Dans les métropoles brésiliennes, le degré et la fréquence du risque hydrometeorologique sont influencés par lexpansion urbaine et la densification des favelas, provoquant une augmentation dévénements dramatiques dus à la ...

This dissertation discusses, from the analysis of the Creeks Environmental Recovering Program in Belo Horizonte (DRENURBS) a Program of Belo Horizonte Municipality (PBH), new urban engineering concepts in urban spaces ...

It is observed there is a tendency to incorporate rivers and urban watercourses on the planning process of cities as opposed to traditional interventions for canalizing and rectification of these waterways by taking hydraulic ...

The current environmental crisis of Brazilian cities includes two historically neglected factors, which recently are gaining priority in public policy: favelas and urban waters. This doctoral thesis discusses the dialectical ...

Environmental rehabilitation of urban water courses is a recent development in Brazil, but it has been practiced in developed countries since the 1970s. Bringing these practices to Brazil is a great challenge, since in ...

Modern cities are sold as the image of progress, and built under the aegis of reason, implementing a technosanitarial intervention model in urban rivers. Reflecting on reinvention prospects of social practices in urban ...

Large part of the river is degraded and the scarcity of water, in terms of quality and quantity, is a reality in many parts of the world. This scenario has led to discussions and implementation of watercourses conservation ...