Percepção ambiental de estudantes e profissionais de tecnologia da informação em relação às áreas verdes públicas de Recife - PE

Abstract

The loss of information technology (IT) professionals to other regions of the country, and even to other countries, is something that has been discussed in the city of Recife for some years now. These professionals go in search not only of a better salary, but also of a good relationship between work and personal life. In other words, these professionals go in search of a better quality of life. However, the quality of life can be provided by several factors, including green areas. However, although the population's perception of the benefits of these areas has increased, it is not unanimous and may change over the years. Thereby, it is necessary to carry out environmental perception studies to understand the importance of green areas in urban centers and how the population makes use of them. In this sense, the present work aims to analyze the environmental perception and use of green areas by students and professionals of Information Technology (IT), as a resource of quality of life in the city of Recife. For this, an online environmental perception questionnaire was applied, through the Google forms platform, to students and IT professionals residing in the city of Recife, and who are over 18 years old. Subsequently, a spreadsheet was prepared in Excel to tabulate the quali-quantitative data. In all, 70 valid responses were obtained, 45 of which were male, 23 were female and 2 were non-binary. When analyzing the responses obtained, it was found that although respondents frequent the areas, they do not go as often as they would like. However, respondents recognize the importance of green areas within the city and that they are linked to a better quality of life. One of the reasons for this response was perceived as the lack of security in these areas, especially during the night. Thus, it is essential that public management pay attention to the green areas, and how they are distributed in the city, in order to encourage the population to frequent them.