In this article, we analyze the use of the notion of polycentrism, considering partially divergent conceptions, to understand the process that, at different scales, embrases universal and particular elements, as a function ...

O policentrismo é atinente, sobretudo, ao incremento da importância de novas áreas centrais, de relações de complementaridade e concorrência e de novos arranjos hierárquicos e promove transformações no centro preexistente ...

Explanatory models on the urban expansion process have focussed mainly on the dynamic of cities in the developed countries that are characterized by a strong institutional framework, a culture of urban planning, and ...

Bradybaena similaris (Férussac, 1822) is an invasive land snail species native to East Asia, which is widely distributed in South America, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay. In Argentina, very few ...

Latin American and Caribbean Regional Preparatory Conference for the special session of the General Assembly for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the Habitat Agenda - Santiago, Chile, 25-27 October, ...

Aim: To assess the distributional patterns of fruit-feeding butterfly species richness in Atlantic Forest (AF) based on stack species distribution models (SSDM); to evaluate the relative contribution of climate and landscape ...

The increasing migration from the rural to the urban is directly related with the economic development, changes in the organization of the society, the use of soil and the cultural characteristics of a population. These ...