Environmental education in urban cities: Planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communities
Purpose: In this study, we describe the impact of the Environmental Education (EE) projects for environmental regeneration conducted by the Group of Research and Studies in Environmental Education and Sustainability (GEPEASA) in Brazil. Methods: EE programs have been conducted in National Parks and...
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| author | Carolina L Zilli Vieira Nijima Novello Rumenos Carla Gheler-Costa Flavia Toqueti Maria de Lourdes Spazziani |
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| description | Purpose: In this study, we describe the impact of the Environmental Education (EE) projects for environmental regeneration conducted by the Group of Research and Studies in Environmental Education and Sustainability (GEPEASA) in Brazil. Methods: EE programs have been conducted in National Parks and public schools in urban cities with the objective to include EE in the school curriculum, with school farms, classes of sustainability, food security and environmental health, and recover local green areas. Results: In the areas where EE programs have been applied, there are increases of green areas, ecological consciousness and social engagement, and well-being of students and communities. Conclusions: Lack of ‘nature’ contact is critical in urban areas, where reduced green areas and outdoor activities have created an artificial lifestyle and a false perception of natural reality, increasing the risk of chronic diseases and mental disorders. EE carries the main responsibility to reestablish the connection between nature and children and communities, re-educating them to be the future's conscious Earth's citizens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc8c72a8b0dd4124b69d8d63a75a6a312022-12-22T03:00:59ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Educational Research Open2666-37402022-01-013100208Environmental education in urban cities: Planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communitiesCarolina L Zilli Vieira0Nijima Novello Rumenos1Carla Gheler-Costa2Flavia Toqueti3Maria de Lourdes Spazziani4Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, Landmark Center 4 West (HSPH) Room 420, Boston, MA 02215, United States; Corresponding author.School of Sciences, State University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilCâmara dos Deputados, Brazilian Congress, Brasília, D.F., BrazilSchool of Engineering, State University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Instituto Noosfera, Arealva, Sao Paulo, BrazilInstituto Noosfera, Arealva, Sao Paulo, BrazilPurpose: In this study, we describe the impact of the Environmental Education (EE) projects for environmental regeneration conducted by the Group of Research and Studies in Environmental Education and Sustainability (GEPEASA) in Brazil. Methods: EE programs have been conducted in National Parks and public schools in urban cities with the objective to include EE in the school curriculum, with school farms, classes of sustainability, food security and environmental health, and recover local green areas. Results: In the areas where EE programs have been applied, there are increases of green areas, ecological consciousness and social engagement, and well-being of students and communities. Conclusions: Lack of ‘nature’ contact is critical in urban areas, where reduced green areas and outdoor activities have created an artificial lifestyle and a false perception of natural reality, increasing the risk of chronic diseases and mental disorders. EE carries the main responsibility to reestablish the connection between nature and children and communities, re-educating them to be the future's conscious Earth's citizens.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266637402200084XEnvironmental educationGreen spacesEcological conscience and human health |
| spellingShingle | Carolina L Zilli Vieira Nijima Novello Rumenos Carla Gheler-Costa Flavia Toqueti Maria de Lourdes Spazziani Environmental education in urban cities: Planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communities International Journal of Educational Research Open Environmental education Green spaces Ecological conscience and human health |
| title | Environmental education in urban cities: Planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communities |
| title_full | Environmental education in urban cities: Planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communities |
| title_fullStr | Environmental education in urban cities: Planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental education in urban cities: Planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communities |
| title_short | Environmental education in urban cities: Planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communities |
| title_sort | environmental education in urban cities planet regeneration through ecologically educating children and communities |
| topic | Environmental education Green spaces Ecological conscience and human health |
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