Although chemical pollution in some areas, with some substances, is falling it remains a serious problem over the world as a whole.The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held at Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, recognized the need for more effective protection of the resources of...
After identifying the demands and actors involved in environmental conflicts in Rio de Janeiro, it presents the main discursive schemes conveyed. The article argues that the specifics of the environment as a public issue are related to the tensions and the possibilities generated by the polarisation...
After identifying the demands and actors involved in environmental conflicts in Rio de Janeiro, it presents the main discursive schemes conveyed. The article argues that the specifics of the environment as a public issue are related to the tensions and the possibilities generated by the polarisation...
"Brazil: Managing Environmental Pollution in the State of Rio de Janeiro", Report N° 15488-BR, Washington, DC, August 22, 1996.World Bank (1996), Brazil: Managing Environmental Pollution in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Vol.1 - Policy Report, Washington, World Bank....
Environmental and Sanitary Conditions of Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro Guanabara Bay is the second largest bay in the coast of Brazil, with an area of 384 km2. In its surroundings live circa 16 million inhabitants, out of whic... GO Fistarol,FH Coutinho,APB Moreira,... - 《Frontiers in...
A new era for the organization of the urban space in the city of Rio de Janeiro began in the 1960s, when factories were removed from densely populated areas and relocated to new planned industrial plants. These industrial plants were created in the western part of the city, including the in...
Rio de Janeiro City could have over 10% of its total area affected by the sea level rise; the metropolitan area 18%. Furthermore, in the last three years, this region has experienced a remarkable increase in the occurrence of extreme rainfall events, leading to flooding, landslides and ...
radionuclide deposited in topsoil. A hypersaline environment could prevent the adsorption of radionuclide on soil particles and allow their high bioavailability for halophyte plants. The new principal challenges in radioecological research in arid zones are impacts on (i) saline agriculture, (ii) ...
"Environmental Risks and Social Inequalities: Facing the Challenges of Global Changes in the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista (Brazil) 来自 ResearchGate 喜欢 0 阅读量: 40 作者: AF Young 摘要: Summary The aim of this study was to achieve an analysis of the socio-spatial inequalities and ...
(BLM). BLMs are an effective means for assessing how water chemistry affects the speciation and biological availability of metals in aquatic systems. However, there are many challenges that make the application of BLMs difficult in groundwater. The main problem is thederivation of the stability ...