Study of urban socio-environmental image of Foz do Iguaçu-PR

• Autor(a) principal: Galvão, Douglas Felipe
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Alves, Ana Paula Ghizzo, Kreutz, Juliana Cristina, Bittencourt, Paulo Rodrigo Stival, Costa, Michelle Budke
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Monografias Ambientais
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/remoa/article/view/14962
• topic: Foz do Iguaçu; Environmental Perception; Environmental Education; Foz do Iguaçu; Percepção ambiental; Educação ambiental

Foz do Iguacu, a large municipality located in western Parana State, has one of the seven wonders of nature and is among the most visited tourist Brazilian cities. The objective of this work was to study the socio-environmental image of the city through environmental awareness of inhabitants of the municipality. Data collection occurred in 2012 through a questionnaire and interview 162 questionnaires being applied to residents of many neighborhoods located in the urban area of the city of Foz do Iguaçu. The results enabled the study of socio-environmental image, establishing the pleasant and unpleasant landscapes, objects and realize that these singularities in the city and the neighborhoods where they live. Respondents believe in the importance of preserving the environment, where the majority conceives the environment as green areas and forests and consider the preservation, landscapes, parks and environmental quality of the city as disabled.