O déficit do campo da comunicação nas pesquisas brasileiras sobre ecovilas

Abstract

Ecovillages can be defined synthetically as human settlements focused on sustainability, community life and development with minimal environmental impact. Recently, these groups have aroused growing interest in the academic field. This work, of an exploratory and quantitative nature, presents a mapping of research carried out in stricto sensu Brazilian graduate programs addressing the topic of ecovillages in the 21st century. Initial results point to a significant growth in research on ecovillages in recent years, but also to a deficit in communicational studies on the subject.