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Awareness of Sustainability Issues

Holistic Housing Sustainable Thinking

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Definition: Awareness of Sustainability Issues

Awareness of Sustainability Issues is to understand the fragility of the environment and the importance of its protection, thinking in terms of an ecological consciousness. It is related with the growth and development of awareness, understanding and consciousness toward the biophysical environment and its problems, including human interactions and effects.

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This work aims to analyze the theme sustainability awareness and what must be done so that such a consciousness is incorporated as a fundamental factor to the human species survival and life on the planet. In this way we intend to make an analysis of the application of this theme and also holistic practice, in sustainable housing projects.

In order to do so, it is necessary to reflect on how these concepts have been applied in such projects, since it is important to understand that business initiatives, especially those that generate great impacts by extracting resources...

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  1. Núcleo de Estudos em Sustentabilidade e Cultura - NESC/CEPE, Centro Universitário UNIFAAT, Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marcos Guilherme Raymundo, Carla Matheus & João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel

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Raymundo, M.G., Matheus, C., de Moraes Hoefel, J.L. (2019). Awareness of Sustainability Issues. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_2-1

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