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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2022
    Sri Lanka, Brazil

    Colombo Sri Lankas commercial capital is a forceful creation of European colonialists who occupied the island for over four centuries Its urban structure displays the social fragmentation sought by the rulers Colombo elaborates an extraordinary process of citymaking stratified with its Dutchorigin Britishreshaping and postcolonial adaptation Proclaiming such a contested past as an inheritance requires an inclusive heritage interpretation The recent renovation of monumental buildings for potential market values and demolishing minor architecture do not display such a heritage interpretation

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    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2019
    Brazil, United States of America

    The following research is based on the affirmation that urban sustainability in developing regions such as Latin America is an impossible goal to be totally achieved due to the circumstances of poverty informality slums corruption violence among others that exist there Therefore urban sustainability in the cities of this region has to be reached through survival efforts that seek to balance the existing inequalities urban justice So the first step to take is to detect and measure those inequalities in order to be able to take actions to eradicate or decrease them The research presents five

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    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2019
    Montenegro, Brazil, Mexico

    Natural and CulturoHistorical Region of Kotor Boka Bay Montenegro is well known for its exceptional beauty evaluated by UNESCO The unique universal value has been embodied in the cultural landscape vernacular architecture harmonized with the cultivated terraced landscape on the slopes of high rocky mountains Kostanjica is an old settlement in Boka Bay former fishermen village recognized for valuable elements of the cultural landscape chestnut tree and laurel forest terraced gardens with arable land fruit gardens traditional architecture in stone clusters of houses piers and docks pedestrian

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2019
    Brazil, United States of America

    The following research is based on the affirmation that urban sustainability in developing regions such as Latin America is an impossible goal to be totally achieved due to the circumstances of poverty informality slums corruption violence among others that exist there Therefore urban sustainability in the cities of this region has to be reached through survival efforts that seek to balance the existing inequalities urban justice So the first step to take is to detect and measure those inequalities in order to be able to take actions to eradicate or decrease them The research presents five

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    Écoles durables Orientations conceptuelles et méthodologiques

    Orientations conceptuelles et méthodologiques

    Journal Articles & Books
    Reports & Research
    Conference Papers & Reports
    January, 2024
    Americas, Brazil

    Cette publication présente le travail d'une feuille de route développée pour les gouvernements et les communautés intéressés par la mise en œuvre de la méthodologie des écoles durables, développée par le gouvernement du Brésil, par le biais de l'Agence brésilienne de coopération, du Fonds national de développement de l'éducation et de la FAO.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    July, 2022
    South America, Brazil

    As áreas metropolitanas, como a de Brasília – DF, são objetos de estudo da Geografia quanto ao processo das transformações espaciais. Neste processo, dois problemas são evidenciados: o aumento da densidade populacional, e um novo ciclo de expansão urbana que valoriza o capital imobiliário e o da construção civil. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar as modificações espaciais e investigar a participação dos poderes público, privado e da sociedade como agentes modificadores do espaço, considerando a dispersão urbana a oeste do patrimônio.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2022
    South America, Brazil

    No final de 2020, em meio a grave crise de saúde mundial do coronavírus, o Governo do Estado de São Paulo encaminhou à Assembleia Legislativa projeto de lei que, sob a justificativa de equilibrar as finanças, propunha extinguir vários órgãos públicos. Dentre esses, o Instituto Florestal, instituição de pesquisa com mais de 130 anos, responsável principal pelas pesquisas sobre a conservação e o manejo das unidades de conservação e áreas protegidas, últimos refúgios da biodiversidade paulista.

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    Fonte: Revista Etnografica
    Journal Articles & Books
    October, 2017
    South America, Brazil

    Inserida na área da antropologia urbana e de uma antropologia do Estado, a pesquisa tem como ponto de partida os processos de reconfiguração e transformação urbana na cidade do Rio de Janeiro nos últimos anos, apontando para um aumento, provocado pelo município, dos deslocamentos forçados das famílias que habitam áreas periféricas e de favelas.

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    An analysis of locally grounded, diversified, and cross-scalar initiatives in the Amazon

    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2023
    Brazil, Peru, Amazonia

    The Amazon has a diverse array of social and environmental initiatives that adopt forest-based land-use practices to promote rural development and support local livelihoods. However, they are often insufficiently recognized as transformative pathways to sustainability and the factors that explain their success remain understudied.

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    Forests

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2011
    Brazil

    Recent discussions on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, plus conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks) have raised optimism about reducing carbon emissions and deforestation in tropical countries. If approved under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), REDD+ mechanisms may generate a substantial influx of financial resources to developing countries.

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