Problemática ambiental ou problemática socioambiental? A natureza da relação sociedade/meio ambiente

The socio-environmental debate postulates a paradigm shift that is sustained by a kind of rationality that serves as an alternative to the big conflicts of modern society. These conflicts have to do with the difficult relationship between economic development and environmental preservation. The paradigm shift consists in including socio-environmental sustainability as a pre-requisite for development. The socio-environmental debate also postulates another epistemological approach through a systemic vision and inter- and trans-disciplinary action, propped up by moral and ethical change. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these change postulates, while undoing the dichotomy between ecological and social systems