Percepção ambiental de alunos de escola públicas do municípo de Cuité/PB.

Abstract

Environmental perception can be understood as the way in which individuals understand their surrounding environment and ·)S different modes of relationship that they keep with nature. It is influenced by the experiences and interest of each individual with the different details of the environment and their level of involvement with nature. The objective of this work was to study the environmental perception of students from the elementary education of two public schools to the municipality of Cuité, in the State of Paraíba, on human impacts nor:; Local e-systems and their state of conservation. So do we. we check how the values: humans can explain attitudes, beliefs and environmental concern. The t~study was carried out in November 201 0, with randomly selected elementary school students (n = 30), using serr.i-·structured questionnaire containing 11 questions about different environmental aspects of the city of Cuité. Data~: about sex, age, parent's occupation, place of residence (urban or rural), and if they raised any kind of animals in their residences were also obtained. Students (~n interviewed were divided into three groups: A, B and C. Group A provided more adequate answers about the biome Caatinga, while no student from group C provided similar answers. THE. the majority of students (90% in all groups) said that Cuité is one in the city pleasant and peaceful, although many of those interviewed reported a lack of attractions cultural in the city and precariousness of the system. dr.;:: local health All of them showed up concerned about. urban waste and retar::tram who would like to participate in activities aimed at the recovery of degraded environments. 50 of students interviewees in group A and 60~-ó in group C rec,) knew the municipality of Cuité as well preserved, while 60% of group B students responded negative. The majority of respondents (100~6 in groups A and B and 90~1o in group c, said Cuité's natural environment has influences on its survival. At responses also 1showed values ​​and attitude~. anthropocentric, since most students see nature as something to be used. that is, a utilitarian view. Ours The data reinforce the need to be involved in the extension of the city that redirect environmental protection conducts, and that tmnbé1n have the purpose of improve the quality of life and quality of the environment in the municipality.