Socioenvironmental commitment and vulnerability

This study deals with the way people from an urban locality with many social and environmental problems manifest their commitments towards the environment. The results showed three types of commitment named here as 'active passivity'; 'withstand passivity' and 'controlled pa...

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Published in:Ambiente & sociedade 2011-07, Vol.14 (2), p.123-138
Main Authors: Lemos, Sonia Maria, Higuchi, Maria Ines Gasparetto
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Environmental Degradation
Individual Collective Relationship
Urban Areas
Vulnerability
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Summary:This study deals with the way people from an urban locality with many social and environmental problems manifest their commitments towards the environment. The results showed three types of commitment named here as 'active passivity'; 'withstand passivity' and 'controlled passivity', that express the ethos present in this population, which emerged from their individual and collective experiences. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1414-753X
DOI:10.1590/S1414-753X2011000200009