SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF SUSTAINABILITY IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
by FERNANDO DE PAULI
1. Concept
1.1. Social representation; Sustainability; Sustainable building construction
1.2. Understanding the meaning of sustainability and starting from the idea that meaning is socially constructed, which depends on social insertions, social values and beliefs and that influence the way we perceive, feel and position ourselves in the world.
2. Introduction
2.1. Environmental issues and their relationship with human being
2.2. Discussions and actions aimed at preventing negative effects on the environment
2.3. To have effective programs that encourage more sustainable actions in Civil Construction
2.4. What do people think and know about sustainability?
2.5. Do people share meanings and ideas about enviroment ?
3. Results
3.1. The data pointed to a social representation of sustainability associated with the environment and nature.
3.2. And how peripheral representations appear the economic and social part
4. Context
4.1. Research developed within an interdisciplinary approach
4.2. Through Social Psychology and Civil Engineering
4.3. Identify the social representations of engineering and humanities university students about sustainability
5. methodology
5.1. Descriptive study, which used an electronic questionnaire and data analysis software.
