Corticolous lichens as environmental indicators in urban areas in southern Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1319-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia Isabel Käffer ◽  
Suzana Maria de Azevedo Martins ◽  
Camila Alves ◽  
Viviane Camejo Pereira ◽  
Jandyra Fachel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Southern Brazil

scholarly journals Herpetofauna from an urban Pampa fragment in southern Brazil: composition, structure and conservation

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1964
Author(s):  
Omar Machado Entiauspe-Neto ◽  
Tângela Denise Perleberg ◽  
Marco Antonio de Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Faunal Composition ◽  
Diversity Patterns ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
History Of ◽  
Composition Structure

Faunistic inventories regarding natural history of amphibians and reptiles are considered scarce and very little is known about their assemblages in urban areas; the Pampas morphoclimatic domain, also known as Uruguayan Savannah or Southern Grasslands, is also poorly known regarding their faunal composition.  Herein, we present a checklist of 16 amphibian and 20 reptile species recorded over a course of four years in the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciências e Tecnologia, Câmpus Pelotas-Visconde da Graça, in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. We also present data on natural history and discuss conservation efforts to be undertaken in the area, in one of the least preserved and known Brazilian morphoclimatic domains, providing insights into urban herpetofaunal diversity patterns and showing the importance of modified areas in its conservation.

scholarly journals Environmental health indicator for the evaluation of neighborhoods in urban areas: a case study in Caruaru (PE), Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-179
Author(s):  
Armando Dias Duarte ◽  
Saulo de Tarso Marques Bezerra ◽  
Elizabeth Amaral Pastich Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Health Indicator ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Negative Impacts

The environment, over the years, has been subjected to strong negative impacts caused by economic policies that have promoted an uncontrolled growth of urbanization in the cities and abusive exploration of the natural resources. In this context, developing socio-environmental indicators to subsidize the formulation of municipal public policies which consider, specifically, the environmental (in)salubrity of each neighborhood or locality of municipalities is imperative. The present paper presents the construction and application of an environmental health indicator for residential neighborhoods in two localities of Caruaru City, Pernambuco State. The data adopted in research were obtained from databases of City Hall institutions, from interviews with the population of the localities and water quality analyses. The results indicated that the neighborhoods analyzed presented characteristics of medium health; water supply, the disposal of solid waste, and socioeconomic aspects require attention and priority of public policies. In conclusion, the proposed indicator can be an instrument to assist in urban planning and environmental management of Brazilian municipalities, because it can guide the performance of public managers and the civil society to identify priority actions for improving the infrastructure of the most unhealthy neighborhoods. Keywords: healthiness; environmental health; environmental sanitation; environmental management; environmental health indicator.

Trophic niche of two sympatric frugivorous bat species in a periurban area of southern Brazil

Mammalia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Ribeiro Sartore ◽  
Nelio Roberto dos Reis
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Trophic Niche ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Southern Brazil

AbstractSeveral species of bats inhabit forest fragments near urban areas.

scholarly journals Prevalence of seizures and associated factors in children under five living in a deprived municipality of southern Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 65 (3a) ◽  
pp. 581-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheple Roberto Abib ◽  
Raúl A. Mendoza-Sassi ◽  
Jaime Bech-Nappi ◽  
Airton Tetelbom Stein
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Epileptic Seizures ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and distribution of seizure in children under five, living in a deprived community. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in a probabilistic sample of 487 children aged 5 or less, resident in the rural and urban areas of São José do Norte, a poor municipality in southern Brazil, during the period 1998-99. Children were identified as having this disorder after the application of the three subsequent instruments, the screening questionnaire for epileptic seizures (SQES), the neurological diagnostic interview for epilepsy (NDIE) and the EEG. Statistical analysis included a multivariate analysis using Poisson regression. Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. RESULTS: Diagnosis of epileptic seizures was confirmed in 22 children. Prevalence of seizure was 45.2/1000 (CI 2.9-6.8). Absence of tap water (PR 2.86; IC 1.15-7.10), and precarious housing (PR 2.50; CI 1.01-6.18) were significantly associated with the outcome. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of seizure in this deprived population is extremely high and related to socio-economic conditions.

Seroepidemiological survey of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in horses from a rural and from urban areas of Paraná State, southern Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 537-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thállitha S.W.J. Vieira ◽  
Rafael F.C. Vieira ◽  
Mariane A.P. Finger ◽  
Denise A.G. Nascimento ◽  
Patrícia M.L. Sicupira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Theileria Equi ◽  
Babesia Caballi

scholarly journals Urban Shopping Malls and Sustainability Approaches in Chilean Cities: Relations between Environmental Impacts of Buildings and Greenwashing Branding Discourses

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7228
Author(s):  
Liliana De Simone ◽  
Mario Pezoa
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Santiago De Chile ◽  
The Media ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Media Discourses

This article seeks to discuss the recent discrepancies between the environmental effects of large retail buildings located in urban centers and the media and corporate discourses that these retailers have on the environment and sustainability to the public and to local authorities. By using mixed methods of quantitative and qualitative data analysis of two of the biggest shopping centers in Santiago de Chile, this exploratory research seeks to inaugurate an interdisciplinary academic discussion on the relevance of comparing the media discourses about sustainability issued by urban developers and the physical effects that massive private buildings create in their surroundings. By using the retail resilience theoretical framework, this research seeks to understand the disruption in retail systems, both from socio-economic and environmental indicators. Comparing the environmentally sensitive discourses promoted by Chilean retailers in advertising campaigns and corporate speeches with the environmental effects that large retail buildings brought to the surrounding areas in terms of urban deforestation and increasing superficial temperature, this paper probes that greenwashing campaign are not only used to impact corporate legitimacy with consumers and investors but also to deliberately diminish the environmental responsibilities of private developers in vulnerable urban areas

scholarly journals Parasites of pigeons (Columba livia) in urban areas of lages, Southern Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
SANDRA MARCIA TIETZ MARQUES ◽  
ROSILEIA MARINHO DE CUADROS ◽  
CINTIA JARDIM DA SILVA ◽  
MARISA BALDO
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Columba Livia ◽  
Southern Brazil

scholarly journals Waterborne diseases classification and relationship with social-environmental factors in Florianópolis city – Southern Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cesa ◽  
G. Fongaro ◽  
C. R. M. Barardi
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Population Type ◽  
Group A ◽  
Social Environmental

This study aimed to investigate and classify the occurrence of waterborne diseases in Florianópolis city, Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil and to correlate these diseases with the following social-environmental indicators of the local population: type of water supply, adequate collection and sewage treatment, areas of flooding and domestic water tank cleaning. Reports of outpatients were analyzed for surveillance of waterborne diseases during the period of 2002 to 2009. Waterborne diseases were classified into four groups: Group A: diarrheal diseases; Group B: parasitological diseases; Group C: skin diseases and Group D: eye diseases. The diarrheal, parasitological and skin diseases were the most frequently reported. Waterborne diseases belonging to Group A in all sites were correlated with other waterborne diseases groups, which can be an indicator of the circulation of other waterborne diseases. Regarding the social-environmental indicators assessed, the most correlated with waterborne diseases were the origin and quality of the water supply, followed by inadequate collection and treatment of sewage, frequent flooding, and finally the lack of cleanliness of the water reservoir. The results highlight the need for policies aiming for improvement of the sanitation service in the maintenance of human, animal and environmental health.

scholarly journals Spatial and Simultaneous Seroprevalence of Anti-Leptospira Antibodies in Owners and Their Domiciled Dogs in a Major City of Southern Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline do Nascimento Benitez ◽  
Thais Cabral Monica ◽  
Ana Carolina Miura ◽  
Micheline Sahyun Romanelli ◽  
Lucienne Garcia Pretto Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Spatial Analyses ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Major City ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Case Distribution ◽  
Variable Analysis

Although leptospirosis has been considered a major concern in urban areas, no study to date has spatially and simultaneously compared both owner and dog serology in households of major cities. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to assess the seroprevalence of Leptospira antibodies, evaluate associated risk factors and conduct spatial analyses in 565 randomly selected households, which included 597 dog owners and 729 dogs in Londrina, Southern Brazil. Seropositivity by MAT were detected in in 11/597 (1.84%) owners and in 155/729 (21.26%) dogs. The risk factors were evaluated with logistic regression analysis and spatial factors and case distribution were evaluated with kernel density analyses. The sera of 14/155 (9.03%) dogs reacted for more than one serovar with the same titer. Canicola was the most frequent serogroup, detected in 3/11 (27.27%) owners and 76/155 (49.03%) dogs. The highest titer among the owners was 1:3,200 and was detected in the same household with a titer of 1:800 in the dog. Simultaneous owner-dog seropositivity was found in 7/565 (1.23%) households, with three reacted against serogroup Canicola. Positive owners were detected in 4/565 (0.70%) households and positive dogs were detected in 141/565 (24.95%) households. The associated risks of infection for dogs were different from those associated with infection in owners. Risk analyses for Canicola also identified specific factors of infection. Regardless of owner and dog cases were not statistically clustered, the kernel map has shown dog positivity occurrence in the same hot locations and near positive owners. The dependent variable analysis and logit model suggested a greater likelihood of peri-domiciliary contact with Leptospira. In conclusion, exposure to Leptospira infection was significantly higher in dogs than in their owners and human cases spatially overlapped dog cases, implicating dogs as potential environmental sentinels for this disease. In addition, the associated risk may vary according to serogroup, and the observed simultaneous Canicola seropositivity of owner and dog has suggested intradomicile-transmitted infection.

scholarly journals Equine infectious anemia in carthorses from urban areas of southern Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6Supl2) ◽  
pp. 4357
Author(s):  
João Henrique Perotta ◽  
Eliana Monteforte Cassaro Villalobos ◽  
Maria do Carmo C. de Souza Hunold Lara ◽  
Elenice Maria Sequetin Cunha ◽  
Ivan Deconto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Agar Gel ◽  
Surveillance Programs ◽  
Equine Infectious Anemia ◽  
And Control

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an infectious viral disease caused by a Lentivirus, which affects equids worldwide. The disease has no currently treatment and euthanasia of infected animals is mandatory by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) as basis for disease control. Carthorses are used to move daily throughout the cities with their owners to collect recycling materials. Considering the socio-economic importance of this group of horses, the aim of this study was to determine the infection rate of EIA virus in carthorses from urban areas of Curitiba and surroundings. The detection of anti-EIA virus antibodies was performed by the agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID). One out of 97 (1.03%) horse was positive for EIA. Active surveillance programs are crucial for monitoring, prevention and control of infectious diseases, particularly in carthorses, which may act as disseminators of pathogens.

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