Environmental Impact of Ship Emissions Based on AIS Big Data for the Port of Rio de Janeiro

Author(s):  
Maricruz A. Fun Sang Cepeda ◽  
Gabriel P. Monteiro ◽  
João V. M. de Oliveira Moita ◽  
Luiz Felipe Assis ◽  
Jean-David Caprace
1990 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo P. Jordão ◽  
Jorge R. Leitão

In developing countries, as is the case of Brazil, solutions proposed for sewage and sludge treatment and disposal must meet not only public environmental demands and obey proper legal regulations, but also take into account the availability of funds for new investments and operation of existing systems. Brazilian federal regulations allow ocean disposal of sewage and solids, according to certain water quality criteria and specific standards. On the other hand, federal regulations require that submarine outfalls must be studied by means of an Environmental Impact Assessment, and that a Report on the Environmental Impact be produced. Such studies must demonstrate that the site will be protected and that ocean disposal will not impair the environment and the beneficial uses, such as fisihing, recreation, navigation, or propagation of marine life. The State of Rio de Janeiro has monitored its Ipanema Submarine Outfall since 1974, one year prior to going into operation. Present flow is 6m3/sec (140 mgd) of bar-screened domestic sewage. The submarine outfall is a 2.4m diameter concrete pipe, 4.3 km (2.7mi) long, and discharges at a depth of 27m (89ft). The paper presents and discusses existing regulations and data on the seawater monitoring program which is still in practice, having produced more than 90,000 analyses. Discussion covers the period 1974 - 1988, and shows that no adverse ecological impact has been noted on the marine ecosystem.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (14) ◽  
pp. 1039-1050
Author(s):  
Rafael Alves Esteves ◽  
Ronilson José da Paz

Invertebrates constitute a megadiverse animal group and abundant in virtually every terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem, performing functions and providing services indispensable to the environment. In this paper, we evaluated how terrestrial invertebrates were treated in the Environmental Impact Assessments submitted to the environmental agency in Rio de Janeiro, state fully inserted at Atlantic Rainforest biome. We analyzed environmental studies developed by companies with new industrial projects presenting potential environmental impact in the period of 2008 to 2018. Only ten (14%) studies considered terrestrial invertebrates in the biotic diagnostic assessments of fauna. Arthropoda was the only one Phylum considered as terrestrial invertebrates in the studies analyzed, with Class Insecta present in all of them, and Arachnida present in two studies. The insects of the Orders Diptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidopetra, Hemipetra, Orthopetra and Odonata were the most frequent in the studies. The lack of interest in the conservation of terrestrial invertebrates demonstrates the fragility of the public authorities in issues related to biodiversity conservation strategies of these animals and exposes the urgent need for investment in the formation of human resources specialized in biodiversity conservation.


Author(s):  
Andreas Kamilaris ◽  
Anton Assumpcio ◽  
August Bonmati Blasi ◽  
Marta Torrellas ◽  
Francesc X. Prenafeta-Boldú

Author(s):  
Maricruz Aurelia Fun Sang Cepeda ◽  
Gabriel Premoli Monteiro ◽  
João Vitor Marques de Oliveira Moita ◽  
Jean-David Caprace
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 19-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Deluca Luca ◽  
R. Wagener ◽  
C. Bough ◽  
L. H. Melges De Figueiredo ◽  
R. Carreira ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Beatriz Sabino ◽  
Pedro Reis-Martins ◽  
Mauricio Carranza-Infante

Resumen La planeación de la movilidad urbana requiere utilización de datos masivos para apoyar la toma de decisiones y realizar proyecciones estratégicas, es así como muchos gobiernos locales no poseen la capacidad para generar los datos necesarios. Sin embargo, empresas privadas como Waze Moovit, Stava y Uber (gestores de aplicativos móviles de movilidad) tienen la capacidad de producir estos datos y, además, han demostrado su disponibilidad para compartirlos y así mejorar las condiciones de la planeación de la movilidad en las ciudades. En América del Sur, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo y Medellín, son casos de ciudades que se convirtieron en ejemplos de innovación en el de uso de datos. Con base en la experiencia de estas ciudades y en encuestas aplicadas con representantes de empresas gestoras de Apps de movilidad y de gobiernos, en este artículo se propone un modelo de tres niveles para el uso de datos en beneficio de la gestión y planeación de la movilidad urbana. El modelo propuesto tiene como objetivo trazar parámetros que ayuden a las ciudades a desarrollar una visión en cuanto al potencial de los datos para generar acciones y políticas públicas de movilidad urbana.  Palabras clave: Apps de movilidad; Big Data; gestión de tráfico colaborativo; movilidad Inteligente; planificación del tránsito; planificación urbana; Smart Cities; transporte;   Abstract Urban mobility planning is included in a global scenario of increasing use of massive data to support decision making. However, many local governments do not have a structure that produces the data necessary to base their strategic projections. At the same time, private companies - such as Waze and Moovit (mobile application mobility managers) - have the ability to produce this data and, in addition, have demonstrated their availability to share them and thus improve planning conditions in cities. Nevertheless, managing this data and using it for the benefit of better urban planning and management is not a simple task. In South America, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Medellín have overcome important obstacles in this trajectory and became examples of innovation in the use of data. Based on the experience of these cities - and on surveys conducted with representatives of mobile apps companies and governments -, this article proposes a three-level model for the use of data for the benefit of urban mobility management and planning. The proposed model is in its initial stage and aims to draw parameters that help cities to develop a vision regarding the potential of data to generate actions and public policies of urban mobility. Keywords: Mobility apps; Big data; collaborative traffic management; Smart mobility; traffic planning; urban planification; transport; Smart Cities.   Recibido: septiembre 9 / 2019  Evaluado: noviembre 30 / 2019  Aceptado: diciembre 18 / 2019   Publicado en línea: diciembre de 2019                 Actualizado: diciembre de 2019


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
Naiara Silva Evangelo ◽  
Fátima Cristina Regis Martins de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  

Este estudo analisa a experiência de ranqueamento social de usuários e motoristas negros da empresa de transporte privado Uber, na cidade do Rio de janeiro, Brasil. Com os olhares voltados para a vivência e para o sistema de avaliação da empresa, observa-se como a experiência aparece na lógica contemporânea da vigilância. A partir de discussões e observações realizadas em pesquisa exploratória, o estudo questiona: na ambiência da Uber, com mecanismos de vigilância de dados em operação, de que modo os negros estão vivenciando a lógica social de ranqueamento? A cartografia foi a metodologia escolhida para o estudo, considerando a possibilidade de acompanhar processos e sua aposta na experimentação, com procedimentos flexíveis de produção de dados, bem como o seu caráter pesquisa-intervenção (Escóssia et al., 2009). Assim, o objetivo principal da pesquisa é investigar essa vivência com o intuito de ampliar a análise da vigilância contemporânea com um recorte racializado e entre os objetivos específicos pretende-se romper com o silenciamento e a invisibilidade de perspectivas teóricas negras (Ribeiro, 2017). O arcabouço teórico do estudo será dividido em dois eixos: estudo das relações raciais e os estudos de vigilância. Percebemos, assim, que na era do big data a discriminação pode aparecer de forma oculta, pois as tecnologias performam uma falsa neutralidade, o que acelera e cria discriminações ainda mais profundas (Benjamin, 2019).


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