(PB).

Abstract

The growing worldwide interest in environmental issue is closely correlated with the degradation of the environment, which in turn, is seen as the result of not sustainable socioeconomic development of modernity. This study aimed to evaluate the conditional social, economic, environmental perception and happiness as well as their respective rates of deterioration and their interrelationships in family groups of individuals living in the catchment of Stream Fund located in the Ribeira district, county of Cabaceiras - PB in Brazilian semiarid. Took as its starting point the analysis of socioeconomic status place using the methodology proposed by Rocha (1997), which is adapted by inserting parameters of happiness and environmental perception in its constitution. As results were obtained decay rates, where in the first instance, was obtained an index of socioeconomic deterioration corresponding to 26.74%. Later, after the introduction of parameters related to environmental sensing and happiness of individuals, such decay index fell to 19.89%. In this sense the assessment of socioeconomic conditions, environmental perception and happiness of individuals, route proved instrumental in modeling and management of public policies for sustainability, since it helps to own management and decision-making mechanisms for providing alternatives before social institutions, encouraging critical analysis, arousing a sense of responsibility and awareness throughout society about the importance of preserving natural resources, thus providing higher levels of personal satisfaction and improvement in the quality of local life.