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Person-environment relationship: paths to a sustainable life

Abstract:

The idea of sustainable behavior, emerges in in a context of environmental crisis as a possible solution looking for a reversal of this crisis. However, there are profound difficulties in changing this new way of thinking and acting, since a complex array of filters powers human behavior towards the environment. For this reason, understanding the person-environment relationship can provide tools to overcome this impasse.

Key words:
environmental crisis; behavior; sustainability

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