Environmental perception in the construction of sustainable rural development

an evaluation with family farmers in the rural community of Malhada – Crato/CE

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https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v13.3848

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The objective of the research is to estimate the environmental perception of family farmers from the Association of Rural Producers of São Silvestre Farm, a rural community of Malhada, in Crato-Ceará. The methodology used exploratory-descriptive analysis, with data collected from primary research, with the application of a semi-structured questionnaire. The Environmental Perception Index was calculated, comprising three dimensions: perception of habits and social consumption (IPHCS); perception of the environmental impact of economic activity (IPIAAE); perception of the environmental impact of agricultural activity on labor (IPIAMO). The results point to an intermediate value of the farmers' environmental perception both in the general index (IPA equal to 0.631) and in the IPHCS and IPIAMO indexes, with values of 0.767 and 0.742, respectively. The dimension perception of the impacts of economic activity (agriculture) had the lowest value (0.444). Despite the IPA presenting results at an intermediate level, with emphasis on the low result for IPIAAE, environmental perception is a permanent construction.

Keywords: Environmental perception. Family farming. Environment.

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Valéria Feitosa Pinheiro, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia pela Universidade Federal Fluminense. Professora adjunta do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA.

Christiane Luci Bezerra Alves, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA

Doutora em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente pela Universidade Federal do Ceará – UFC. Professora associada do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA. Crato. Ceará. Brasil.

Anderson da Silva Rodrigues, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA

Doutor em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente pela Universidade Federal do Ceará – UFC. Professor associada do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA

Adriana Correia Lima Franca, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia pela Universidade Federal Fluminense. Professora assistente do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA

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2023-08-25

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Pinheiro, V. F., Alves, C. L. B., Rodrigues, A. da S., & Franca, A. C. L. (2023). Environmental perception in the construction of sustainable rural development: an evaluation with family farmers in the rural community of Malhada – Crato/CE. DRd - Desenvolvimento Regional Em Debate, 13, 279–304. https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v13.3848

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Vol. 13 (2023)

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