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Environmental Skeptics and Critics, 2016, 5(4): 79-85
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Individuals' changes in their lifestyle to build a sustainable environment

Matheus Lacerda Viana1, Luis Paulo Sant'ana2, Helen Liepkan Maranhao3
1Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
2Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil
3Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Received 17 October 2016;Accepted 23 October 2016;Published 1 December 2016
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Abstract
The unsustainable use of natural resources is not a current issue and it began since the Agricultural Revolution, which characterizes the change in the relationship between man and nature. The first major environmental impacts emerged and as a result of this new way of life that went from nomadism to sedentary lifestyles, there was an increase of human productive capacity and the emergence of other crafts that were not directly related to food production. This paper provides a complete definition of the key concepts, suggest a few alternatives which people can apply on their daily lives, and relate them to the framework that rules sustainability. The main arguments for this work are that citizens in the developed world can reduce the pressure being placed on the state of the environment and contribute to sustainable development by saving energy and water, reducing waste, and choosing a transportation which emits less pollutants.

Keywords waste management;water management;solar energy;transportation alternatives;sustainable practices.


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