Wilson Cabral Sousa Junior

Aeronautics Institute of Technology

Fires threaten tropical forests such as Atlantic Forest in Brazil, compromising the ecosystem service of carbon stock. However, there is a literature gap regarding these studies in these ecosystems. Therefore, we conducted this analysis in different land use and land cover (LULC) classes, considering seasonality and topographic, hydrological, anthr...

This study structures objectives and sustainable-development alternatives for the Amazon Forest, based on the Amazônia 4.0 project. Value-Focused Thinking and Value-Focused Brainstorming were adopted. Amazônia 4.0 presents a new paradigm for the rainforest development, emphasizing the sustainable use of the biodiversity with innovative technologies...

This study analyzed the impact of climate change on the hydrological conditions of the Upper Paraguay Basin, which has as its outlet the river channel in the municipality of Cáceres – Mato Grosso, Brazil, close to the plateau/Pantanal plain divide. Using the SWAT+ hydrological model and projections from the HADGEM and MIROC models, different flow s...

Highlights The article addresses the state of the art of IWRM in Brazil. The advances and gaps of IWRM in Brazil are highlighted. The author revisits the criticism of IWRM in light of its breadth and perspectives. The text questions the very viability of IWRM in Brazil based on a practical case. The author presents topics to consider for effective...

A expressão Soluções baseadas na Natureza (SbN) vem ocupando espaço nos discursos acadêmicos e políticos desde 2008, quando foi pela primeira vez mencionada. Porém, como toda nova expressão, sua aplicação tem sido diversa, gerando assim confusão sobre o que de fato são SbN. Neste artigo, através de uma revisão sistemática, buscou-se compreender o q...

The resurgent navigation project known as the Hidrovia Paraguay-Paran´ a threatens the integrity of the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, which is considered a biome of its own. Intensive barge navigation is intended to transport crops (soybean, sugar, corn) and cement, iron and manganese from areas of production in Brazil, Paraguay and Bol...

O ressurgente projeto de navegação conhecido como Hidrovia Paraguai-Paraná ameaça a integridade do Pantanal, a maior área úmida do mundo, que é considerada um bioma próprio. A navegação intensiva por barcaças tem como objetivo transportar produtos agrícolas (soja, açúcar, milho) e cimento, ferro e manganês das áreas de produção no Brasil, Paraguai...

Resumo A distribuição de energia elétrica é uma atividade fundamental para a sociedade. No entanto, pouco se conhece sobre ações que mitiguem os riscos e dependências dessa atividade em relação aos Serviços Ecossistêmicos (SE). Tal fato pode influenciar negativamente sua prosperidade, especialmente, no longo prazo. Dentro desse contexto, o presente...

Electricity distribution is a fundamental activity for society. However, mitigating actions on risks and dependencies of this activity still need to be discovered concerning Ecosystem Services (ES). This fact can negatively influence its prosperity, especially in the long term. Within this context, this paper aims to identify actions that mitigate...

p>As indústrias siderúrgicas brasileiras geram, em média, 145 mil toneladas por mês de areia descartada de fundição (ADF) ou resíduos de areia de fundição (RAF), como um subproduto do processo de fundição, impactando meio ambiente, sociedade, as próprias siderurgias e aterros sanitários. Porém, por ser considerado um resíduo não perigoso e muito se...

During atypical droughts, power systems with a heavy reliance on hydropower risk increased greenhouse gas emissions if they are balanced with fossil-fired generation. This work investigates the role of offshore wind energy in reducing the vulnerability of power systems dependent on such hydrological patterns, thereby eliminating this emission incre...

This article analyzes the economic impact of industrial complex NO2 and PM10 (particulate matter) emissions on the ecosystem service (ES) of pollutant dilution in the atmosphere. To this end, the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex (CIPP), Brazil, was adopted as a case study. The ES economic valuation is based on increased healthcare costs associated...

O crescimento acelerado da população nas cidades brasileiras, aliado à falta de um planejamento urbano adequado, tem o problema da mobilidade urbana como uma de suas consequências mais aparentes. O artigo aborda os impactos da expansão urbana na mobilidade para o município de São José dos Campos/SP. A falta de integração entre os diferentes modais...

The scientific literature on events involving the loss of containment of hazardous materials due to a natural event (known as na-tech events) is recent and limited in Brazil. Evidence was sought of the occurrence of these events in the coastal region of the state of São Paulo. The study identified fifteen na-tech events between 1940 and 2015, and s...

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The São Paulo Macro Metropolis (MMP) is a geographical arrangement that brings together the most significant Brazilian socioeconomic figures and faces numerous challenges, such as heavy pressure on natural resources. Through compilation, spatialization and cross-referencing of data, this work assessed time series of land use and land cover of the l...

Over the 21st century, climate change will most likely impact hydrological drought trends around the world. The temporary reduction in water availability triggers public pressure for action, which in the short-term can then result in the expansion of reservoirs to increase water availability. However, the problem becomes more challenging if the lon...

The São Paulo Macro Metropolis (SPMM) is one of the richest and most inequitable regions of the Global South and is already experiencing the impacts of severe climate events. This study analyzes climate risk assessments and policy responses for this territory as well as its vulnerabilities. The Index of Vulnerability to Natural Disasters related to...

One of the benefits of forest and reforestation is linked to the erosion control and reduction of the amount of sediments suspended in water. This study proposes a methodology for Payments for Ecosystem Services associated to these benefits in 24 water supply watersheds, under influence of the Paraíba do Sul River Basin Environmental Protected Area...

No contexto da COVID-19, objetivando contribuir para o levantamento e geração de informações úteis para a tomada de decisão local e regional acerca do enfrentamento da doença, o Núcleo de Estudos em Infraestrutura e Ambiente (NINFA), do Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), em conjunto com outras instituições e pesquisadores colaboradores, ap...

Concerns regarding water scarcity, food security, and land/soil degradation are increasing, and these issues are far from being independent of bioenergy production. The competing need for land and water resources in food and bioenergy production have been at the forefront of policy debates. In this study, we examined policy debates related to land,...

Most of the water supplied in Brazil comes from water streams that may have higher values for apparent color than turbidity. Treatability trials were performed for color and turbidity removal to evaluate the advantages of coagulation during the charge neutralization mechanism when compared to sweep flocculation for water with those characteristics....

This article addresses regional inequalities about critical healthcare infrastructure for coping with the COVID-19, based on geospatial analysis and compartmental modeling (SEIR). The study sites were the São Paulo Macro Metropolis (MMP) and the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba/Litoral Norte (RMVPLN). The results indicated the absence of ICU...

Rising mean and extreme temperatures due to climate change may influence the maximum takeoff weight of an aircraft. We explore aircraft performances at four airports in Southeastern Brazil. The calculations are based on simulations for Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios, delivered from high-resolution Regional Climate...

Rising mean and extreme temperatures due to climate change may influence the maximum takeoff weight of an aircraft. We explore aircraft performances at four airports in Southeastern Brazil. The calculations are based on simulations for Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios, delivered from high-resolution Regional Climate...

Vulnerability is a concept that may be applied to many things, and is a way to identify points that must be prioritized by risk analysis. To that principle this chapter will explore the application of the SEVICA index (Zanetti VB, de Sousa Júnior WC, De Freitas DM. Sustainability 8:811–823, 2016) to the city of Santos, and try to identify sensible...

The water and energy nexus approach is a complex subject that involves diverse sectors and stakeholders, as well as temporal and spatial scales that are also diverse. When analyzing local or regional contexts, the approach may acquire specific interfaces. This article deals with the nexus of water and energy from the point of view of energy plannin...

The choice of areas for nature conservation involves the attempt to maximize the benefits, whether by carrying out an economic activity or by the provision of Ecosystem Services. Studies are needed to improve the understanding of the effect of the extent and position along the watershed of restored areas on soil and water conservation. This study a...

This paper examines barriers and opportunities for climate change adaptation in an urban coastal setting where adaptation is in its infancy. It draws on a diagnostic framework as a foundation for identifying and organising barriers and opportunities in terms of three broad phases of the adaptation process, i.e. (1) understanding the problem, (2) pl...

Due to the current growth of the Brazilian population income and energy consumption and an increase in the population density in urban areas, air quality in the crowded Brazilian cities, in a coming future, is being questioned. Trying to find a suitable answer, this paper has analyzed both the Brazilian and Regional (São Paulo state) public policie...

This study evaluates the performance of two bias correction techniques—power transformation and gamma distribution adjustment—for Eta regional climate model (RCM) precipitation simulations. For the gamma distribution adjustment, the number of dry days is not taken as a fixed parameter; rather, we propose a new methodology for handling dry days. We...

Despite huge differences in population, household income and development levels, Australia and Brazil have some temporal convergences in their water governance systems. Over the last 20 years, both countries have significantly reformed their water policies and practices by introducing a legal foundation for more integrated and participatory catchme...

Coastal areas are highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, particularly to sea-level rise and extreme rainfall events, resulting in increased social and environmental vulnerabilities. In this context, the need for predictive planning instruments, especially in densely populated coastal areas, is a critical management priority. A number...

Loss of containment of industrial facilities and equipment triggered by natural hazards (called na-tech events) has been widely discussed in both the technical and scientific literature at least since the 1980s. Floods and landslides are amongst the most important immediate causes of na-tech events and may increase the risk to people and environmen...

Foram avaliados diferentes aspectos relativos à demanda e à oferta de água pluvial para atendimento de usos não potáveis no Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo (AISP), em Guarulhos. Para tal, estudaram-se diferentes estratos de demanda e definiram-se os usos pretendidos. Posteriormente, avaliaram-se a oferta e o volume do reservatório. Os resultad...

The North Coastal Region of the State of São Paulo, which comprises the Municipalities of Caraguatatuba, São Sebastião, Ilhabela and Ubatuba, is one of the Brazilian areas most prone to flooding and debris flow deposition, owing to hydrological extreme rainfall events, usually coupled with extreme tidal levels. The catastrophic scene of the city of...

Advances in water management require knowledge of the availability and demand of water resources to define priority actions for water conservation. The aim of this study is to support the development of municipal initiatives involving Water Footprint, based on a case study of Caraguatatuba, using 2012 data. The following water footprints were consi...

Climate change adaptation is highlighted as critical for the protection of coastal populations and ecosystems, but the extent to which climate change is considered and incorporated into policies is unknown. In this study, we investigate the extent to which climate adaptation is considered within the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. We found there are no...

Climate change adaptation is highlighted as critical for the protection of coastal populations and ecosystems, but the extent to which climate change is considered and incorporated into policies is unknown. In this study, we investigate the extent to which climate adaptation is considered within the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. We found there are no...

Spatial modelling is a resourceful approach largely used in land use planning and occupation dynamics. The use of land change and urban growth simulations are indispensable for supporting the development and implementation of urban planning policies. This paper develops potential scenarios of land use change (status-quo and law enforcement) and urb...

Good Stuff International, Switzerland C o o r d i n a t o r : Maite M. Aldaya, Water Observatory – Botín Foundation, and Complutense University of Madrid, Spain C o n t r i b u t o r s : • Latin America may well be water rich, but economic and urban growth from the last two decades has polluted freshwater resources of many countries. • Several fact...

Santos Harbor Metropolitan Area (SHMA) in São Paulo Coastline (Brazil) is the most important marine cargo transfer terminal in the Southern Hemisphere. In previous studies, the authors showed how this area is subject to climate changes determining, in the long run, a sea level rise and, as a consequence, a consistent impact on the global sea level...

Good Stuff International, Switzerland C o o r d i n a t o r : Maite M. Aldaya, Water Observatory – Botín Foundation, and Complutense University of Madrid, Spain C o n t r i b u t o r s : • Latin America may well be water rich, but economic and urban growth from the last two decades has polluted freshwater resources of many countries. • Several fact...

Good Stuff International, Switzerland C o o r d i n a t o r : Maite M. Aldaya, Water Observatory – Botín Foundation, and Complutense University of Madrid, Spain C o n t r i b u t o r s : • Latin America may well be water rich, but economic and urban growth from the last two decades has polluted freshwater resources of many countries. • Several fact...

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One way to reduce water consumption in urban areas is by using alternative sources of supply that can be provided by collecting rainwater and reusing wastewater for less restricted purposes. Thus, this study evaluated the characteristics of effluents produced by the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of São Paulo International Airport (SPIA), Brazil...

Devido à importância das plataformas de redes sociais na Internet, neste século, é crescente o estudo sobre seu uso em ambientes acadêmicos para aprendizagem, pesquisa e outras ações. Este trabalho demonstra o potencial das ferramentas da Web 2.0 para a divulgação científica, a partir de um levantamento sistemático das diversas plataformas existent...

Atmospheric pollutant monitoring constitutes a primordial activity in public policies concerning air quality. In São Paulo State, Brazil, the São Paulo State Environment Company (CETESB) maintains an automatic network which continuously monitors CO, SO2, NOx , O3, and particulate matter concentrations in the air. The monitoring process accuracy is...

Este trabalho analisa a variação de fatores ambientais (chuva e vento) e sua influência sobre as edificações. Os resultados para o período de 2000 a 2010 mostram uma variação considerável entre índices máximos e mínimos destes fatores no Brasil, e pode subsidiar adaptações nas normas técnicas visando a aumentar a vida útil de edificações e reduzir...

The Amazon region is the final frontier and central focus of Brazilian hydro development, which raises a range of environmental concerns. The largest project in the Amazon is the planned Belo Monte Complex on the Xingu river. If constructed it will be the second biggest hydroelectric plant in Brazil, third largest on earth. In this study, we analys...

The knowledge of touristic potential is required to improving income generation by taking advantage of natural and cultural amenities. Tourism can be an economic activity that gives value and incentives for conservation of these resources. Correctly evaluating the potential utilization of a touristic activity is very important for future projects....

O objetivo deste artigo é a modelagem da dinâmica do uso e cobertura das terras na Bacia-Hidrográfica dos Rios Mogi-Guaçú e Pardo no Estado de São Paulo. Ele foca a restauração dos serviços ecossistêmicos do controle da erosão. São descritos e analisados a dinâmica do uso e cobertura das terras, focados nas suas principais forças direcionadoras, ta...

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Resumo: O conhecimento do potencial turístico é uma demanda de muitos que se interessam em empreender e/ou incrementar formas de geração de renda que aproveitem amenidades naturais e culturais. Acredita-se que o turismo pode ser uma atividade econômica que as valorize e, consequentemente, incentive a conservação destes recursos. Avaliar corretament...

The development of transportation and energy infrastructure has been a major driver in the conversion of natural ecosystems in Brazil since the nineteenth century. Although this pattern is present in most countries, Brazil differs in the scale of opportunities that are still available to build its physical infrastructure while pursuing an ambitious...