The evolution of environmental questions, environmental and life quality and the city of Várza Paulista-SP: a brief comparison of concepts

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  • Juliana Augusta VERONA UNESP
  • Helmut Troppmair TROPPMAIR UNESP

Abstract

Understanding that human society depends, for its well-being, of a consideration not only of environmental factors (physical, chemical and biological), but also of ethical and social parameters, this work looks for an analysis of the meaning of environmental quality and quality of life under the geographical point of view and of other sciences; for this, this paper makes a discussion of the whole movement that started since the seventies in order to discuss the environmental problems unto the definition of “environmental and urban life qualities”, finish with some consideration that contribute to provide us with results referring to the city of Várzea Paulista-SP, Key words: environmental quality; quality of life; environmental question.

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2008-02-11

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