It was accomplished the analysis and environmental zoning of Ligeirinho and Leãozinho Environmental Protection Area, municipal district of Erechim, RS, with the objective of the environmental quality and ecological ...

The use of geotechnologies to map the levels of environmental fragility in a municipality is an important environmental planning strategy, especially when it is intended to make a conscious use of the area's natural resources ...

This dissertation has determined as case study the hydrographic microbasin of the Vacacaí-Mirim river, more precisely going from the dividing water line to the barrage of the DNOS reservoir - Departamento Nacional de Obras ...

Due to the fact that governmental decisions centralize local sustainability as a basis for reaching global sustainability, planning and establishing directives for municipal territories are growingly important. Therefore, ...

Environmental fragility models are important decision tools for policy makers as they help quantify environmental sensitivity and understand the relationship between human activities and environmental quality. The objective ...

The anthropogenic actions impact the environment, creating changes that may reflect a framework of environmental deterioration. The environmental zoning in rural areas becomes a management tool, which helps in making ...

The quality of the continental waters is applied in the biogeochemicals, the characteristics of the hydrographic basin, the use and the soil occupation. The qualitative degradation of this resource is caused by pollutants ...

The Anthropocene is an uneven phenomenon. Accelerated shifts in the functioning of the Earth System are mainly driven by the production and consumption of wealthy economies. Social, environmental and health costs of such ...