The disorderly expansions of the urban environment and agriculture bring strong pressure on existing natural resources and, above all, on soils and water, raising a great deal of concern with the quality and availability ...

Neste trabalho foi proposto a comparação de análise de custos tendo como objetivo a viabilidade financeira do método alternativo quanto ao método tradicional, sendo a comparação entre: o método tradicional de recuperação ...

Environmental diagnosis fits in analysis social-spatial organization insofar it contributes to understanding past and present aspects of how a territory works as well as enables the creation of statements for future ...

Using the Geographic Information System (GIS) and taking into account its capability to analyze spatial data, a database of updated spatial data from the sub-basin of the Descalvado stream, Botucatu, SP, was developed ...

The Pantanal wetland is a mosaic of landscapes that brings together rich biodiversity with the valuable activities of fishing, tourism and ranching. Human occupation and land use in the headwaters have intensified the rate ...

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 ...