TEACHING GEOGRAPHY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Geography, education for sustainability and specifically geographic education for sustainability are called to respond to a demand with profound social, economic and environmental connotations: globalization, climate change, human development, diversity (biological, socioeconomic and cultural), sustainable development, which involves not only the individualization of interrelationships, but also the positioning in an ethical dimension and solidarity with the new generations.  Thus, the general objective of this work is to present a study on what are the contributions of geography to education and sustainable local development. The following work is classified as a literature review, in which a search was carried out to books, dissertations and scientific articles selected through a search in the following databases (books, database sites, etc.): Scielo, CAPES Portal and Google Academics for the investigation. The keywords used in the search were: "environmental education", "sustainable development" and "geography". to teach Geography is to commit oneself to the formation of the citizen, taking into account Vygotsky's socio-interactionist conception defended by the authors studied. Teachers, with regard to this human science, need to rely on other professionals in the area to guide them, improving their work with the contents that involve the discipline. It is also very important that the departments of education provide better courses and resources so that teachers can do a satisfactory job in this discipline totally in harmony with the environment in which the students are inserted.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.033-004