Questões de natureza ambiental na Mata de Jacarapé: o processo de expansão do Conjunto Cidade Verde

Abstract

This monograph aims to analyse issues about environmental nature in the Forest of Jacarapé from process of expansion of Conjunto Cidade Verde, Costa do Sol, João Pessoa-PB. Its main purpose is the Forest that surrounds the neighborhood at issue. A critical view facing of agressions that the vestige of Mata Atlântica suffers daily is reported in the form of lived experience, of a researcher who witnesses worrying situation of the area, constantly. The crucial point is that the reader develops a view based on sensibility to perceive the environment, which provides not just a external comprehension, but also searching for to feel it. In the first part will be discussed all theoretical framework that guided the development of this research, concepts related to the ecology, geograph y and Environmental Law are discussed, these definitions complemented the researched theme because it is large in its elements, a historical survey of human being‘s behavior into his surrounding. Quantitative results, which were got through of application of questionnaires, warn the situation of degradation and impaction of the Forest. The second part reports human being‘s detrimental actions facing of this physical environment, his destructive and ambitious power, disrespectful acts against nature that provides us a quality of healthy life, in other words, single source of our survival. Precisely, the questioning at issue is, the human being, who destroys the nature and its natural resources, destroys himself, with this aim the work ends with suggestions about management actions in order to be maintained the dynamic equilibrium in the locale, the main focus taken into account as mitigation solution is Environmental Education. An educated society in balance with natural resources provides an assurance of a sustainable world.