Percepção ambiental : estudo de caso com crianças participantes de um projeto de educação ambiental na Comunidade do Sossego, Fortaleza/CE

Abstract

Given the environmental problems we experience today, the environmental issue is gaining more space in the discussions in all areas of knowledge. Part of these problems are caused by differences in values and environmental perceptions of each individual, because they are made from the experience and knowledge gained by each during their training. In this scenario, the environmental perception appears as an element that deserves to be studied. This work has as object of study an Environmental Education project developed by an NGO and applied with children belonging to a community of Fortaleza marked by low per capita income of its residents. This study aims mainly to observe the development of the perception of the project participants children during a certain time of his execution. The methodology used was based on a literature review and field research, and through the results we can see the challenges and limitations that a project of this type can find in the context of the reality of a poor community