Gestores de arborização da cidade de Teresina-PI: conhecimento e percepção ambiental

Abstract

Environmental awareness and the level of knowledge are essential to afforestation planning. For that reason, the research had as general objective the investigation of the level of knowledge and environmental perception of the public managers of afforestation in Teresina-Piauí, as well as the reflection of that in the service that they execute. As specific objectives it had: to identify the level of knowledge of public managers and their partners on urban afforestation; get to know the environmental perception of public managers and their partners on afforestation; to identify and characterize training programs for the partners; verify the effectiveness and efficiency of the afforestation programs in the city of Teresina. The research was based on an inductive method, with an explanatory approach which follows the qualitative research, with phenomenological elements. The study revealed that the partners and managers see the environment in a naturalistic way, being thus a reflection of their experience in the professional activity and also the low level of knowledge in this subject derived from the lack of training and education, including the interaction of the human being with nature through their social and work relations. From this perspective, it is hoped that this research contributes to enhance the importance of environmental perception and the level of knowledge within urban afforestation planning.