scholarly journals Desertificação: Questionando as Bases Conceituais, Escalas de Análise e Consequëncias

GEOgraphia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Roberto Verdum, Denise Quevedo, Lisiane Zanini e Luciane Cândido

Resumo Considerando o interesse na temática da arenização no sudoeste do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil e o estímulo à reflexão, pensa-se que é fundamental expor e discutir os critérios que estruturam o(s) conceito(s) de desertificação, através da análise de como este conceito tem sido apresentado nas pesquisas científicas, nos livros didáticos e na prática universitária. Quando se busca a compreensão da gênese e as bases que forjaram o conceito do processo denominado desertificação, procura-se o balizamento a partir de dois critérios essenciais para o estudo de qualquer processo: o espaço geográfico e o tempo de sua ocorrência. A partir da análise desses dois critérios e das alterações provocadas nas sociedades humanas percebem-se significativas diferenças nos conceitos de desertificação, assim como em relação as propostas de combatê-la. Sendo assim, inicialmente este artigo têm a intenção de incitar a reflexão no que se refere a essas diferenças, trazendo algumas bases referenciais, o uso desses conceitos em livros didáticos de maior uso na rede escolar e a produção dos alunos de pós-graduação do curso de Mestrado em Geografia da UFRGS, na disciplina denominada Desertificação: questão ambiental. Palavras chave: desertificação, arenização, ambiental.Abstract The word desertification has been repeatedly applied to southwestern Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. This paper questions if this is the right word to use. Below, we review how this word is used in the scientific literature, textbooks and in universities. For all of Geography the meaning of a word must be provided in its both spatial and temporal dimensions. Spatially desertification has been used to arid, semi-arid, semi-wet regions. Examples of this are found in the northeast of Brazil and the Sahel in Africa. The temporal use of desertification is perhaps harder to be as precise, but has been generally used for different time scales. Examples of this are the desertification in a tropical zone of Africa, identified since 1949, the desertification in Brazil identified since 1970 and in others places of the world where the desertification is associated with the global climate change of the Quatemary Period. Key words: desertification, enviromental

GEOgraphia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Roberto Verdum, Denise Quevedo, Lisiane Zanini e Luciane Cândido

Resumo Considerando o interesse na temática da arenização no sudoeste do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil e o estímulo à reflexão, pensa-se que é fundamental expor e discutir os critérios que estruturam o(s) conceito(s) de desertificação, através da análise de como este conceito tem sido apresentado nas pesquisas científicas, nos livros didáticos e na prática universitária. Quando se busca a compreensão da gênese e as bases que forjaram o conceito do processo denominado desertificação, procura-se o balizamento a partir de dois critérios essenciais para o estudo de qualquer processo: o espaço geográfico e o tempo de sua ocorrência. A partir da análise desses dois critérios e das alterações provocadas nas sociedades humanas percebem-se significativas diferenças nos conceitos de desertificação, assim como em relação as propostas de combatê-la. Sendo assim, inicialmente este artigo têm a intenção de incitar a reflexão no que se refere a essas diferenças, trazendo algumas bases referenciais, o uso desses conceitos em livros didáticos de maior uso na rede escolar e a produção dos alunos de pós-graduação do curso de Mestrado em Geografia da UFRGS, na disciplina denominada Desertificação: questão ambiental. Palavras chave: desertificação, arenização, ambiental.Abstract The word desertification has been repeatedly applied to southwestern Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. This paper questions if this is the right word to use. Below, we review how this word is used in the scientific literature, textbooks and in universities. For all of Geography the meaning of a word must be provided in its both spatial and temporal dimensions. Spatially desertification has been used to arid, semi-arid, semi-wet regions. Examples of this are found in the northeast of Brazil and the Sahel in Africa. The temporal use of desertification is perhaps harder to be as precise, but has been generally used for different time scales. Examples of this are the desertification in a tropical zone of Africa, identified since 1949, the desertification in Brazil identified since 1970 and in others places of the world where the desertification is associated with the global climate change of the Quatemary Period. Key words: desertification, enviromental


2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1607-1616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Mangueira Trevisan ◽  
Tatiele Nalin ◽  
Tassia Tonon ◽  
Lauren Monteiro Veiga ◽  
Paula Vargas ◽  
...  

Treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU) includes the use of a metabolic formula which should be provided free of charge by the Unified Health System (SUS). This retrospective, observational study sought to characterize judicial channels to obtain PKU treatment in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. Lawsuits filed between 2001- 2010 and having as beneficiaries PKU patients requesting treatment for the disease were included. Of 20 lawsuits filed, corresponding to 16.8% of RS patients with PKU, 19 were retrieved for analysis. Of these, only two sought to obtain therapies other than metabolic formula. In all the other 17 cases, prior treatment requests had been granted by the State Department of Health. Defendants included the State (n = 19), the Union (n = 1), and municipalities (n = 4). In 18/19 cases, the courts ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. Violation of the right to health and discontinuation of State-provided treatment were the main reasons for judicial recourse. Unlike other genetic diseases, patients with PKU seek legal remedy to obtain a product already covered by the national pharmaceutical assistance policy, suggesting that management failures are a driving factor for judicialization in Brazil.


Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcoandre Savaris ◽  
Silvana Lampert ◽  
Elaine Maria Lucas ◽  
Angelo Vinicius da Rosa Peres ◽  
Juliana Orsato ◽  
...  

The Atlantic Forest Biome is among the world’s hotspots for biodiversity conservation and concentrates the greatest diversity of amphibians in the world. However, information on the distribution pattern of species is largely unknown in this biome. This study report new records of Vitreorana uranoscopa for northeast region of Rio Grande do Sul.


2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (122) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Rudolf Von Sinner

À luz de desafios atuais presentes no espaço público brasileiro, a discussão sobre a presença de crucifixos em tribunais gaúchos e a atuação de políticos evangélicos no Congresso, o artigo propõe-se fazer um primeiro balanço da reflexão sobre uma teologia pública no Brasil. Assim, procura responder à pergunta “o que é teologia pública?” não de forma definitória, inequívoca, uniformizante. Antes, mostra uma variedade de origens do termo e de oportunidades, bem como de perigos contidos neste conceito. Num primeiro passo, o artigo apresenta quatro linhas de abordagem presentes na emergente discussão brasileira. Em seguida, recorrendo ao sul-africano Dirk Smit, mostra a diversidade de origens e usos do conceito em várias partes do mundo. Por fim, procura evidenciar a pertinência e o potencial de uma teologia pública no Brasil – com ousadia e humildade.ABSTRACT: In view of actual challenges present in the Brazilian public space, the discussion on the presence of crosses in courthouses in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as on the activities of evangelical Congressmen, this article ventures into a first balance of reflection on a public theology in Brazil. It seeks to respond to the question “what is public theology?” not with a clear and uniform definition. Rather, it shows a variety of origins and opportunities, as well as dangers contained in the concept. In a first step, the article presents four lines of thought present in the emerging Brazilian discussion. Then, with reference to the South African theologian Dirk Smit, it shows the diversity of origins and uses of the concept in different parts of the world. Finally, it seeks to show the pertinence and the potential of a public theology in Brazil – both with boldness and humility. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 417-429
Author(s):  
Claudia Simone Cordeiro Pelissoli ◽  
Aline Silva De Bona ◽  
Luciano Andreatta Carvalho da Costa

This case study deals with the conceptof Interpersonal Relationship, foreseen in the Pedagogical Projects of the course -PPC's Technologist in Management Processes of Campi of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul. In addition to being described in PPCs, in profile of the course and the graduate, Interpersonal Relationship is also an extremely valued skill in the world of work. The main objective is to analyze how the concept of Interpersonal Relationship is worked through the courses in Technology inManagement Processes. Paulo Freire's theory and his considerations on critical awareness, dialogicity and humanization served as the basis for this study. The data were generated through interviews with four course coordinators (Porto Alegre, Farroupilha,Osório and Caxias do Sul), in order to analyze their understanding of the concept of Interpersonal Relationship and their insertion throughout the course. The results indicate that the concept of Interpersonal Relationship has a wide approach in some disciplines formalized in the Pedagogical Course Project, but also occurs informally in other disciplines, according to the teachers' pedagogical profile and practices. The work highlights the importance of developing and updating the Pedagogical Course Project, as it is the expression of the course. And it also stresses the relevance of addressing the concept of Interpersonal Relationship in the higher course of Technology in Management Processes, aiming at a humanized formation, extremely valued in the professional sphere.


Water Policy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1145-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Edson Espíndola Gonçalo ◽  
Danielle Costa Morais

AbstractThe world is facing a growing water scarcity problem in the most diverse regions. The Rio Grande do Norte (RN), a Brazilian semi-arid region, is facing its severest drought in the last 100 years. Given this context, managing water resources and combating the effects of the drought have become even more important. Decisions made in this context may involve multiple criteria established by more than one decision-maker. To tackle this issue, a multicriteria model for group decisions is proposed in order to rank the municipalities of the region and thus guide the public administration's efforts in tackling the drought and mitigating its effects. The applicability of the model is exemplified by studying the Apodi-Mossoró river basin, for which the PROMETHEE GDSS method was selected and the preferences of three decision-makers were calculated.


2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Luiz Liberato Costa Corrêa ◽  
Maria Virginia Petry

Specific and efficient methods for capturing tinamous are scarce in the scientific literature. Here we tested the effectivity of two methods for capturing the Yellow-legged Tinamou Crypturellus noctivagus (Tinamidae): a bell-trap adapted with a nylon cast net and a type of fall-trap. In a forest remnant in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, we applied 120 hours of sampling effort using the traps, resulting in the capture of six individuals (two females and four males). These capture methods are an efficient tools and useful for forest tinamous studies, although it can be also used for capturing other forest bird which use the forest floor.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
João Souza ◽  
Marcelo De Andrade Pereira ◽  
Gilberto Icle

The following paper analyses the profile of alumni from undergraduate dance programmes in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. We problematise a recurring statement in such documents, that is, the promise that the combination of art and education would guarantee a better professional outlook, appropriate to the world of work. This analysis relies on Michel Foucault's ideas of discursive practice and discusses several concepts in order to understand the education and interrelations which can be read in the documents analysed. The main notion of non-dichotomization between art and teaching is explored in the analysis, with special attention to the discursive movements found therein.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. e187101724567
Author(s):  
Tainá Facchini ◽  
Fernanda Scherer Adami ◽  
Nathascha dos Santos Trindade ◽  
Jéssica Carina Führ ◽  
Janine Maria Lavall ◽  
...  

Objetivo: Associar os domínios de qualidade de vida com o estado nutricional e idade de idosos não institucionalizados e residentes em Instituições de Longa Permanência para Idosos (ILPIs). Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo, transversal, de natureza quantitativa, com 105 idosos não institucionalizados atendidos em uma Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF), município de Lajeado-RS, e 245 idosos institucionalizados residentes em ILPIs públicas e privadas, no Rio Grande do Sul. Utilizou-se o Questionário de Avaliação de Qualidade de Vida The World Health Organization Quality of Life – WHOQOL-bref composto de 26 questões, de escala hedônica de 1 a 5. Realizou-se aferição do peso e estatura, para determinar o índice de massa corporal (IMC) e classificar o estado nutricional conforme Organização   Pan-Americana da Saúde (2002). Consideraram-se significativos os resultados a um nível de significância máxima de 5%.  Resultados: O maior escore de qualidade de vida dos idosos observou-se no domínio psíquico 45±27,53, seguido do ambiental 41,46±18,23, social 40,82±30,68 e físico 39,28±20,10, sendo que os domínios de qualidade de vida foram significativamente superiores entre os idosos com 60 a 69 anos (p≤0,01), com estado nutricional classificados como obesidade (p≤0,01) e os não institucionalizados quando comparados com os institucionalizados. Conclusão: A percepção dos domínios de qualidade de vida dos idosos estudados foi maior no domínio psíquico e menor no físico.  Os idosos mais jovens, com obesidade e não institucionalizados demonstraram uma melhor percepção da qualidade de vida em todos os domínios.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Antonio da Silva ◽  
Gustavo Peretti Wagner

An archaeological overview of the world of fishing in the Brazilian region of Rio Grande do Sul, including a photoessay.


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