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Trata-se de coletânea que aborda o espaço-tempo amazônico sob diversas perspectivas, dividida em sete partes e 32 capítulos. A obra detalha as ações de agentes sociais na construção do espaço na região de Carajás. Com mais de 700 páginas, explora a dinâmica socioeconômica e histórica da região, enfatizando a interação entre forças hegemônicas e resistências locais. Analisa conceitos complexos como desenvolvimento regional, fronteira, urbanização, e divisão social do trabalho, além de investigar os impactos do capitalismo na Amazônia. A fronteira é vista como um espaço de tensões e recombinações socioculturais. A obra também aborda questões agrárias, educação, e as pressões sobre a cobertura florestal, propondo estratégias de desenvolvimento sustentável. Trata-se de uma contribuição para o debate acadêmico e político sobre a Amazônia, levantando questões sobre o futuro da região e a necessidade de um desenvolvimento justo e inclusivo, propondo um novo olhar sobre as potencialidades regionais, defendendo a promoção de direitos e justiça para a população local.
A presente coletânea de artigos é composta de temas sobre as Novas Perspectivas do Direito Internacional, fruto de estudos desenvolvidos pelos pesquisadores da Universidade Federal do Ceará, tratando de assuntos de grande relevo social, que oportunizam ao leitor uma reflexão profunda sobre a importância do contexto internacional para a contemporaneidade, especialmente após o contexto de transpandemia, ou seja, após a Covid-19.
This book provides readers with in-depth insights into the changes in the Pantanal wetland from its formation to the actual and likely future states. It reveals that today’s Pantanal is an evolutionary consequence of geological, ecological and, more recently, man-made events taking place at distinct space-time intervals. Topics include geotectonics and sun-earth interactions, which largely dictate the rate of drastic changes that eventually disrupt ecological stability and radically rebuild the regional landscape. Furthermore, the biota-climate system is discussed as a major driver reshaping the ecohydrology functioning of the landscape on an intermediate timescale. Also covered are major changes in the landscape ecohydrology and biodiversity due to recent land-use and climate changes induced by humankind in the Anthropocene. The ability to recognize how those temporal scales impact the Pantanal wetland provides the opportunity for wise management approaches and the sustainable development of the region.
"This spectacular book does full justice to the Compositae (Asteraceae), the largest and most successful flowering plant family with some 1700 genera and 24,000 species. It is an indispensable reference, providing the most up-to-date hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships in the family based on molecular and morphological characters, along with the corresponding subfamilial and tribal classification. The 2009 work not only integrates the extensive molecular phylogenetic analyses conducted in the last 25 years, but also uses these to produce a metatree for about 900 taxa of Compositae. The book contains 44 chapters, contributed by 80 authors, covering the history, economic importance, chara...
This book focuses on the usage and application of plant- and animal-based food products with significant functional properties and health benefits as well as their development into processed food. Many chapters in this book contain overviews on superfood and functional food from South America. Details on the functional properties of apiculture products are also included herein. Additionally, an area that is not widely discussed in academia - pet food with functional properties - is also covered. It is hoped that this book will serve as a source of knowledge and information to make better choices in food consumption and alterations to dietary patterns. It is also recommended for readers to take a look at a related book, Superfood and Functional Food - The Development of Superfoods and Their Roles as Medicine.
The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Brazilian population lives in the area of this biome, which makes the conflict between biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of the human population a relevant issue. This book aims to cover: 1) the historical characterization and geographic variation of the biome; 2) the distribution of the diversity of some relevant taxa; 3) the main threats to biodiversity, and 4) possible opportunities to ensure the biodiversity conservation, and the economic and social sustainability. Also, it is hoped that this book can be useful for those involved in the development of public policies aimed at the conservation of this important global biome.