Sonia Coutinho

Sonia Coutinho
University of São Paulo | USP · Department of Environmental Health (São Paulo)

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Artigo publicado na Revista Diálogos Socioambientais na Macrometrópole Paulista, v. 4, n. 11, p. pp. 20 - 23, 6 set. 2021. Disponível em https://periodicos.ufabc.edu.br/index.php/dialogossocioambientais/article/view/552
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Cap[itulo 3: IMPACTO, VULNERABILIDADE E ADAPTAÇÃO À MUDANÇA DO CLIMA Autores: Alexandre Gross Alfredo Ribeiro Neto Alisson Flávio Barbieri André Frossard Pereira de Lucena André Luiz de Carvalho Andrea Sobral de Almeida Beatriz Fátima Alves de Oliveira Bruno Moreira de Carvalho Carlos Esteban Delgado Noriega Dan Gandelman Daniel Andrés Rodriguez Da...
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Quarta Comunicação Nacional do Brasil à Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança do Clima (UNFCCC, na sigla em inglês). Dividido em cinco capítulos, o documento da Quarta Comunicação Nacional do Brasil à UNFCCC apresenta dados brasileiros atualizados sobre o Inventário Nacional de Emissões e Remoções Antrópicas de Gases de Efeito Estufa (GE...
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The five chapters of the Fourth National Communication to the Convention on Climate Change were organized towards meeting the guidelines for the elaboration of National Communications by developing countries, defined by Decision 17/CP.8. These are: Chapter 1. National Circumstances; Chapter 2. National Inventory of Anthropogenic Emissions and Remov...
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We sought to identify priorities and adaptation opportunities for water security across the various Brazilian biomes. With ever-growing demand and water-usage, future climate scenarios suggest that further water resources management constraints are to be endured throughout the next two decades. The unbalance between high-quality water demand and av...
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This paper aims to present the methodology developed within the Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation (IVA) to climate change component of the Fourth National Communication (4CN) of Brazil. The methodological choice of this 4CN involves the application of the nexus+ integrated approach, based on studies of impacts and vulnerabilities for water, ene...
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Brazilian agricultural production stands out in world food security, accounting for a large part of the food produced worldwide. However, occurrence of extreme climate events is a challenge for the sector across the country. Thus, this study aims to assess extreme climate events impacts on Brazilian agricultural production. The loss index was calcu...
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Cities are undergoing profound transformations in the fields of health, culture, social relations, and especially in urban life, causing numerous reflections and questions to the city model that can be enjoyed after the pandemic of COVID-19, highlighting the importance and the role of public spaces and green areas in exceptional periods as in the c...
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he search for the sustainability of human settlements, mainly urban areas, and of ecosystems as a whole, involves the adoption of integrating territorial strategies that take into account environmental, economic, social, and cultural aspects. The focus on ecosystem services can be an ally in strengthening the integrated vision of metropolitan terri...
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From the discussion on the finiteness of resources, which is the basis cities to function, and on climate change, the concept of sustainability emerges as a way to debate the importance of preserving natural resources for this and future generations, according to the Brundtland Report. In addition to the perspective of sustainability, the availabil...
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O presente relato apresenta uma análise, a partir de revisão da literatura, dos conceitos de cidades inteligentes e sustentáveis, bem como, de modelos de indicadores relacionados a esses conceitos. Adotou-se para a revisão a base do Web of Science (junho/2017), a partir dos seguintes termos: Q1: "Smart Cit*" and "indicators"; Q2: "Smart Cit* assess...
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In a scenario of urban expansion and precariousness, urban green areas act as mitigators of environmental and health problems. The aim of this research is to analyse the management of green areas in the city of São Paulo and advances in terms of sustainability. The research involved a literature review, documental research, interviews with the key...
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The Benchmarking, in the regulatory framework, provides the basis for determining the methodology to assess the temporal evolution of the efficiency of the regulated firm. Thus, it demands concepts, definitions and clarification regarding the reality of the use of models for the universalization in socially vulnerable areas. Benchmarking is a tool...
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This article aims to present a profile of councilors that take part in four sector councils of the municipality of Santo André, in order to understand how factors such as age, education and gender, among others, can positively or negatively influence the council's representative ness. For this, we conducted interviews and analyzed internal document...
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ABSTRACT For the current science related to social movements and environmental issues it is usual the critical discussion of classical science reductionism, the dynamics of individualized work, the disconnection and the lack of integration with the real problems. As a result, the number of opinion in favor of a more integrated science grows. The N...
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RESUMO Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar o perfil dos conselheiros de quatro conselhos setoriais do Município de Santo André com a finalidade de compreender de que forma fatores como idade, escolaridade, gênero, entre outros, podem influenciar positiva ou negativamente na representividade destes Conselhos. Para isso, foram realizadas entrevi...
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For the current science related to social movements and environmental issues it is usual the critical discussion of classical science reductionism, the dynamics of individualized work, the disconnection and the lack of integration with the real problems. As a result, the number of opinion in favor of a more integrated science grows. The National Co...
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Este artigo é introdutório aos resultados do 1o Simpósio Internacional de Mudanças Climáticas e Pobreza na América do Sul, e parte das ações previstas no planejamento estratégico da Rede SIADES. Realizado pela Faculdade de Saúde Pública e Fundación Carolina, em seu programa de ajuda a pesquisas CeALCI. O Simpósio teve como objetivo apresentar estud...
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To achieve the goal of water and sanitation services universal coverage, it is essential that the assessment tools are directed towards the promotion of these services to the most vulnerable communities. Therefore, this paper aims to propose and discuss indicators to improve the public management of these basic sanitation services in urban and peri...
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Respondendo às crescentes pressões da sociedade civil organizada para implementação de diretrizes estabelecidas nos instrumentos de comprometimento internacionais voltadas à promoção do desenvolvimento sustentável, estados nacionais vêm elaborando suas estratégias e planos de desenvolvimento sustentável. Esforços também vêm sendo dispensados na pro...
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National States have elaborated their strategies and plans regarding the promotion of sustainable development, responding to growing pressure from the organized Civil Society to implement guidelines established by international commitment instruments. Indicators have also been proposed to follow up results and impacts arising out of the implementat...

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