Barbara Bezerra

São Paulo State University, UNESP

This paper examines the role of dynamic capabilities as resources for achieving environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, and corporate social responsibility within the pillars of the Sustainable Development Goals. Economic growth and technological progress, while driving societal advancements, have also contributed to challenges such...

In the alignment of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) growing importance for investments' decisions this paper presents an index for evaluating sustainable practices of road construction companies. For assessing the sustainable practices, it was developed a hierarchical framework based on environmental, social, and economic dimensions. The...

The improper disposal of PET bottle waste in Brazil jeopardizes the sustainability goals, impacting the social, economic, and environmental aspects. In order to tackle this issue, this study introduces a framework that was developed using a combination of environmental and social life cycle assessments (LCAs), along with a modified Analytic Hierarc...

Industrial symbiosis (IS) is a strategy that focuses on the exchange of resources between colocated industries. Despite the benefits of IS, companies often face challenges in implementing it, primarily due to technical, economic, and information barriers. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the feasibility of implementing IS among Brazilian c...

In a context of raw material scarcity and environmental concerns, the Industrial Symbiosis (IS) emerges as a strategy that collaborates to increase the resources circularity and sustainability. Despite its relevance, companies still have difficulties to assess whether they have conditions to implement IS. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to iden...

The interconnectedness of value chains, the different motivations of actors, and the complexity of urban ecosystems (UE) have given rise to calls for more comprehensive approaches to diagnosis urban sustainability. In this regard, the circular bioeconomy (CBE) is attractive for, in theory, it ensures regenerative capacity and offers the possibility...

Developing countries need to rethink the norms and policies of waste management, moving away from the idea of simple “waste prevention” towards a circular economy policy for materials disposal, which includes waste valorization. The present study compares the different waste valorization techniques to transform municipal solid waste in energy and f...

This paper aims to analyse the measures adopted in Brazilian State Capitals and the Federal District, since the beginning of the pandemic, to ensure safety conditions in public transport against the possible contagion of COVID-19, suggesting sustainable actions aligned to SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities for the post-COVID future. Based...

In Brazil, municipal public authorities are responsible for construction and demolition (C&D) waste management. However, there is a lack of specialized personnel and financial resources that jeopardize the implementation of adequate C&D waste management practices. The main objective of this article is to present a framework developed with the purpo...

The aim of this research was to determine the main environmental sustainability initiatives practiced by some Brazilian Logistics Service Providers (LSP) and identify future projects and programs. Even though this topic has gained considerable attention from the international scientific community, most studies do not focus on LSP in emerging econom...

Purpose Currently, there are no life cycle impact data available on the construction of road infrastructure in Brazil. This study aimed to determine several environmental impacts associated with the construction of an asphalt-paved highway in Brazil using the life cycle assessment approach and road construction data available from two Brazilian hig...

This study analyzed the environmental impacts of nine scenarios for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle waste disposal, in the city of Bauru, Brazil. Nine scenarios were considered in this study: (1) current (base) scenario (96.4% of PET waste is sent to landfill, 3.6% is sent to sorting cooperatives); (2) 50% to sorting cooperatives, 50% to la...

This paper contains a dataset and spreadsheet with the inventory, calculations and results for the Life Cycle Assessment of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle waste management options in Bauru, Brazil. Data for the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) was collected in situ at sorting cooperatives, through interviews with municipal authorities, and throu...

The conventional construction (ceramic/concrete brick, reinforced concrete and steel) is responsible for high energy consumption and waste production. The present work aims at the production of earth bricks without going through a burning process (adobe), a material considered more sustainable, with the addition of biopolymers. It was studied adobe...

The objective of this study was to develop an aggregate indicator to assess the environmental impact of municipal solid waste management in the small municipalities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Additionally, the study aimed at creating a classification of the municipalities considered to identify the best management practices. The study consi...

A rural producer who wishes to market organic products must obtain the Brazilian Organic Conformity Assessment System seal and consider a series of criteria for certification. The objective of this article is to identify which criteria should take priority and which organic conformity assessment mechanism (certification by Audit or by the Participa...

This study analyzed, through bibliometrics, state-of-the-art municipal solid waste indicators by consulting key articles on the subject from prominent authors and institutions. A content analysis was used to identify main indicators for municipal solid waste performance along with their corresponding sustainability dimensions and implications for t...

This study aimed to identify the barriers and motivations that influence the adoption of sustainable practices in higher education institutions (HEIs). A multiple case study approach was used to analyze the influence of the barriers and motivations identified in the literature on two Brazilian HEIs. Five propositions were identified and discussed:...

In the worldwide market of particleboard production, the use of alternative raw materials is increasing, due to high demand and lack of traditional raw material, despite efforts of reforestation. In Brazil, the main agricultural commodity is sugarcane due to the copious production of sugar and ethanol. In the state of São Paulo alone approximately...

The correct disposal of the waste generated by human activities is one of the prevalent challenges that the world faces towards a sustainable development. The lack of suitable sites and the high cost of waste treatment have persuaded many municipalities to implement a policy for integrated waste management, which includes measures such as, source r...

The main objective of this paper is to establish the procedures necessary to the development of a model for the environmental risk assessment of accidents involving Transporting Hazardous Materials by Road (THMR). Quantifying the environmental risk is useful in identifying areas with a high risk of accidents, which can be later discarded as main ro...

The objective of this paper is compare the common traffic lights (CTL) to three different types of traffic lights with countdown displays (SCD) and assess their effects on road safety and capacity. This comparison is required because the results found in the literature are divergent among countries and cities, and one of the SCD analyzed in our stu...

RESUMO Faixa de domínio é o conjunto de áreas declaradas de utilidade pública, desapropriadas por decreto ou apossamento administrativo e necessárias para implantação das obras de estrada ou rodovia e seus dispositivos operacionais. A ausência de arborização na faixa de domínio das rodovias está diretamente relacionada à segurança viária, pois os m...

RESUMO Na gestao da operacao das rodovias a analise de estabilidade de taludes nao e uma pratica corrente. Quando existe a ruptura de um macico, em especial nas obras rodoviarias onde existe um grande fluxo de veiculos, a recuperacao dessa area muitas vezes e onerosa e gera prejuizos de dimensoes economicas e sociais imensuraveis como a perda de vi...

In this research the aim was produce and evaluate a plastic composite using recycled polypropylene (PP) and fibers from sugarcane bagasse residues (SC), without the use of additives. This analysis was based on laboratorial tests for physical and mechanical characterization, according to the standards ASTM D256-00, D638-101 and D570-98 were analyzed...

In this research the aim was produce a particleboard with alternative materials and evaluated its physical and mechanical characteristics. The raw materials used are residues from sucarcane bagasse (SC) (Saccharum officinarum) and stem leaves of bamboo (B) (Dendrocalamus giganteus), bonded with a bi component adhesive based on castor oil. It was pr...

Road accidents cause more deaths than homicides in Latin America, nevertheless it is not highlighted as a major concern by media and society. World Health Organization put this issue in high priority by releasing the Decade of Action in Road Safety that establishes five pillars to guide national road safety plans and activities. This paper addresse...

Despite several previous studies, a better understanding of the sewage sludge composting process is necessary. This study evaluates the use of an automated respirometer with hermetic rotary reactor (ARHRR) to evaluate O2 consumption and CO2 production during the co-composting of sewage sludge and grass clippings. For this research, we used an appar...

This paper presents a modeling effort for developing safety performance models (SPM) for urban intersections for three major Brazilian cities. The proposed methodology for calibrating SPM has been divided into the following steps: defining the safety study objective, choosing predictive variables and sample size, data acquisition, defining model ex...

The problem of proper disposal of solid waste generated in different industrial processes is one of worldwide environmental concerns nowadays. Thus, this study aimed to establish a new alternative for the disposal of two agro-industrial residues employing them to produce particleboard for different purposes in building construction. The focus was g...

Caracterização física e mecânica de um compósito de polipropileno reciclado e farinha de madeira sem aditivos Physical and mechanical characterization of a recycled polypropylene and wood flour without additives do compósi-to foram utilizadas as normas ASTM D-638-10, ASTM D256-00, ASTM D570-98, ASTM D1238-10 e ASTM G-155-05 e também a análise de su...

The development of the world economy increases trade, thereby inducing a large amount of goods transportation. In many developing countries, such as Brazil, the transportation system is predominated by the highway mode. Municipal highways, most of time, are part of the main road cargo transportation system, and this makes the traffic of hazardous m...

Tema: Investigação hidráulica e hidrológica e suas aplicações no desenvolvimento de infraestruturas necessárias às sociedades. (Sub-tema 7); Tipo de comunicação: pôster técnico 1. Introdução Chuvas intensas resultantes de processos convectivos, comuns no Brasil no período de verão, causam erosões e perda de solo no meio rural e no ambiente urbano p...

This paper presents a research on the environmental impacts of particleboards produced from wastes, based on a comparative Life Cycle Assessment study. The particleboards were manufactured in laboratorial scale from the following residues: sugarcane bagasse (Saccharum spp.) and pine wood shavings (Pinus elliottii). The study was developed following...

In recent years the production of products derived from wood and bamboo are increasing, due to the search for a more rational exploitation of these raw materials. Amongst these products, the particleboards production combine sustainability and rationality in the use of these materials. In this context, this work has the objective to study the appli...

This study evaluated the physical and mechanical characteristics of particleboards made of bamboo waste from the species Dendrocalamus giganteus bonded with two different types of adhesives: urea-formaldehyde (UF) and a castor oil based adhesive (M). Thus, eight types of particleboards were produced in the proportions of 6%, 8%, 10% and 12% for eac...

Recycled polymer matrix composites reinforced with wood flour can be a viable alternative for the replacement of wood and virgin polymers in materials used in floors, door frames, windows and external cladding. The objective of this research was to determine some physical and mechanical parameters of composite made with Pinus taeda and elliottii wo...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties of particleboard made with pruning wastes from Ipê (Tabebuia serratifolia) and Chapéu-de-Sol (Terminalia catappa) trees. Particleboards were prepared with both wood species, using all the material produced by grinding the pruning wastes. The particleboards had dimensio...

RESUMO O artigo apresenta a experiência desenvolvida na disciplina " Técnica e Prática de Projetos " do Mestrado em Arquitetura e Urbanismo da UFBA, na qual buscamos o aprendizado e a análise do uso de recursos infográficos para apresentação de projetos. O projeto escolhido para tal foi o " Palco Móvel do Pelourinho " , de autoria do arquiteto e pr...

This paper has the objective to analyze the benefit-cost of building roundabouts as a traffic safety infrastructure measure in Jaú city, Brazil. The chosen places have priority over other intersections because they have data available to analyze the before-after situation. Jaú city has the database with information from 2000 until 2007, as well as...

RESUMEN El desarrollo sustentable de las ciudades está intrínsecamente ligado a los sistemas de transporte y a la movilidad urbana, así como a la propia calidad de vida. Brasil vive hoy un círculo vicioso entre el uso abusivo de automóviles y un sistema de transporte público ineficiente. Si sumamos a esto la violencia urbana, el resultado es la cre...