Environmental patrimoniality and belonging to rural settlements: reflections and research indicators

Abstract

Environmental patrimoniality and belonging are concepts and proposals for environmental management. Management organizations and community share knowledge, efforts and guide actions for social, ecologic and environmental, political, cultural and economical transformation. The objective of this study in ongoing is to analyse appliance and potentiality of these concepts in rurals settlements concerning environment questions. Using the methodology of case study and on the basis of an enlarged bibliography we can verify the presence of researched concepts; conflicts and divergency among management organizations, public policies and settlers' positions referring to environmental issues.