Aspectos socioeconômicos e ambientais do reuso de águas residuárias em uma comunidade rural localizada no município de Apodi-RN

A utilização da água residuária na produção agrícola é uma alternativa sustentável do ponto de vista ambiental e, sobretudo econômica para a realidade da região Semiárida do Brasil. Este trabalho teve por objetivo caracterizar o perfil socioeconômico analisando o nível de satisfação de uma comunidade rural em relação ao reuso e seus benefícios sociais e ambientais. A pesquisa foi realizada no Projeto de Assentamento Milagre, localizado no município de Apodi no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. A metodologia de análise foi por meio de aplicação de questionários com as famílias que correspondem um total de 26 casas. O período de aplicação dos questionários se deu no mês de junho de 2013. Constatou-se quanto aos aspectos socioeconômicos que as crianças de 0-3 anos de idade não dispõem de nenhum acompanhamento escolar. O estado civil dos chefes da família correspondia a 12% casados, 10% assumem uma união consensual e 1% dos assentados são viúvos. A maioria das famílias entrevistadas residem no próprio assentamento e 95% dos moradores trabalham na própria agricultura. Em relação à percepção dos moradores quanto ao reuso de água, foi possível observar que dentre os entrevistados a maioria responderam que com a ausência de esgoto a céu aberto ocorreu uma redução da proliferação de insetos e vetores, resultando em uma visão mais agradável da comunidade. Aspects socioeconomic and environmental of the reuse of wastewater in a rural community in the municipality of Apodi-RNAbstract: The use of wastewater in agriculture is a sustainable alternative from an environmental point of view and especially economic for the reality of the semi-arid region of Brazil. This study aimed to characterize the socioeconomic profile and analyze the level of satisfaction of a rural community in relation to reuse and its social and environmental benefits. The survey was conducted in the settlement Miracle Project, located in the municipality of Apodi / RN. The analysis methodology was through questionnaires with families matching a total of 26 homes. The questionnaires application period took place in June 2013. It was found as the socioeconomic aspects that children 0-3 years old lacked any school support. The marital status of head of household accounted for 12% married, 10% are of consensual union and 1% of the settlers are widowers. Most families interviewed live on the settlements and 95% of residents work in agriculture itself. Regarding the perception of residents regarding water reuse was observed that among the respondents most responded that with the absence of open sewage there was a reduction of proliferation of insects and vectors, resulting in a more pleasant view of community.

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Towards sustainability in water recycling

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2004.0074 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

L. Sala ◽

M. Serra

Keyword(s):

Water Reuse ◽

Water Resource Management ◽

Water Cycle ◽

Point Of View ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Water Recycling ◽

Wastewater Reclamation ◽

Water Demands ◽

Wastewater Reclamation And Reuse ◽

The Impact

Those like us who believe in and spread the gospel of planned wastewater reclamation and reuse usually emphasize that this is a step towards sustainability in water resource management, but this is something that is very seldom analyzed. This paper discusses, from a critical point of view, issues such as goals in water reuse and influence on water demands, ecological analysis of the cycle of the main pollutants, health aspects and treatment requirements, energy consumption and measurable environmental benefits, in order to provide a set of criteria to assess sustainability in water recycling projects and to decrease the impact of the cultural water cycle on the environment.

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Urban Hazard Adaptation: Efficiency of a Green Infrastructure in an Italian metropolis

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-15461 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Francesco Busca ◽

Roberto Revelli

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Green Infrastructure ◽

Local Governments ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Point Of View ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Atmospheric Pollutants ◽

Water Runoff ◽

Water Shortages ◽

Economic Point

In recent years, safeguarding approaches and environmental management initiatives have been adopted both by international institutions and local governments , aimed at sustainable use of natural resources and their restoration, in order to manage hazard level of climate change consequences (urban flooding, droughts and water shortages, sea level rise, issues with food security).Cities represent the main collectors of these effects, consequently they need to implement specific adaptation plans mitigating consequences of such future events: Green Infrastructures (G.I.) fall within the most effective tools for achieving the goal. In the urban context, they also identify themselves as valid strategies for biodiversity recovery and ecological functions.This work analyzes the role of a G.I. in an urban environment, with the aim of quantifying Ecosystem Services (E.S.) provided by vegetation: through usage of i-Tree, specific software suite for E.S. quantification, the sustainability offered by &#8220;Le Vallere&#8221; park, a 34-hectares greenspace spread between municipalities of Turin and Moncalieri (Italy), was analyzed, in collaboration with the related management institution (Ente di gestione delle Aree Protette del Po torinese). The study, carried out using two specific tools (i-Tree Eco and i-Tree Hydro), focuses on different aspects: carbon sequestration and storage, atmospheric pollutants reduction, avoided water runoff and water quality improvement are just some of the environmental benefits generated by tree population. Tools enable to carry out the analysis also from an economic point of view, evaluating monetary benefits brought by the green infrastructure both at present day and in the future, &#160;taking into account climate change effects through projections based on the regional climatic model COSMO-CLM (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios).The work led to deepen potential held by the greenspace, helping the cooperating management institution &#160;to plan future territorial agenda and to find innovative approaches for an integrated and sustainable hazard control.

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Dynamics of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in the Brazilian semi-arid region

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia ◽

10.1590/s0102-695x2011005000054 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 382-391 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Flávia dos Santos Silva ◽

Marcelo A. Ramos ◽

Natalia Hanazaki ◽

Ulysses P. de Albuquerque

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Rural Community ◽

Arid Region ◽

Semi Arid Region ◽

Semi Arid

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ELECTROFLOCCULATION APPLIED TO THE TREATMENT OF OIL PRODUCTION WASTEWATER

Periódico Tchê Química ◽

10.52571/ptq.v7.n14.2010.8_periodico14_pgs_7_15.pdf ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 07 (14) ◽

pp. 7-15

Author(s):

Bárbara Martins RODRIGUES ◽

Alexandre Andrade CERQUEIRA ◽

Carlos RUSSO ◽

Monica Regina da Costa MARQUES

Keyword(s):

Water Reuse ◽

Industrial Wastewater ◽

Batch Reactor ◽

Oil Production ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Viable Alternative ◽

Aluminum Electrode ◽

Promising Alternative ◽

Production Water

Treatment of industrial wastewater has grown in the last years and industries have been continuously searching improvements in the treatment`s processes based on CONAMA 357/2005 resolution. In this context, the electroflocculation may be a promising alternative due to its economic and environmental benefits, allowing water reuse. This work aims to study the treatment of oil production water by electroflocculation process, with aluminum electrode, in a batch reactor. The study focused on removal of OG, color, turbidity and boron. The results indicate that the process of electroflocculation is a technically viable alternative for removal of OG, color and turbidity, obtaining average removals of 84%, 83% and 83%, respectively. However, it wasn’t efficient to remove boron.

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To transport waste or transport recycling plant: Insights from life-cycle analysis

Matériaux & Techniques ◽

10.1051/mattech/2018016 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 105 (5-6) ◽

pp. 516

Author(s):

Guilhem Grimaud ◽

Bertrand Laratte ◽

Nicolas Perry

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Life Cycle Analysis ◽

Treatment Cost ◽

Point Of View ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

The Other ◽

Economic Balance ◽

The One ◽

Waste Deposit ◽

Centralized System

The purpose of this study is to determine the environmental and economic balance between a collection of waste requiring the transport to a centralized recycling plant versus the displacement of a recycling plant near the waste production’s location. Two systems are compared in the study with economic and environmental Life cycle analysis (LCC and LCA) tools. The first one considers a centralized recycling plant that gathers batch of cables from different locations in Europe. The second scenario considers a transportable recycling plant, the Cablebox (designed by MTB Manufacturing), which is regularly carried to be close to the waste deposit to recycle waste cables. On the one hand, the study demonstrates huge environmental benefits for transportable recycling plants in comparison with the centralized system. The overall environmental impact is halved on the climate change indicator. On the other hand, the results show the economic advantages of such solution. The treatment cost per ton of recycling is reduced by 5 to 8%. Transportable recycling solutions seem to be a good answer to solve End-of-Life logistic issues, both from an economic and an environmental point of view.

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Rural Community-Based Tourism Development in Bangladesh: The Conceptual Issues

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i2.29.13657 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2.29) ◽

pp. 374

Author(s):

Md Afjal Hossain ◽

Uchinlayen .

Keyword(s):

Human Resource Development ◽

Rural Community ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Policy Formation ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Community Based ◽

Community People

The concept of rural tourism can revitalize the conventional concepts of tourism, and bring socio-economic and environmental well-being of the rural community ensuring sustainable development of a particular country. The aim of this paper is to identify the prospects and problems of rural community-based tourism development in Bangladesh. Rural tourism is one of the most promising tourism sectors in Bangladesh. It can bring economic, social and environmental benefits to the community people. Development of the rural tourism will have a significant impact on the GDP and employment opportunities for them who are involved in its development process. This paper finds out some barriers of rural community-based tourism development and provides some suggestions to overcome those challenges. For the development of this promising sector, it needs proper policy formation, infrastructure development, human resource development, enough investment for services and facilities in the destination areas, readiness of rural people to arrange tourism in their areas, public private partnership, sustainable tourism development guidelines, etc. Finally, this paper also looks into at how rural community people of Bangladesh can be involved in the development of tourism activities in their own areas.)

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BMAC-HARVEST: Innovational Method in Osteoarticular Pathology Using Autogenous Stem Cells

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.638.280 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 638 ◽

pp. 280-285

Author(s):

Sólyom Árpád ◽

Király Ildikó ◽

Benedek Csaba ◽

Nagy Ors ◽

Solyom Reka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Stem Cells ◽

Stem Cell ◽

Iliac Crest ◽

Point Of View ◽

Daily Activities ◽

Analog Scale ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

Imaging Results ◽

Imaging Point ◽

Stem Cell Treatment

Introduction: BMAC-Harvest is an innovational method regarding autogenous stem cell treatments in various fields of medicine. In osteoarticular pathology it is used for treating chronic pathology cases as well as acute and traumatic ones. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to represent the clinical and imaging results of the patients presented to the Ist Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic of Targu Mures. The results were obtained in the period 2012-2014 after using BMAC-Harvest autologous stem cells. Material and method: For this study the authors have included 28 patients from the Ist Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic of Targu Mures, suffering from different musculoskeletal pathologies. The method used on these patients was a surgical treatment, which consisted of injecting BMAC-Harvest autogenous stem cells in a unique dosage. The procedure was conducted in the operating room in sterile conditions. These cells were extracted from the iliac crest after appropriate preparation and general anesthezia. Patients were evaluated from a clinical and imaging point of view at periods of 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment. In the evaluation the following aspects were monitorized in the form of questionnaires: level of satisfaction, mobility and the daily activities of patients. The pain intensity of the patients was measured by using the VAS scale (visual analog scale). For imaging representations the authors used standard radiography and IRM in 2 occurrences and have taken into account every sign which appeared after the treatment.Results: The satisfaction level of the patients was significantly increased after the 12th month evaluation compared to results after 3rd month. The pain got considerably reduced and most of the patients could resume their activity from before the treatment. 4 patients have reported mild and medium pain 12 months after the treatment. Conclusion: Autogenous stem cell treatment is an innovational technique with satisfying results for short and medium periods. The BMAC-Harvest autogenous stem cells can be used with clear indications in locomotor organ pathology and it can help in the recuperation of the patient after a trauma. The BMAC-Harvest autogenous stem cells increase the formation of callus after a fracture or pseudoarthrosis. This is an innovational procedure and it can be used successfully in osteoarticular pathology both chronic and acute.

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Operations Planning in Carsharing Systems

Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Decision Making for Sustainable Supply Chains - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9570-0.ch018 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 384-406

Author(s):

Behnam Izadi

Keyword(s):

Strategic Management ◽

Point Of View ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Transport Network ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Operations Planning ◽

Management Level ◽

Shared Mobility ◽

Minimum Number ◽

New Research

Shared mobility systems such as carsharing provide significant social and environmental benefits by reducing the number of vehicles used in the urban transport network. The carsharing systems are facing many challenges from the design to operation stages. In the design and strategic management level, it is important to find the best location for the stations, a minimum number of vehicles and a minimum number of operating staff, and in the operation stage, the most important problem is to relocate the vehicles moved by the members among the network to maximize the satisfied demands while the system is still economical. Effective and efficient optimization technology that can respond to user's demand is one of the necessary components for a successful carsharing system. The authors survey the related operations research models in the academic literature proposed to model different aspects of carsharing systems from a strategic and operational point of view to find the gaps and propose opportunities for new research.

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Political mediation and participation in the Czech rural areas

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) ◽

10.17221/286-agricecon ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 54 (No. 12) ◽

pp. 575-581

Author(s):

J. Čmejrek

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Rural Community ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Politics ◽

Point Of View ◽

Fragmented Population ◽

Rural Municipalities ◽

Election Results ◽

The Individual ◽

Municipal Election

The objective of this paper is to show the mediation between citizens and political power by political parties in Czech rural areas. The position of political parties in rural municipalities is demonstrated in two perspectives. The top-down perspective is based on the distribution of several tens of thousands mandates in local municipal councils between political parties. The opposite perspective provides the bottom-up point of view – from the level of the individual municipalities, their party systems and party organisational structures. The analysis of the municipal election results reveals clearly that the role of political parties in local politics depends namely on the size of the given municipality. In this sense, the Czech Republic represents a very interesting example as it is characterised by a dense and heavily fragmented population settlement with a large number of small rural municipalities. In rural municipalities, we encounter incomplete party spectra and the absence of political parties in the smallest municipalities. Besides, the lists of candidates in rural municipalities reveal the weakness of the local party organisations that cannot avoid cooperating with the independent candidates. The small distance between the citizen and the elected body in a rural community significantly determines the forms of the local politics; the ideological and party mediation is superfluous, in fact, it is often seen as something harmful which divides the rural community.

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Economic benefits and treatment progress as determinants of the sustainability of Vietnamese voluntary co-located patients clusters

Journal of Public Health Research ◽

10.4081/jphr.2017.788 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Quan-Hoang Vuong

Keyword(s):

Economic Benefits ◽

Point Of View ◽

The Other ◽

General Level ◽

Economic Reason ◽

The Public ◽

Other Hand ◽

Perceived Satisfaction ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

Financial Benefits

Background. Over the past 15 years or so, in Vietnam, a phenomenon has steadily grown more and more widespread: the forming of co-located patients communities. Poor patients choose to live together, seeking/lending supports from/to one another. Despite the undeniable existence of these communities, little is researched or known about how co-located patients perceive the value of what they receive as cluster members, or how they assess their future connection to the communities they are living in. Materials and Methods. The study employs multiple logistic regressions method to investigate relationships between factors such as perceived satisfaction from community-provided financial means, reported health improvements, along with patients’ shortand longer-term commitments to these communities. Results. The results suggest meaningful empirical relationships: 1) between, on one hand, gender, perceived values and sustainability of patients communities, financial stress faced by patients and the financial benefits they received from the community, and, on the other hand, their propensity to stay connected to it; and 2) between economic conditions, length of stay with a community, general level of satisfaction, health improvements on one hand and long-term commitment to these communities on the other hand. Conclusions. Patients who choose to stick to co-location clusters do so for an economic reason: finding means to fight their financial hardship. This may suggest a degree of complication higher than one would have thought in dealing with poor patients from a social point of view. Concretely, the majority of the public only focuses on charity programs and in-king donations, while ignoring the more sustainable – and, at the same time, more complicated – alternative which is to create suitable income-generating jobs for patient. In addition, patients are not only those who seek to ask for supports but can potentially be the donors contributing to the sustainability of those voluntary communities.

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