Environment and Human Behavior

The current vision of the world on environmentalThere is the need to replace the
issues enables a greater scope and detail aboutCartesian-Newtonian paradigm, consolidated by
what happens to the environment where theythe positivist doctrine, which still governs our lives.
are all living beings. Disasters, tragedies, plunderingThere should be a change in view of the world,
and exploitation of the natural assets have beenconsidering that the greatest crisis affecting
increasingly explicit in the face of human society,humanity is the crisis of perception, as a warning
causing environmental imbalances leading toCapra (1996).
fatigue and the nature. The purpose ofEducation has strategic role in the process of
sustainability is that human beings are consideredenvironmental management, training of children
part of nature, being able to develop their actionsand young people, incorporating environmental and
in balance with the environment in which they live.human values, emphasizing the sense of daily
Considering the evolutionary history of humanpractices with the theory initiated in the
thought, it is noted that the thinking of man areclassroom, leading to a culture of sustainability, a
becoming throughout history, where it hangs aculture the harmonic coexistence between human
clash of the old Cartesian paradigm and the newbeings and between them and nature. The pursuit
paradigm, that of sustainability. Knowing theof sustainable development seems utopian, but
evolutionary process of human thought can bethe utopian ideas are to build something you
pointed as cause for the problem diagnosed:dream, and dream is to generate hope. It is the
environmental problems not bother enough peopledesire to abstract a concrete reality, to stop
so that they act, there is no motivation orrambling on firm ground to tread. Developing
personal initiative to trigger environmental action,sustainability means being focused not only on
awareness does not necessarily trigger changesproduction, is to think and solve small to
of attitudes, not the accountability of peoplecondescend to the proposed logical natural
before the environmental issue.process, or find the answers in nature to solve
The solutions to the problem of the programs andthe problems. Issues that were created by
projects already working on environmentalhumans, when we forget that the natural, the
perception, awareness and consciousness, causingorganic, and that depends on it. We must go back
an emphasis on emotion in people that have beento origins to rethink the way of human life. Look
sensitized to promote the changes necessary towhat has been lost to fit the missing piece of to
achieve sustainability.return to participate in the life cycle of the earth.
Considering the parameters that influence theSustainable development as its basic resource
analysis and results of this work, it remains withinelect the creative initiative of individuals and as a
its objectives, but to propose new ideas forfundamental objective the welfare of the material
influence in overcoming the processing ofand spiritual. In communities that work well, even
environmental awareness in active movement.when there is poverty, there are also ingenious
Building new cultural values, social, political andstrategies for survival. (BARROS, 2002, p. 4)
economic then contributing to formation of a newAccording Lerípio (2001, p. 2), the
global consciousness in favor of life and all theenvironment and development must cease to be
diversity in nature.confrontational to become a partnership
The actions committed for the environmentrelationship. The key point of the issue becomes
today does not match that of people aware. Wethe need for a peaceful coexistence between the
stopped on the concrete action to minimize thequality of the environment and economic
impacts that cause. Timid political movements anddevelopment.
the majority are electioneering (Search by votes)What actions have been geared to protecting the
try to convince people that we work with natureenvironment is needed desvencilhar the mystery
as a small part of the city's trash is separated forof consciousness and their ability to bring actions
recycling, and when changes are governmentaware, committed and responsible for spreading
projects past are overlooked or neglected, startsolutions of problems and significant environmental
another program as environmental be the first toimprovements. You can not just plant trees in the
worry about the environmental issue. The searchgardens each year the week of the environment
for the reasons that make the conscious actionand to worship at that moment as if representing
of the generator attitudes and processes that canlarge effect on people and the environment. We
begin to mitigate the environmental problems ismust grow conscious attitudes in people, it is
significant, considering the inconsistency of peopleimportant to environmental awareness is no
aware of the existence and the lack ofaction to mitigate environmental impacts. The
permanent environmental actions.continuation of underdevelopment in environmental
Working for a healthy environment, the effectivecontinuity is the act of playing the remains of
action of a company organized and concerned tofood in the same brass in which recyclable
know, understand and exercise theirmaterials or as forests are devastated areas
responsibilities. Referring to the Medical Education,equivalent to a big stadium every day, eliminating
(KIKUCHI, 1991 p. 166) warns: You can notseveral endangered species of both flora as
compare to the action self cure therapy withfauna, and authorities are not pressured to make
conventional medical therapy. The purpose of selfthis safeguard.
cure therapy is to empower the healing ofUnderstanding the basis of generating actions is
patients who must be an act essentiallyvery important to reach people aware so they
self-educational and not medical. The expropriationcan have their attitudes consistent with their way
of health, holding to the doctors, the exclusiveof thinking. Finding the factor for the actions has
right to treatment for patients and difficult tobeen a tool much more than just awareness. If
author, using for that the law, follows, essentially,awareness were large enough there would be
to ignorance and financial interests. This is one ofconcerns about the environmental issue, as is
the main factors that cause disease in troubledevident in the company to be established there, in
modern world. The disease is like a fire and thevarious segments of multipliers of environmental
doctor is like the firefighter.awareness. Maybe the majority did not see the
Although the total mobilization of the entireseriousness with which environmentalists have
capacity of the doctor (firefighter) and the use ofseen, hence the need for treatment of shock, or
all equipment, there are still many serious diseasessee the reality that hits on the emotionally and be
(large fires) that develop in parallel with the rapiddone with nature and the like. Considering the
development of science and mechanicalimportance of these aspects, this paper attempts
technology of today. No use looking onlyto point out answers or solutions to the inertia of
technological progress and the practical with theirrest where people park conscious and not aware,
firefighter equipment and instruments, if weto have the factor or factors instigators to a
strengthen and warned against the fire. We muststate of movement for activities beneficial to the
protect us from disease flare of individual childrenenvironment, a inertia of movement of
as well as major fires (epidemics and wars). Theenvironmentally conscious heads.
disease appears as a possibility for growth, as aIf every person endowed with environmental
barrier that helps us to raise awareness that theawareness still lacks reason to act on the
imbalance is crucial for maintaining the relativeenvironmental issue is instigated in the right spot
balance. So what if search is not clear how theto develop attitudes that same individual to
fire, because if you do not know, just study itremedy environmental damage or prevent them,
and is the most effective method for this. Whatwork is more than a contribution to environmental
you want is the self facing the environment. Theeducation, but yes, the trigger that fires every
expropriation of nature is what is bad, comparedperson other than his desire to make their way
to the previous reference Kikuchi health. Treat evilof life today, to more healthy attitudes from a
is not enough, we must prevent it and that isparticular, emotional, psychological, actor in major
necessary to investigate what was lost and bringchanges necessary for preservation and
back the habit to return the balance to maintain,conservation of an integrated world of humans
and also get the natural balance of ecosystems.and nature as it always was, one thing only. To
Looking under the same parameters of thesearch for the guideline have research that points
search for balance you can cite other examplesto a single direction desvencilhando of the nuances
of the confusion in other segments such as:that may be involved in your real objective is
violent authorities want to stop the violence,therefore necessary to infer the problem
doctors want to stop the cancer producing morequestion: Why do many people, although being
cancer, educators want to promote educationenvironmentally aware, yet have no rational
transmitting a fragmented vision and escravizanteattitudes that are taking actions environmentally
of reality. Clearly, something is wrong.sound?