Visions of development and environmental values in the municipal councils of Itajaí Middle Valley, Santa Catarina State

• Main Authors: Cleci Teresinha Noara, Luciano Felix Florit
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editora Universitária Champagnat 2009-12-01
• Series: Urbe : Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana
• Subjects: Environmental values; Councils of environment; Environmental management; Social participation
• Online Access: http://www2.pucpr.br/reol/index.php/URBE?dd1=3414&dd99=view

This paper began in November 2006, it deals with environmental values the councils of environment of Blumenau and Indaial on the middle Vale of Itajaí, Santa Catarina State. The objective was to identify and to analyze the environment values and interests that permeate the practice of these councils. The subject becomes relevant because the theorical sources are scarces, data-collecting interviews, comments bibliographical and documentary. The results demonstrate even though the council members possess and anthropocentric vision about environment, they believe that, with a environment management integrated and participative action, close to sustainable development, it will be possible the solution of these environment problems. The study aims to be a contribution to municipal councils of environment in Itajaí basin, since it allows us to understand some of the capacities and limitations of them in the formulation and implementation of public policies for sustainable development in the region.