scholarly journals Mapeamento da deposição irregular dos resíduos provenientes da construção civil na cidade de Mossoró-RN

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Giordanio Bruno Silva Oliveira ◽  
Ellen Ramona de Almeida Correia Brito ◽  
Luan Alves Lima ◽  
Leonardo Vieira de Sousa ◽  
Frnacisco De Assis de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
The City

<p class="CorpodoresumoIVCBM">A construção civil tem sido considerada uma das mais importantes atividades para o desenvolvimento da sociedade, porém é uma atividade que causa impactos ambientais, pois utiliza recursos naturais, modifica o meio ambiente e gera um grande volume de resíduos. Nota-se que as atividades ligadas à construção civil no município de Mossoró-RN, são responsáveis por gerar uma quantidade considerável de resíduos de construção civil (RCC), que na maioria das vezes, são depositados em locais irregulares, por não haver na cidade um local específico para esse fim. Esses resíduos constituem um grave problema, tanto para o meio ambiente quanto para qualidade de vida da população. A pesquisa foi realizada com o objetivo de mapear áreas de depósito irregular de resíduos provenientes da construção civil na cidade de Mossoró-RN. Foi realizada a demarcação dos pontos de acordo com a localização do despejo dos resíduos, com a finalidade de identificar e indicar sua localização dentro da zona urbana de Mossoró-RN. No presente estudo, foi possível identificar 11 pontos de deposição irregular de resíduos provenientes da construção civil, espalhados em diferentes locais da cidade, alguns situando-se próximo de áreas residenciais, o que caracteriza sérios riscos à saúde pública, e outros dispostos próximos de cursos d’água, o que provoca degradação do meio ambiente.</p><p class="western" align="center"><strong><em>Mapping of irregular dumping of solid waste from construction industry at Mossoró-RN, Brazil</em></strong><em></em></p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Construction industry has been considered one of the most important activities regarding to society development, however it causes environmental impacts, because it uses natural resources, modifies the environment and generate a huge amount of waste. It was observed that in Mossoró, RN, Brazil, a large amount of construction waste is often deposed in unauthorized sites because the municipality does not provide a specific site for this purpose. Such waste is a serious problem for the environment and for the people’s quality of living. In this context a research was carried out with the objective of mapping sites of non authorized deposition of construction waste in the city of Mossoró, RN, Brazil. With this intent, points were georeferenced according to the location of deposition of waste, with the objective of identifying and indicating its location inside the urban zone of the city. At the end of the study were identified eleven sites of unauthorized deposition of construction waste, all over the city, some of which were located near residential areas, what poses a serious hazard to public health, while other sites were near water streams, what promote environmental degradation.</p>

RESTRUCTURING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE URBAN SPACE OF THE METROPOLIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-139
Author(s):  
A.A. STEPANENKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Recycling Rate ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Cycle Economy ◽  
City Population ◽  
Favorable Conditions ◽  
The City

The article considers the developed model of the closed-cycle economy, which, along with economic parameters, takes into account pollution and consumption of building materials suitable for recycling. The model reflects the idea that the economic growth of a society alone cannot maintain or improve the existing quality of the environment, and for this it is necessary to increase the recycling rate. The purpose of the study is to reveal the factors influencing the increase in the level of recycling when introducing efficient and environmentally friendly systems for managing construction waste in megacities. The results of the study will affect the improvement of the quality and standards of life of the city population, the creation of favorable conditions for a safe, healthy and the prosperous life of people while ensuring the economic growth of the city. The process of the managing the growing volume of construction waste is reflected, recycling is emphasized.

scholarly journals The Role of Urban Morphology Design on Enhancing Physical Activity and Public Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadegh Fathi ◽  
Hassan Sajadzadeh ◽  
Faezeh Mohammadi Sheshkal ◽  
Farshid Aram ◽  
Gergo Pinter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Space Syntax ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The City

Along with environmental pollution, urban planning has been connected to public health. The research indicates that the quality of built environments plays an important role in reducing mental disorders and overall health. The structure and shape of the city are considered as one of the factors influencing happiness and health in urban communities and the type of the daily activities of citizens. The aim of this study was to promote physical activity in the main structure of the city via urban design in a way that the main form and morphology of the city can encourage citizens to move around and have physical activity within the city. Functional, physical, cultural-social, and perceptual-visual features are regarded as the most important and effective criteria in increasing physical activities in urban spaces, based on literature review. The environmental quality of urban spaces and their role in the physical activities of citizens in urban spaces were assessed by using the questionnaire tool and analytical network process (ANP) of structural equation modeling. Further, the space syntax method was utilized to evaluate the role of the spatial integration of urban spaces on improving physical activities. Based on the results, consideration of functional diversity, spatial flexibility and integration, security, and the aesthetic and visual quality of urban spaces plays an important role in improving the physical health of citizens in urban spaces. Further, more physical activities, including motivation for walking and the sense of public health and happiness, were observed in the streets having higher linkage and space syntax indexes with their surrounding texture.

Critical success factors for the digitalization of smart cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-86
Author(s):  
Balasubramaniam Krishnan ◽  
Seetharaman Arumugam ◽  
KoilaKuntla Maddulety
Keyword(s):  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Digital Integration ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
The City

In the ‘industry 4.0’ era, the phenomenon of digitalization of smart cities has gained increasing prominence, as it has the potential to address the problem of resource optimization and the pressure of demand of the growing urban population. In the past, smart city initiatives may not have created desired impacts as these initiatives were limited in scope, focusing on physical digital integration of the underlying systems of cities and of their citizens. This article examines the success factors that affect the digitalization of smart cities based on secondary research. To achieve smart cities’ core objectives of increasing quality of living, providing efficient and optimal services, thereby making the functioning of the city smart through digitalization, it is essential to look at these critical success factors, namely, sustainability, ecosystems and digital citizen. The article points out important elements such as lack of governance of sustainability, methods and processes to enhance participation of digital citizens and inadequate knowledge about structures and value creation through ecosystems that would need to be addressed while digitalizing smart cities. Given the required policy attention and focus, these factors would be expected to make smart cities sustainable, improve the quality of life of citizens and create new economic opportunities, while digitalizing them.

scholarly journals Antigas Salinas Urbanas e sua Oportunidade para promover Cidades Verdes: O Caso do Parque Estadual do rio Cocó em Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil = Antiguas Salinas Urbanas y su Oportunidad de promover Ciudades Verdes: El Caso del Coco Park en Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil = Antique Urban Salt Extraction and their Opportunity to promote Green Cities: The Cocó Park case in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Maria Do Carmo
Keyword(s):  
Residential Areas ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Salt Production ◽  
Salt Extraction ◽  
Urban Quality Of Life ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Salt Flats ◽  
Del Rio ◽  
The City

RESUMO:Esse ensaio contextualiza a produção de sal marinho no Brasil e sua localização no período colonial, próximo aos povoados da costa nordestina para investigar a inserção das antigas salinas nas cidades. As salinas artesanais foram transformadas em áreas residenciais, mas dada as condições ambientais de algumas áreas, ainda, existe a oportunidade de integrá-las na condição de infraestrutura urbana verde resgatando, também, sua memória cultural. Assim, se faz uma evolução das áreas ocupadas por salinas e dos métodos de produção, quando se situa às condições mais propícias a produção do sal, bem como, seus conflitos com a proteção dos ecossistemas de manguezais das planícies flúvio- marítimas. Se discute a capacidade de regeneração desses ecossistemas em áreas de salinas desativadas e sua oportunidade de instalação de parques urbanos em cidades desprovidas de verde. O caso de estudo ocorre na área das antigas Salinas Diogo, que hoje é o Parque do rio Cocó na cidade de Fortaleza. Como resultado se destaca a integração das áreas de salinas à cidade com grande ganho de qualidade de vida urbana, mas que, por outro lado, as salinas não comparecem na imagem coletiva urbana o que remete a um estudo de proteção da memória da paisagemcultural.  RESUMEN:Este ensayo contextualiza la producción de sal marina en Brasil y su ubicación en el período colonial, cerca de las aldeas de la costa noreste para investigar la inserción de antiguas salinas en las ciudades. Las salinas artesanales se transformaron en áreas residenciales, pero dadas las condiciones ambientales de algunas áreas, todavía existe la oportunidad de integrarlas en la condición de infraestructura urbana verde, también rescatando su memoria cultural. Las áreas ocupadas por solución salina y los métodos de producción evolucionan cuando se crean las condiciones más favorables para la producción de sal, así como sus conflictos con la protección de los ecosistemas de manglar de las llanuras marítimas fluviales. Se discute la capacidad regenerativa de estos ecosistemas en áreas de salinas desactivadas y su oportunidad de instalar parques urbanos. El estudio de caso ocurre en el área del antiguo Salinas Diogo, que hoy es el Parque del Río Cocó. Como resultado, se destaca la integración de las áreas salinas en la ciudad, con una gran ganancia en la calidad de vida urbana, pero las soluciones salinas no aparecen en la imagen colectiva urbana, lo que lleva a un estudio de protección de la memoria del paisajecultural.ABSTRACT:This essay contextualizes the production of sea salt in Brazil and its location in the colonial period, close to the northeastern coast villages to investigate the insertion of old salt flats in cities. The artisanal salt extraction were transformed into residential areas, but given the environmental conditions of some areas, there is still the opportunity to integrate them in the city, also rescuing their cultural memory. Occupied areas and production methods are evolved when the conditions most favorable to salt production, as well as their conflicts with the protection of mangrove ecosystems of the river-maritime plains are made. The regenerative capacity of these ecosystems in areas of deactivated salt production and their opportunity to install urban parks in cities are discussed. The case study occurs in the area of the former Salinas Diogo, which today is the Cocó River Park. As a result, the integration of saline areas into the city stands out, with a great gain in urban quality of life, but, on the other hand, salt production do not appear in the urban collective image, which leads to a study of protection of the memory of the culturallandscape.

scholarly journals Espaços Abertos em Instituições para Idosos

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Luiz V. Tomasini ◽  
Beatriz Fedrizzi
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Actual Situation ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Outdoor Spaces ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
The City

Resumo: O presente artigo apresenta uma série de discussões a cerca da importância da presença de espaços abertos junto a instituições para idosos, tomando por base os resultados de uma pesquisa de mestrado centrada neste tema e desenvolvida a partir do estudo da realidade vigente no município de Porto Alegre-RS. A referida pesquisa foi desenvolvida, basicamente a partir de dois estudos de campo: o primeiro, um levantamento preliminar onde foram analisadas características físicas dos espaços abertos de uma amostra de 12 instituições; e, o segundo, um estudo de casos comparativo envolvendo duas instituições com diferentes condições de disponibilidade e qualidade de espaços abertos. Os resultados do primeiro estudo demonstraram um panorama predominantemente negativo quanto à presença e qualidade dos espaços abertos disponíveis nas instituições, com espaços demasiadamente restritos, pouco funcionais e esteticamente pouco interessantes. O segundo estudo, por outro lado, demonstrou, entre outros resultados não abordados neste artigo, uma influência da qualidade do pátio sobre a satisfação dos idosos em relação à instituição e sobre o tempo de permanência dos idosos nas áreas externas. Este estudo revelou ainda que, de forma geral, os idosos utilizam muito pouco outros espaços abertos fora da instituição como parques e praças, o que reforça a importância da presença de locais desta natureza junto à instituição. Palavras-chave: Instituições para Idosos. Espaços Abertos. Qualidade de Vida. Abstract: This article presents several aspects related to the importance of outdoor spaces in institutions for the elderly. It is based on the results of a master’s degree research project on this topic, which was developed according to the analysis of the actual situation of institutions in the city of Porto Alegre-RS. Two field studies were the basic sources of data for this research: the first one analyzed the physical characteristics of outdoor spaces in a sample of 12 institutions; the second one was a comparative study including two institutions with different conditions regarding the availability and quality of outdoor spaces. The results of the first study showed an overall negative situation of availability and quality of outdoor spaces in the institutions. The spaces presented restricted availability and functionality and little aesthetic interest. The second study, on the other hand, showed the influence of the quality of outdoor spaces on the satisfaction of the elderly regarding the institution and their length of stay in the outdoor. This study also revealed that elderly people usually do not use the other open areas outside the institution, such as parks and squares, very frequently. This aspect highlights the importance of outdoor spaces in institutions for the elderly. Keywords: Institutions for the Elderly. Open Spaces. Quality of Living.

scholarly journals INFO FROM THE WORLD

Detritus ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 201-202
Author(s):  
Managing editor: Elena Cristina Rada
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
The City

Waste management raises concerns on environmental degradation and public health issues in the city of Nairobi, Kenya where a big share of the urban population still suffers from lack of adequate waste collection services. Governmental and international efforts have focused on implementing waste operations in middle- and high-income areas that fall short of providing informal settlements with equally efficient facilities (Figure 1). This results in increased rates of urban inequalities as well as places waste issues in the broader framework of environmental injustice and marginalization of the poor. In response to the current gaps, the emergence of spon.&nbsp;

scholarly journals Study of Quality Living Environment for Temporary Construction Workers' Accommodation in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Hazwan Bin Zubir ◽  
Asiah Abdul Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Combine Method ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Poor Condition ◽  
Code Of Practice ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Research Findings

This research is to study the quality of living environment in workers’ accommodation for construction workers in Malaysia. In Malaysia, workers’ accommodation known as rumah kongsi. The research aim to identify appropriate and quality of living environment for construction workers. Majority the construction workers accommodation in Malaysia are currently in a poor condition. The poor condition of accommodation for construction workers have raised many issues affecting their surroundings and built environment. Some of the issues include health, social and finance. However, there are initiatives made by the Malaysian government especially Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (KLCH) in which they have come out with guidelines in providing accommodation for the construction workers. Previous studies showed that some developers and contractors providing improper and inadequate living environment for the construction workers, which lead to several issues, including safety and poor living facilities. The objectives of the studies, firstly to study the existing code of practice and guidelines in providing workers accommodation, secondly, to evaluate the existing workers accommodation in Malaysia and finally to propose the good, safety and practical living environment for workers accommodation. The methodology apply in this study include mix method or combine method which are, interview, case study, observation and content analysis. The data obtained from various methods are using descriptive analysis. In conclusion, this research findings attempts to provide guidelines and model of the most suitable living environment for workers accommodation in construction industry in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Impacts of Anthropogenic Factors on Urban Air Quality in Lagos Metropolis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Peter Nkashi AGAN
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Industrial Land ◽  
The City

Land use is the utilization and reordering of land cover for human comfort. This process disrupts the pristine state of the environment reducing the quality of environmental receptors like water, air, vegetation etc. Air pollution is introduced into the environment as a result of anthropogenic activities from commercial, industrial and residential areas. These activities are burning of fossil fuels for power generation, transport of goods and services, valorization of raw materials into finished products, bush burning, use of gas cookers, generators and electric stove etc. The introduction of pollutants into the planetary layer of the atmosphere has impacted negatively on the quality of the environment posing threat to humans and the survival of the ecosystem. In Lagos metropolis, commercial activities and high population densities have caused elevated levels of pollution in the city. This study aimed to investigate the spatial distribution of pollutant in Lagos metropolis with a view to revealing the marked spatial/temporal difference in pollutants levels over residential, commercial and industrial land uses. Commercial and industrial land uses revealed higher levels of pollutants than the residential areas. Pearson product moment correlation coefficients revealed strong positive relationship between land use and air quality in the city.

scholarly journals GERAÇÃO DE RESÍDUOS NA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (209) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Samira Mansur Monteiro de Barros
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Final Destination ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The One

The problems arising from construction and demolition waste have always been in our country. The civil construction industry is the sector that generates the most waste that impacts society and is the one that consumes the most raw materials. As a result, it is necessary and extremely important that there is a sustainable management of construction waste. The irregular dispositions of these residues cause many negative impacts to the environment, since they are often thrown in vacant lots, permanent preservation areas, roads and public places, harming the quality of life of the population. Recycling can generate a significant economic advantage in relation to the final destination both in regular deposits and mainly in relation to the irregular ones that cause so much damage to the environment. This study sought to collect information on the current situation on construction waste. And in order to be developed, the present work used bibliographic research in books, specialized magazines, periodicals, and electronic media. Concluding in the final considerations, in which vital points of the research are presented followed by the stimulations the continuity of the studies and the reflections on the generation of solid residues in the civil construction.

scholarly journals Challenges Faced in Prefabrication or Modular Construction

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-178
Author(s):  
Felecia Beulah
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Modular Construction ◽  
Efficient Approach ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
The City ◽  
High Building ◽  
Growing Population

Abstract: The prefabricated materials used in construction has indeed been hailed amongst the most efficient approaches, there is a difficulty in implementing this process in the construction industry. The article included an outline of the obstacles and factors that influence prefabrication or modular construction in India. The issues of prefabrication and modular construction were investigated through case studies. Prefabricated elements have been demonstrated to be an efficient and efficient approach for improving productivity and the process of construction, as well as assuring the quality of construction & reducing time and cost. However, there are a number of issues with this strategy in practise, including initial high building costs, lack of understanding of the prefabricated method of construction, technical and installation hurdles, and the inability to find prefabrication businesses locally. Because of the nature of the city and also the growing population, the use of such prefabricated materials in the construction of buildings is beneficial. Keywords: Prefabricated construction, Challenges, fabricated elements, Installation hurdles

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