scholarly journals Occurrences of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and first reports of Panstrongylus geniculatus in urban environments in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Author(s):  
Walter Ceretti-Junior ◽  
Daniel Pagotto Vendrami ◽  
Marco Otavio de Matos-Junior ◽  
Aline Rimoldi-Ribeiro ◽  
Julia Vono Alvarez ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Mantey Domingues Caetano ◽  
Hélia Maria Santa Bárbara Pereira ◽  
Lara Cavalcanti Ribeiro Figueiredo ◽  
Patrícia Marra Sepe ◽  
Leandro Luiz Giatti

In 2013 the urban authority for São Paulo city, Brazil, was interested in incorporating environmental aspects into the urban licensing process of diverse urban developments. To overcome concepts related simply to soil sealing, the initiative gave rise to a wide range of principles associated with environmental services and the consideration that green areas in this megacity are unequally distributed. Given the costs involved in analyzing each case and the legal uncertainty among entrepreneurs, it has become a tradition in Brazil for authorities in charge of urban licensing to follow general regulations rather than case-by-case studies, except in high-impact developments. In response, the São Paulo municipal government developed during the period from 2013 to 2016 a governing instrument to deal with these issues, known as the Environmental Quota (EQ). For that, the following guiding principles were established: (a) it should have a solid theoretical basis, with incentives for consistent public participation; (b) it should be flexible in such a way that it can provide a general framework within which a project designer can make decisions, rather than a set of rigidly determined solutions; and (c) it should consider inequalities in the availability of urban green infrastructure throughout the city. This paper will first detail the political-institutional context in which the EQ and its guidelines were established and implemented, then provide a general overview of the tool and the theoretical frameworks within which it was developed, and, finally, discuss the complex social decision-making process of its legal constraints. Moreover, it analyzes the implementation and application of the EQ to examine its effectiveness and how it relates to the city's gentrification. Furthermore, it is considered the replicability potential of the EQ to expand both the supply and distribution of green infrastructure and environmental services throughout the urban environment and, thus, contribute toward mitigating the intricate problems of urban environments in the Global South.


2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 727-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nívea Adriana Dias Pons ◽  
Osni José Pejon ◽  
Lázaro Valentin Zuquette

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éwerton O. Machado ◽  
Antonio D. Brescovit ◽  
David F. Candiani ◽  
Bernhard A. Huber

In this study we describe three new litter inhabiting species of Mesabolivar González-Sponga, 1998 from nine urban forest remnants in the metropolitan region of the city of São Paulo, Brazil: M. forceps, M. mairyara and M. cavicelatus. In three of these remnants, we conduced a three year sampling using pitfall traps. Mesabolivar forceps sp. nov. was the most abundant pholcid (n=273 adults), always present in the samples, but with highest numbers in spring and summer. Mesabolivar mairyara sp. nov. was the second most abundant species (n=32), but the majority of individuals were collected in March 2001. Only three individuals of M. cavicelatus sp. nov. were collected.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alcione Piva ◽  
Ana Eugênia de Carvalho Campos

Some ant species are highly abundant in cities, may form huge unicolonial populations with thousands of individuals able to displace native fauna, and impoverish ecological relationships in urban environments. In this work, we study the ant community in two neighborhoods with different urban profiles, one recently populated and another from the 1900s in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Two hundred and ninety houses were sampled with baits for ant collections. Results show that the recent urbanized neighborhood with greater disturbance favors opportunistic and dominant species to colonize it, likeTapinoma melanocephalum. We also made a temporal analysis in the ancient neighborhood, collecting ants after ten years from a first survey.T. melanocephalumhas a broader range than ten years ago, displaced other ant species, but confronts withPheidole megacephalathat was not found in the recent urbanized neighborhood.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e7010313067
Author(s):  
Marcio Luis Valença Araújo ◽  
Aloísio Nascimento Filho ◽  
Antônio Cordeiro ◽  
Renelson Sampaio ◽  
Marcelo Moret ◽  
...  

This paper studies the association between dengue cases and climatic variables in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in the period from 2001 to 2011. The main hypothesis is that climatic conditions, such as precipitation, humidity and temperature, are all correlated to the dengue spread in São Paulo. Randomization and Spearman rank correlation are applied over the collected dataset, and the estimated results show that only a higher temperature is correlated to an increase in the notification of new dengue cases in São Paulo, further reinforcing the fact that the Aedes aegypti mosquito is known to survive in distinct climatic conditions, greatly adapting itself to urban environments.


Author(s):  
Diôgo da Silva Santos ◽  
Ligia Maria Tavares da Silva

Este presente estudo objetivou apresentar o Ecoturismo Urbano, considerado um novo segmento do ecoturismo que possui grandes possibilidades de sua prática no Brasil, devido a rica diversidade de ecossistemas encontrados no país. Esta atividade vislumbra a prática convencional do ecoturismo também em ambientes urbanos modificados, através de seus espaços verdes, tais como parques, praças e jardins públicos. A partir deste parâmetro, a pesquisa buscou analisar a prática desta atividade no Brasil, em especial, nos parques urbanos inseridos no bioma Mata Atlântica, trazendo o exemplo da gestão dos parques de São Paulo. Com este relatório, analisou-se de que forma o Campus I da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), por meio das ações realizadas pelo ‘Rotas da Mata Atlântica’, Projeto este que visa a valorização da Mata Atlântica encontrada no Campus por meio da estruturação de rotas de pedestres e placas de sinalização ambiental, pode contribuir com a realização do ecoturismo urbano na cidade de João Pessoa. O trabalho foi realizado com base em um levantamento bibliográfico sobre o tema, bem como também através de visitas in loco aos parques de São Paulo, as áreas verdes de João Pessoa e no Campus I da UFPB, objeto de estudo desta pesquisa. Concluiu-se que o Campus I da UFPB possui grande potencialidade em desenvolver a prática do ecoturismo urbano em suas dependências, se tal atividade for bem planejada e estruturada de uma maneira sustentável e em equilíbrio com o meio ambiente. Project 'Rotas da Mata Atlântica': a proposal for urban ecotourism in Campus I of the Federal University of Paraíba (PB, Brazil) ABSTRACT This present study aims to address the Urban Ecotourism, considered a new segment of ecotourism that has great possibilities of their practice in Brazil, due to the rich diversity of ecosystems found in the country. This activity envisages the conventional practice of ecotourism also in modified urban environments, through its green spaces such as parks, squares and public gardens. From this perception, the research sought to examine the practice of this activity in Brazil, especially in urban parks inserted in the Atlantic Forest biome, bringing the example of the management in parks of São Paulo. With this report, the present study analyzed how the Campus I of the Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), through the actions carried out by the 'Rotas da Mata Atlântica’, a project aimed at the appreciation of the Atlantic Forest found in the Campus, through structuring pedestrian routes and environmental signage boards, and how it can contribute to the achievement of urban ecotourism in the city of João Pessoa. The study was based on literature on the subject, and also through on-site visits in the parks of São Paulo, in the green areas of João Pessoa and on Campus I of UFPB, study object of this research. It was concluded that the Campus I of UFPB has great potential to develop the practice of urban ecotourism in its facilities, if such activity is well planned and structured in a sustainable way and in harmony with the environment. KEYWORDS: Urban Ecotourism; Atlantic Forest; UFPB Campus I; Rotas da Mata Atlântica.


Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hideki Bando ◽  
Fernando Madalena Volpe

Background: In light of the few reports from intertropical latitudes and their conflicting results, we aimed to replicate and update the investigation of seasonal patterns of suicide occurrences in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Data relating to male and female suicides were extracted from the Mortality Information Enhancement Program (PRO-AIM), the official health statistics of the municipality of São Paulo. Seasonality was assessed by studying distribution of suicides over time using cosinor analyses. Results: There were 6,916 registered suicides (76.7% men), with an average of 39.0 ± 7.0 observed suicides per month. For the total sample and for both sexes, cosinor analysis estimated a significant seasonal pattern. For the total sample and for males suicide peaked in November (late spring) with a trough in May–June (late autumn). For females, the estimated peak occurred in January, and the trough in June–July. Conclusions: A seasonal pattern of suicides was found for both males and females, peaking in spring/summer and dipping in fall/winter. The scarcity of reports from intertropical latitudes warrants promoting more studies in this area.


2001 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 407-408
Author(s):  
E. LANDULFO ◽  
A. PAPAYANNIS ◽  
A. ZANARDI DE FREITAS ◽  
M.P.P.. M. JORGE ◽  
N.D. VIEIRA JÚNIOR
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2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6185
Author(s):  
André Ruoppolo Biazoti ◽  
Angélica Campos Nakamura ◽  
Gustavo Nagib ◽  
Vitória Oliveira Pereira de Souza Leão ◽  
Giulia Giacchè ◽  
...  

During the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers worldwide were greatly affected by disruptions in the food chain. In 2020, São Paulo city experienced most of the effects of the pandemic in Brazil, with 15,587 deaths through December 2020. Here, we describe the impacts of COVID-19 on urban agriculture (UA) in São Paulo from April to August 2020. We analyzed two governmental surveys of 2100 farmers from São Paulo state and 148 from São Paulo city and two qualitative surveys of volunteers from ten community gardens and seven urban farmers. Our data showed that 50% of the farmers were impacted by the pandemic with drops in sales, especially those that depended on intermediaries. Some farmers in the city adapted to novel sales channels, but 22% claimed that obtaining inputs became difficult. No municipal support was provided to UA in São Paulo, and pre-existing issues were exacerbated. Work on community gardens decreased, but no garden permanently closed. Post COVID-19, UA will have the challenge of maintaining local food chains established during the pandemic. Due to the increase in the price of inputs and the lack of technical assistance, governmental efforts should be implemented to support UA.


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