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This study aimed to develop methodology of Index for Healthy Cities (ICS) and apply it in Uberlandia (Minas Gerais), seeking to contribute new ways and possibilities of analysis of the quality of life in intra-urban, via perspectives of movement Healthy Cities, which has been established in various parts of the world. The guiding point of the research was the need to think of tools to assist public management in the difficult task of building urban environments healthier mainly in average city and big city. It appears that the policy makers need devices that support its actions so that the available resources are used more efficiently and effectively. The ICS has been formulated so that it can be applied in any city in the country. There are ten indicators divided into four dimensions of urban: Social Development, Education, Environment and Health. The indicators were selected on the basis of the Population Census 2010, conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and also data available by municipalities. The statistical analysis comprises three basic elements: proportion of the presence indicator in the census tract for the total value of the city; indicator\'s relationship to the number of inhabitants/household sector and the distribution given by the arithmetic average of these results. The values were normalized to values between zero and one and spatially in 639 census tract, 69 districts of Uberlandia and five urban areas (north, south, east, west and central), using Geographic Information System (GIS). These results were classified into five levels of health: not healthy, low healthy level, medium healthy level, high healthy level and healthy. Uberlandia, in 2010, presented ICS overall equal to 0.607, corresponding to medium healthy level, with presence in neighborhoods with high levels and others with unsatisfactory conditions of quality of life. From the ICS analysis and additional information obtained from the Bank of Integrated Data (BDI) in the city, it was possible to list areas of the city that need more attention from the government, with a view to the construction and consolidation of a Uberlandia healthier.

from the thesis that literature is knowledge production. We see the potential of this proposition in the space-time reading from unique human experiences. Thus, we believe that the research has an interpretative key in geographical analysis based on the interweaving of multiple languages. From the exploration of novel Germinal (1885) we evidenced their aesthetic contributions in the study of industrialization and workers emphasizing two crucial points: the human and environment relationship and its own mechanization. From this perspective, our key analysis proves valid and consistent comprising a seizing way of man, the geographic space and industrial society. Germinal is notably the remarkable book of Émile Zola (1840-1902) in view of its force and impact. The french naturalist writer faced the drama work in the mining shafts, lived with the workers and in an unique way painted the social and political life of his time. The nineteenth century is seen as a period of profound technological, economic and social transformations through the intensification of industrialization and urbanization. The context of great revolutions marked unprecedented transformations highlighting the birth of the proletariat. With the episode of the saga of the Rougon- Macquart, the working class comes once in the literary universe caused by the Germinal revolution . Zola was participant of reality which reflected featuring an unnerving narrative highlighting the contrasts of a society guided by the human misery and the material wealth. We seek the atmosphere of degeneration inherent of the naturalistic aesthetics a plausible and provocative expression on industrialization as a historical and geographical phenomenon.

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This study has as main objective the analysis of the decentralization of business activities and services and the formation of new centers from the sub-centers and Commercial Thoroughfares in the city of Chapecó. For this, we recaptured the definitions of urbanization, its relation to the industrialization process, the concept of medium-sized city and the definitions that permeate the complexity of intra-urban space of the cities, in order to situate Chapecó as a medium-sized city that undergoes changes in its urban spaces, exemplified by the creation of new centers. The city of Chapecó, whose development had as main agent the agro-industries located in the county, stood out as the main city in the west of Santa Catarina. For this reason, the city has undergone intense changes in its urban space. Among the changes that have taken place recently, we highlight the intensification of the agribusiness dynamics, the acting of external agents in the city, the installation of a federal university and the implementation of the first shopping center in the city, which resulted in new forms of production and consumption of urban space. Motivated by economic, demographic and spatial growth, the activities related to trade and services have played an essential role in Chapecó, adding dynamic to the space and strengthening the central role exercised by this city. Among the forms assumed by the concentration of commercial activities and services, we prioritize those that are a result of the decentralization process. Therefore, the methodology includes the analysis of master plans and the survey of soil usage that combined with the understanding of the context of formation of new centers and the detailing of the type of activities found in these locations has demonstrated the content of the new centers and the main agents that dictated changes in these locations. It was found that there are two sub-centers and one Commercial Thoroughfares, showing that the centers multiplication trend in medium-sized cities is also visible in Chapecó, although the city has economic, political, social, cultural and historical characteristics that give the new centers a unique role.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

This research reflects a study of grand hydropower plants in the county of Luziania, Goias state, where are found two of them in Corumba river: the stations III e IV. The research aims discuss the cause effects from these infrastructures on the territory, and seek to comprehend the social spatial changing occurred by those ones. Through the large range effects caused by these hydropower plants, we decided focus on the rural producer changing directly affected, which means, those who had their properties affected partially or totally by the dam. Therefore, it was approached three geographical concepts about one of the most Territory theory discussed in Brazil: territorialização, desterritorialização e reterritorialização. They conceive different perspectives about how the rural producers overlapped, moved out and (re)overlapped the affected lands, respectively, making possible the comprehension of the physical space and social organization changed by the effects. As a methodological procedure, initially were raised data s and discussed a relevant literature review for the research, beyond the historic process evolution about the hydroelectric sector in the country. Afterwards, were described with emphasis in the changing caused by the stations in the county of Luziânia, which supported the grand plants discourse concepts in Brazil, valid to other researches and projects as well. The effects caused to the rural producers are, mostly, results that run beyond the population interests. Therefore, in name of the improvement and economic development of the country, these populations have suffered several negative aspects, that appear on their territory and everyday life.

This work presents a case study, containing the diagnosis of reverse logistics of the solid wastes existing in Ituiutaba (MG). It includes the main residues, who are the biggest collectors and buyers and which is the way taken by the residues. It still presents, a pro-active model for its environmental management. Model this, that induces the capacity to think, to project and to foresee a better future for the society of what is lived deeply today in the city. The qualitative analysis of the domiciliary residues disclosed the presence of 70% in weight of decaing organic substance. Five aspects are identified: costs of Iandfill maintenance , non senses, technique imperfections, administrative problems and lack of equipment in the current model of reverse logistics. There is a new perspective for the city of Ituiutaba (MG) to give a leap in order to improve its efficiency in environmental management. The way for the efficiency of the management of the residues is demonstrated, which must have as main precursor the municipal public power. So that the model can have effectiveness it will have to count on the support of the population, which will have to be informed of the new the proposal of reverse logistics for the urban residues. In relation to the compost produced from the humid residues, it can be evidenced that its composition presents good potential of use for production of varied plants and vegetables for presenting a good constitution of macro and micron nutrients. In relation to the balance of mass in the pro-active model there is a perspective of a shunting line of the residues from the landfills much bigger than nowadays. That is, the ambient reintegration of the residues makes a leap from current 19% to 82,8% in the proactive model of reverse logistics. This way it is possible to see a new age in the management of the solid residues for the city of Ituiutaba supported in reverse logistics. With the adoption of the pro-active model the municipal landfill will have to be used less for the covering and compacting of the recycleable residues and unwanted matter and more for the composting of the perishable organic residues. This way it is possible to prolong the useful life of the landfill, from 24 years to 99 years, with drastic reduction in the leachate generation. Soon, the study of the reverse logistics of the residues is a contribution to subsidize the city hall in the management of the solid residues, also serving, to increase the conscience of the population on the necessity of its participation in the discarding process and reusage of solid residues.

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior