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This research is the result of questionings made about the current condition of the rural community of Fundão, in the city of Araguari- state of Minas Gerais, which despite being one of its embryological nucleus of population, it is now found deserted. There has been a concern to develop a historical analysis. During investigation, it has been searched to clarify the inhabitation process of Fundão, the productive activities, social relations of production and cultural-religious practices which have been developed by its inhabitants. The principle on which it is based is the fact that to understand a current reality of a place, it is necessary to understand the transformations which it has gone through, throughout the historical process, mainly when country modernization has dismistified the idea of infertility in the cerrado (typical local vegetation). In the blossom of this process, rural exodus is almost an immediate consequence. Overall, on the farms and specifically in small properties, new production techniques have contributed to redesign social relations of production. In the case of the rural community of Fundão, before the use of these techniques provided by industrial activities, soil fertility loss, due to its inadequate and intensive utilization has led to changes in the productive processes. As a consequence, a substantial group of Fundão inhabitants moved to the city of Araguari. These socio-spacial changes engraved profound marks in the natural and cultural landscape of the place as well as in the everyday life of the people. As everything has happened at a rather fast pace, it has not always been possible for the people to adapt to the new imposed realities. But some aspects remain, principally in relation to belongings, for even those who have left Fundão to live in the city return motivated due to successive religious festivities in the community. Identifying the reasons which led people to leave Fundão it has been noticed that, although other productive processes have been installed, the place continues to be portrayed. Due to the festivity, a social net also arises to organize profane and religious events. The responsibility for holding festivities is shared with all the members of Fundão community, so as to guarantee its realization. Structural analysis of the rural community has been possible due to motivations and interests involved in the place reproduction. Although Fundão has gone through several productive processes which guaranteed subsistence of families, community maintenance is made possible through religious festivities. In this sense, it has been made necessary to take into consideration cultural and community aspects to understand the process which continues strengthening bounds between people and the place.

Assuming a globalized society and environmental issues increasingly on the agenda, all kind of organizations are nowadays looking for a culture of sustainability to yours ventures that ensure the reduction of waste, prevention of risks, competitive edge, the possibility of reduction in insurance costs, the improvement of the reputation of the organizations, increased production yield, inter alia. Given this context, the present study aimed to understand the environmental impacts of the public educational organization - CAIC Aureliano Joaquim da Silva so check - the possibilities and challenges for sustainable development in this institution located in Ituiutaba (MG). To realize this project, became necessary to perform a diagnostic environment to verify interact as environmental aspects and, therefore, how impact the environment analyzing environmental impacts and seeking alternatives to mitigate the possible adverse effects of this institution. In this sense, the results obtained in this research was concluded that in CAIC the environmental problems can be avoided and the answer is there: education. However, the task of seeking sustainable development and develop in their students a critical front consumerism, the sense of responsibility in use of natural resources that is the heritage of humanity goes through good examples, best practices for integrated environmental education, for effective management, participatory, which promotes dialogue in the search for environmentally appropriate alternatives to achieve the goals set.

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This work s purpose is to understand the spatial organization and dynamics of Frutal (MG), a small town that has been going through great economic dynamism throughout the last years and, therefore, socio-spatial changes. At first, Brazil s urbanization process is approached as well as the importance of small cities and the transformations, above all, within the ambit of centrality, that is to say, concerning the influence of the power of polarization and/or leadership from defined spaces due to their concentration of specific elements. Historically, it is presented Frutal s genesis, its development in the economic, demographic and socio-spatial areas and its insertion into regional context. At last, some analysis variables are taken into consideration, such as the county s economic activities, specially those related to agribusiness, which allowed us to understand the connection between their development and Frutal s urban and consequently, interurban dynamics. Finally, this paper helps us to understand the role of social agents in this county s socio-spatial transformations, of which reflections are also noticeable in the urban range. From this work, some tendencies are indicated to Frutal s county and its micro-region.

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Dengue is today one of most important arvobirose that affects humans and is a serious problem for public health in the world, especially in tropical countries, where environmental conditions, mainly temperature, precipitation and the habits of the population favor the presence of production beds, which allows for the development and proliferation of the Aedes aegypti, main vector of the illness. The biggest problem is that public politics directed toward the prevention and control of the vector, do not include the effective participation of the population, therefore failing and the results are the annual epidemics of dengue. Integrated management for the control of Aedes and prevention against dengue, carried out in the urban area of the District of Martinésia, Uberlândia (MG), allowed for the development of different activities relating to environment and health education, in the school and in the community, as well as action with regard to combating the mosquito with the elimination of production beds, that showed to be effective in avoiding an epidemic. The effectiveness of this approach of integrated management occurred, mainly, through the participation of the population in all the activities. Much more than this, no case of dengue occurred in the District of Martinésia in 2004 and 2005.

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Since the year 1992, in Uberlândia city has offered a specialized care for deaf students in mainstream education. Historically, this concern was not always present in the school. Despite the advances made, after two decades of experience, no one knows for sure if the health professionals in this network are adequately trained and if these students are indeed included. With regard to the teaching of Geography, studies and surveys are still incomplete. In this sense, this paper aims to analyze the teaching of Geography to deaf elementary school students (6th to 9th grade) in public schools in Uberlândia / MG. Met up the process of inclusion of these students and identified the concepts and pedagogical practices of teachers of Geography, Teacher Support Services Educational Specialist (ESA) and interpreters Libras. We used a qualitative research through two kinds of data collection: a semi-structured interview and observation. We sought to know, in particular, the training of professionals who work with deaf students, methodologies and teaching materials Geography used, the efficiency of the visuals, the support offered to the improvement of the teaching practice of teachers of Geography, so the demands for deaf students have greater academic success. The survey found that most teachers of Geography is not qualified to teach classes for deaf students. These teachers do not make use of Libras and have full dependence of the interpreter so that there is communication with deaf students. The ratio of teachers with teachers of Geography of the ESA is also deficient. There is a need to create moments where these professionals can dialogue and build together alternatives to improve the education of deaf students. These barriers hinder the realization of significant pedagogical practices to the educational process of deaf students and also end up restricting their participation in society. It was concluded that the most urgent current demands for school inclusion of deaf students are: teacher training, including learning the Libras; rapprochement between the ESA and the teachers of the regular classroom, the constant presence of the interpreter Libras and enabled, in the classroom, just as the research and use of methodologies and teaching materials Geography significant for these students. Teaching Geography applicant must be pedagogical practices based on visualization because the visuals facilitate student learning deaf and can bridge the gap between everyday and scientific knowledge. The technological artifacts, the Internet, the concept maps, the use of images, maps and models, as well as the realization of Field Work are promising.

This research was conducted at Instituto de Cegos de Brasil Central (ICBC), in Uberaba city and demonstrated the use of stuffed Cerrado biome animals by teachers who work with blind and low vision as a viable alternative to Environmental Education. To corroborate whether this was effective teaching tool, was offered an extension course of 44 hours, entitled \"Environmental issues: from theory to practice\" for continuing education, raising awareness among teachers of ICBC on the importance of preserving Environment and also to collect data that proves the efficiency of the proposed goal. We adopted a qualitative methodology and data collection done with questionnaires to participating teachers, one at baseline and another at the end. Research confirms that the use of stuffed animals from the Cerrado biome as a teaching resource for Environmental Education for people with visual impairments. Later this course was offered a collection of stuffed animals to the ICBC that teachers could use in their classrooms, and in other educational spaces for continuing education. The use of stuffed animals contributes effectively to the learning of Environmental Education, therefore, to grope animals, people with visual impairment could feel them in scale with all its anatomical characteristics, such as teeth and coat.

The research proposes a geographical analysis of public policies on youth in the first decade of this century in Brazil. To accomplish this goal, it was carried out a youth policy localization in the context of national social policy in its configuration after the promulgation of the Federal Constitution of 1988. It was identified how the youth theme, gained unprecedented projection on the agenda of the Brazilian social issues. The dissertation also presents the concepts of social policies and territory. Both concepts were the premises to contextualize the main theme, since as the public policies, the youth issues are a kind of social policy, and the intent was to see how they adhere to space and conform the territory. Was also presented concepts youth and policies public youth to demonstrate how different acceptations defining youth as one phase lifecycle and how these definitions interfere in type public policy realized by State. Were prepared diagrams and maps showing how public policies are designed by managers in terms of their spatial aspect, that also composed some theoretical analysis about the territorialization of these policies. In conclusion, it is presented a proposal for a national system of youth to organize and structure the youth public policies in Brazil.

This qualitative research focused attention on the surroundings of the two reservoirs of Energetic Complex Amador Aguiar I and II, in the municipalities of Uberlândia, Araguari and Indianópolis in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sought in the bibliographic data surveys, documentary and narratives of people, highlighting the business sustainability discourse of Capim Branco Energy Consortium (CCBE) and in the laws of municipal administrations and your territorialisation in the area surrounding the Energy Complex Amador Aguiar. Sought to relate precious concepts to Geography, such as space and territory, with the concept of Economic Institutionalism, particularly discussions pertaining to New Economic Sociology, looking for evidence of governances strategies of space-territory of people affected by dams. Added to this search for understanding of the operation of a Large Hydropower Investment Project in the light of a critical discourse conception of sustainable development and sustainability, taking into account the principles of deep ecology and scholars of Ecomarxism. At the intersection of speeches and corporate practices, municipal and communities affected, explained the emptying of meaning of an idea such as sustainable development, pointing to the need of public authorities and Private initiative established democratic and participatory power relations in the definitions and implementations of programs, projects, plans and actions that effectively build a healthy territorial development respecting human life, the life of animals and plants.

It can be observed that the areas of the culture of sugar cane have expanded its borders in Brazil, replacing the areas formerly occupied by pastures and agriculture. Amendment explained by the increased demand for ethanol, biofuel. Brazil is the leading producer of cane sugar, with a production of 400 million tons of cane harvested. According to UDOP (2011). Minas Gerais excels in the production of cane sugar from the 1990s, which evidences a public policy to encourage sugar mills to produce sugar cane. This research aims to map the expansion of cane sugar in the Triângulo Mineiro which consists of the regions: Uberlândia, Uberaba, Ituiutaba and Frutal, and how this process has led to the replacement of the areas of crop, pasture and natural vegetation cover monoculture said. We used the images (Landsat and RapidEye), georeferencing was done in SPRING 5.2 (free GIS software, available at INPE). The Digital Processing of Images and classification on the computer screen were made in the software SPRING 5.2. The research result shows that there was an increase of 244,408 ha compared to 2000, a period when there were 389,004 ha of cane sugar, an increase of 62%. The micro-region that had the largest area planted to the crop was region Uberaba with approximately 276,500 ha, followed by micro-Frutal with 249,544 ha, with 91,190 Uberlândia and Ituiutaba with 72,373 ha. There was an increase of 228,759 ha from 2000 to 2005. The data indicate that most of the areas of expansion of cane sugar occurred on pastures, followed by agriculture, natural vegetation and then lastly forestry. Mapped in the first period (2000-2005), most of the incorporation of new areas of cane sugar occurred on pastures with 56%, followed by the incorporation of other agricultural uses: 32% natural vegetation: 10 % and forestry: 2% from 228,759 ha expansion. In the second period there was an expansion of mapped 15,649, the category of other agricultural uses increased from 32% to 43%, as grazing goes from 56% to 46% of 15,649 hectares. The dynamic incorporation of new land for cane sugar begins in the first study period (2000-2005), giving up, especially on the areas of grassland. For the period 2005-2010 there is a larger appropriation than in the first period of the areas that were once destined for other agricultural uses.

The heterogeneity of subjects, the worldview and the complex relationships that are (re)constructed in the settlements has shown us a scenario permeated by conflicts, resistance, advances and retreats, intrinsic to human relationships with these with their territories, which are responsible for the development and progress of the fight on the ground in our country. The struggle for land in Brazil has advanced slowly, especially if we consider only the measures that are taken in order to cool the tensions generated by the movements. The rural settlements are created as mitigation measures and they have faced all sorts of difficulties, both in implementation and development. From this perspective, rather than the struggle for land, social movements have realized the importance of fighting for the permanence and survival on the land. Thus, understanding the cooperatives, its difficulties and potentialities have been an important mechanism for thinking about a project for sustainable and collective development. Then, we took the settlement in the São Domingos Farm in Tupaciguara (MG), with the primary goal to understand the cooperative model adopted by the Labor Land and Freedom Movement (MTL), from the analysis of the experience of families in the implementation area of this project. The COERCO Santo Domingo, cooperative located in that settlement has represented possibilities, but also clashes and confrontations between the individuals involved. Understanding the relationship between the settlers and the movement was important, as well as the details of the resistance and the questioning of the model introduced by MTL, which is a process that can hinder or even derail the project as proposed.

The Topographic Sheet of Piumhi (SF23VBII) in the Brazilian Systematic Mapping (scale 1:100.000), is located in the mid-west of Minas Gerais, in the Alto São Francisco area. This region attracts geographic interest both from an economic point of view and also from the academic community. This area corresponds to a diverse group of lithologies and morphologic types, due to its priviledged location in the São Francisco Craton. It is surrounded by a karstic landscape, with a great mineralogical potential, and also for geotourism, because of its amazing scenic beauty and relevance within the Brazilian karstic scenery, representing the carbonates of the Bambui group. The geological form of the area of study is a structuring element for the geomorphological variation found in the region, which, along with the climate and the structural controls, originated a geomorphological subdivision that varies from river plains, calcareous crusts, sierras, to various plateaus. The interest in creating the Geomorphologic Map of this area arises from the fact that it is an unpublished document, even considering that there is a great amount of existing works in other areas of study, such as geology. Furthermore, as already mentioned, it is notorious the physical diversity of the region and the mineralogical interest in it, which has put its environment in a very delicate situation because of the action of major mining companies in the area, that explore, mainly, carbonates. Having that in mind, the main object of this dissertation is to map the landforms and understand its geomorphological evolution and dynamics. The methodology is based in the approach of the concepts of morphostructure and morphosculpture, according to the hierarchization of landforms proposed by Ross (1992), and it also brings up the morphological, morphometric, morphogenetic and mophocronological characteristics of the area; with the use of geoprocessing tools (Geographic Information System). There were four Morphostructural Unities mapped as follows: Cenozoic Alluvial Deposits, Sedimentary Basin of São Francisco, Basement e System Jerks (Orogenetic Belt Brasilia). In relation to the Morphosculptural Unities, there are different types of genesis that classified the landforms in Aggradational, Dissectional, Karstic, Fluvio-Karstic and Structural. Moreover, the modeled or similar shape patterns were mapped, as well as the types of forms and also the structural lineaments running through the area. In short, the creation of the geomorphological map of the Piumhi Sheet offers the region a document filled with great geographic value, both in the geomorphology field and in any studies about the physical surroundings, integrated to the areas related to territorial planning and the environment.

The concept of territory is discussed in this study, from a relational perspective among individuals, and therefore as a space of production of life and health and / or disease. This approach places emphasis on the need for community participation in decision making, in planning and implementing actions since health promotion goes beyond health care and it is not a synonym for preventive practice. Therefore,it is necessary that the Health System abandon its medical practice which usually is decontextualized and fragmented of citizens reality, and seeks dialogue with other sectors that is useful in the creation of networks of commitment and responsibility, where everyone can be participating in the care of the health and it is not limited to the health system. Therefore, the thematic integration and intersectoral cooperation has been assumed in the field of social policy Health at School. This attempt to establish a relationship between the sectors of education and health can be observed in the city of Uberlândia. There are about 25 years, the School Health Program has sought to implement health actions aimed at improving the quality of life of students of public schools. And, from a reformulation of previous programs, it was implemented in January 2009, the Saúde Todo Dia Da escola para toda a família Program. Thus it was established as goals in this work: analyzing the Saúde Todo Dia Da escola para toda a família Program in basic education schools in Uberlândia city - MG, from the perspective of Integration and Intersectoral Cooperation; characterize the Saúde Todo Dia Da escola para toda a família Program through a historical approach having as axes of analysis integration and intersectoral approach, and also to analyze the perception of the subjects involved in the School Health Program with regard to the application of the concept of promotion health within the territory. This is a study with a qualitative approach in which the interview proved to be the most favorable to understand the values, beliefs and impressions of managers and professionals about the process of the Saúde Todo Dia Da escola para toda a família Program. The sample comprised ten (10) subjects considered as key informants because they are partakers actors directly or indirectly on the health program, they were: the manager of the Saúde Todo Dia Da escola para toda a família Program, the coordinator of science at CEMEPE (Centro Municipal de Estudos e Projetos Educacionais Julieta Diniz), three (3) representative informants from public schools where the program has been implemented, along with three (3) school health agents and two (2) nurses responsible for health units of reference. It was found that health programs in schools developed in Uberlândia, including the Saúde Todo Dia Da escola para toda a família Program have their focus on teaching about hygiene and prophylactic means of prevention and care based on life styles and with an emphasis on individual action. Students are not touched to act through constructive engagement that are able to contribute to solving problems in their family, at school or in the community, in spite of the motto \"school health for the whole family\" .There is not a specific guide that shows a commitment by the City Department of Health and Education of Uberlândia to the age of adolescence, trying to guide actions and establish a network of care. It is not clear in the program incentives that promote bonding and enabling the establishment of dialogue between the school community, the family health unity, the direction of the Saúde Todo Dia Da escola para toda a família Program and other departments and institutions.

Soil erosion can be under stood as being a result of environmental conditioning in addition to soil and climatic conditions as well as taking into consideration socio-cultural variables involved in its use. The research conducted offers information pertaining to environmental characteristics associated with erosion and regional character is tics were initially examined. Subsequently, significant character is tics of the Ribeirão Estiva basin were identified, providing a framework for reference of its contours (shape) which were classified in the following geomorphological unit s: Elevations (summits) with fissures ( in staggered format ion) and steep slopes ; slopes with assorted levels of fissures ; gent le slopes and alluvial plains for which the advancing process of erosion was identified. The information obtained was classified based on bibliographic research of thematic mapping of field studies and soil analysis with the goal of defining environmental processes of erosion. This explanation of erosion processes may be useful in the management of hydrographic basins and as a resource for students studying this phenomenon. In addition, it will provide useful information for resident s of Miraporanga District and Ribeirão Estiva basin.

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This research aims understand, the meaning of the territorialities from the relation field-city, and the changes sociospacials that took place at Tapuirama district (Uberlândia MG), in the last thirty years, considering the agricultural modernization and urban growing of the Uberlândia. Also it was focused the political, economic and cultural power the Uberlândia city exerts on Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba region, and, mainly, on Miraporanga, Martinésia, Cruzeiro dos Peixotos and Tapuirama districts. It was discussed territory ideas, territoriality, municipal district, district, relationship between field-city and territorial fragmentation in order to understand the local reality. It was analyzed the historical formation process an the territorial social economic organization of Uberlândia municipal district, and also of the seat district and their others four districts. The emphasis was given to Tapuirama district with a study about its dynamic sociospacial and urban rural territorialities. Taking into account the rural an urban dimensions and the interaction of field city it was discussed a lot of themes as: changes on the use of the soil and on the laborite relations, the way citizens live the relationships local people face the seat district and, mainly, inhabitants expectations related to the local future.