Estudo da percepção ambiental sobre recursos hídricos na Universidade Federal de Alfenas – campus avançado de Poços de Caldas/MG

Abstract

Environmental issues now have become one of the major challenges of society, especially when dealing with the quest for sustainable development. The use of instruments such as Environmental Education and Environmental Perception is increasingly being essential for the formation of man's awareness of the environment in which it is inserted. This study aims to evaluate the environmental perception of students and teachers of the Federal University of Alfenas, in the Advanced Campus of Poços de Caldas, specifically in relation to water resources and propose strategies for the improvement of this issue within the academic environment. The evaluation methodology included the application of a questionnaire with closed questions and the selection of respondents was conducted through a stratified random sampling study of the universe. The results allowed us to note that the profile of the university recognizes the importance of the theme of water resources and agrees that interdisciplinarity is the main tool for working with this issue within the academic environment.