Sustainable Human Development
Mostrando 13-24 de 136 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. What is planetary health? Addressing the environment-health nexus in Southeast Asia in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: opportunities for International Relations scholars
Abstract How can environmental conservation policies integrate concerns for the health and well-being of people whose livelihoods rely directly on nature? How to best operationalize science-policy interfaces to improve evidence-based decision-making? This paper raises policy implications deriving from the poor connectivity between human health and environmen
Rev. bras. polít. int.. Publicado em: 10/12/2018
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14. Predicting post-absorptive protein and amino acid metabolism
ABSTRACT Sustainable production of adequate quantities of food to support a growing human population is a worldwide goal. Under current feeding conditions in the United States, dairy cattle convert dietary nitrogen to milk nitrogen with 25% efficiency. The remaining 75% is excreted, which contributes to air and water quality problems and reduces economic per
R. Bras. Zootec.. Publicado em: 29/11/2018
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15. Fruits of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: allying biodiversity conservation and food security
Abstract Supplying food to growing human populations without depleting natural resources is a challenge for modern human societies. Considering this, the present study has addressed the use of native arboreal species as sources of food for rural populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The aim was to reveal species composition of edible plants, as well
An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.. Publicado em: 03/09/2018
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16. Population and development in the Amazon: A longitudinal study of migrant settlers in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon
ABSTRACT This paper examines changes over time for a full generation of migrant settlers in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon (NEA). Data were collected from a 2014 household survey covering a subsample of households surveyed previously in 1990 and 1999. We observed changes in demographic behavior, land use, forest cover, and living conditions. As the frontier
Acta Amaz.. Publicado em: 2017-12
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17. Sustainable procurement portfolio management: a case study in a mining company
Abstract Sustainable procurement is a solution to integrate environmental and social considerations in all steps of procurement process, in order to reduce impacts on human health, environment, and human rights. Despite the existence of important works in this area, more studies for determining how the principles related to sustainable development can be int
Prod.. Publicado em: 10/04/2017
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18. Vegetal fibers in polymeric composites: a review
The need to develop and commercialize materials containing vegetal fibers has grown in order to reduce environmental impact and reach sustainability. Large amounts of lignocellulosic materials are generated around the world from several human activities. The lignocellulosic materials are composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, extractives and ashes. Re
Polímeros. Publicado em: 2015-02
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19. Socio-economic and spatial determinants of anthropogenic predation on Yellow-spotted River Turtle, Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Pelomedusidae), nests in the Brazilian Amazon: Implications for sustainable conservation and management
Human expansion has drastically affected wildlife species across Amazonian waterways and the continued increase in rural populations across Amazonia is likely to increase pressure on widely exploited chelonian species. The lack of information evaluating determinants of human consumption patterns limits the effective implementation of conservation strategies.
Zoologia (Curitiba). Publicado em: 2013-10
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20. Plant physiology as affected by humified organic matter
Since the beginning of Human civilization, the soil organic matter has been used as plant growth promoter and/or regulator. Indeed, early in plant science history, even before the auxin concept has been established, the term "auximones" was coined to describe plant growth promoting humic acids derived from peat. Despite of this, until the end of the 20th cen
Theor. Exp. Plant Physiol.. Publicado em: 2013
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21. Tutela e efetividade dos direitos trabalhistas no procedimento licitatório: esteios de sustentabilidade e ressignificação
The public bidding, classic administrative institute, is an administrative procedure used by public authorities to select the best proposal suited to protect and maintain public interest, when Public Administration needs to establish property acquirement or disposal, set contract labor and services, including advertising, and promote concessions, permissions
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 16/08/2012
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22. Plano de recursos hídricos como instrumento de planejamento ambiental: um estudo de caso na bacia do Sorocaba/Médio Tietê, SP / Water resources plan as an instrument of environmental planning: a case study at the basin of Sorocaba /Médio Tietê, SP
The environmental planning is bound to a team organization of work through interactive phases. The environmental planning is bound to a team organization of work through interactive phases. Having as objective the harmonization of human actions on the environment in a way that the resulting impacts are identified and incorporated into strategies and establis
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 09/08/2012
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23. Social security system reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo : initiating cash transfers in the fight against poverty = Reforma do sistema de seguridade social na República Democrática do Congo: introduzindo o programa de transferência de renda no combate à pobreza / Reforma do sistema de seguridade social na República Democrática do Congo : introduzindo o programa de transferência de renda no combate à pobreza
With the current global economic market imbalances and the policy instability of financial institutions patterning our World, the less fortunate are mainly the forgotten reserve army of unemployed population. This situation accentuates the poorer the country is. Our focus in this dissertation is this population classified as the poor who are left out of the
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 28/05/2012
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24. Avaliação do ciclo de vida do etanol combustível : uma análise econômica, social e ambiental
The aim of this study is to analyze through the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the economic, social and environmental issues concerning the production of hydrated ethanol, from cane sugar, in the Unit Group Paranacity St. Therese. The methodological procedures are described below: a literature review, data collection and application of the method Centre for En
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 18/05/2012