THE SYMBOLIC ASPECT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND EARTH

Authors

  • Bárbara Helenni Gebara Santin Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/geouerj.2017.22647

Keywords:

Humanistic geography, Perception, Man x Environment, Symbology, Meaning.

Abstract

doi: 10.12957/geouerj.2017.22647

The present article discusses concepts of humanistic geography and its phenomenological area referring to the relationship between men and Earth. This relationship happens in the influence of the environment on men, likewise in the creation of significances and values which influence the environment. Attempting to the importance of the symbolic aspect in geography, with which signification is inserted to the concrete world, this article methodology is a bibliographic research on cultural geography, humanistic geography, philosophy and psychology materials, on which the central theme is the relationship between men and environment. The article suggests reflecting the need of a reconnection of humans with the environment, and its goal is to connect the space symbology with its perceptions.

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Author Biography

Bárbara Helenni Gebara Santin, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Bacharel em Turismo pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Mestranda em Geografia pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Geografia do Instituto de Geografia da UERJ.

Published

2017-06-11

How to Cite

SANTIN, Bárbara Helenni Gebara. THE SYMBOLIC ASPECT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND EARTH. Geo UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, n. 30, p. 329–342, 2017. DOI: 10.12957/geouerj.2017.22647. Disponível em: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/geouerj/article/view/22647. Acesso em: 7 jul. 2025.