Environment and the public arena: environmental governance and its implications for public policies

• Autor(a) principal: Villela Garcia, Maria Lucia
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Gomes, Marcus Vinícius Peinado
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/59390
• topic: Environment; sustainability; governance; public arena; public policies.; Medio ambiente; sostenibilidad; gobierno; arena pública; políticas públicas.; Meio ambiente; sustentabilidade; governança; arena pública; políticas públicas

The institutional framework of contemporary society has changed since the boundary between public and private spheres became increasingly fluid, with the State no longer the only actor to regulate the behaviour of social actors, nor indeed, the only actor to problematize what is public. Other actors have also begun to develop their own initiatives in relation to public matters, and this also applies to the environmental agenda. In this context, this article aims to develop an approach to public sector initiatives aimed at the environment by examining the experiences of the Public Management and Citizenship program database and the recent activities of the Friends of the Amazon Network. The conclusion is that such an approach should consider at least three elements: Transversality - environmental impacts involve different areas of knowledge and governmental action; No Neutrality - understanding environmental impacts involves negotiation in the public arena; Governance - environmental issues require coordination and relationships between different actors.