About this site
The construction of a virtual space which caters for the
field of environmental studies stems from the need to bring
together those teaching, research and extra-mural activities
which have been developed around this theme on all the six
campuses of UERJ, and, in this way, disseminate those activities
to society as a whole.
More than a data base, however, this site has been devised
as a virtual magazine. It is aimed at informing an ever growing
public interested in knowing about, questioning and discussing
this 'inter-' and multi-disciplinary theme which is crucial
to and for the future of humanity at the beginning of this
century.
This cyberspace is intended not only to reproduce the results
of formal and systematic academic research, but also to widen
these results and present them in a manner accessible to society
as a whole. In this way, it is hoped to integrate, interact
and construct, together with society, a harmonious life-style
for humanity and the natural environment.
Thus, it is felt that the true role of a university is being
played out, namely the development and diffusion of various
types of knowledge which may contribute to the improvement
of collective well-being.
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