- Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Public Health and Environmental Issues
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Geography Education and Pedagogy
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Geography and Environmental Studies
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Water Resource Management and Quality
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Environmental law and policy
- Architecture and Art History Studies
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Social and Political Issues
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Music History and Culture
- Engineering and Agricultural Innovations
- Mining and Resource Management
- Soil Science and Environmental Management
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2023
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
2020
Centro Universitário de Itajubá
2019
University of Coimbra
2018
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2018
Instituto Nacional de Salud
2015
Direção Geral do Património Cultural
2015
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
2010
UNESCO
2010
The Open University
2008
With the approval in 2015 of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, and with adoption by UNESCO new International Geoscience Geoparks Program (IGGP), Global (UGGp) became an important designation responsibility to fulfil main principals strategy Organization. By developing four pillars UNESCO: Education, Science, Culture Communication UGGp activities framework referred its 17 Development Goals (SDGs), especial attention has been given education. In fact, definition recognises importance...
During the 38th General Conference of UNESCO, Member States ratified creation International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP) expressing governmental recognition importance managing outstanding geological sites landscapes in a holistic manner. In this context, human interactions with natural environment to promote healthy lifestyles was primarily response need preserve enhance value UNESCO Global as well highlighting their usefulness for sustainable development local populations. The...
Gold mining in the Colombian Orinoquia region had a fast growth last 15 years. Mercury is used during gold amalgam process, and its presence an important problem of public health because it produces polluted ecosystem increases risk mercury-related adverse effects among exposed human population. The main objective this study was to determine mercury levels blood hair, perception exposure population from Guainía. Fifty-nine sixty-one hair samples were collected measure concentration. findings...
Maria Helena Henriques, Fernando Andresen Guimarães, Artur Abreu Sá, Elizabeth Silva, José Brilha on behalf of the Portuguese National Committee for IYPE. Episodes 2010;33:33-7. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2010/v33i1/005
This paper engages with debates about the increasing use of paid domestic labour in Europe and USA, contributing a reflection case Brazil. Relations gender, class race are considered deployment maids for housework, patterns consumption household technologies moral reasoning daily living hierarchical divisions within home. The considers some parallels between Brazilian context that more developed countries also specificity Based on participant observation, secondary data an ethnographic...
The article considers choices and opportunities to access the arts in contemporary UK, connecting these engagements culture relation position social space. reflection is informed by ESRC funded investigation of Cultural Capital Social Exclusion project, CCSE, which assessed applicability Britain Pierre Bourdieu's work Distinction (1984), 40 years after his original French study. While exploring broader thesis project probes disagrees with many elements arguments. This outlines main about how...
Abstract Since the United Nations declared 2008 as International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) (during triennium 2007–2009), under motto ‘Earth Sciences for Society’, many impacts and changes were generated in Portuguese society. Particular attention was given to educational activities concerning geosciences these promoted by several entities Portugal. The National Commission Educational, Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has assumed an increasing role science sector with promotion...
Introduction: Significant alterations may be found in the water of Bogotá’s supply system after its purification, specifically during distribution and storage home reservoirs, which makes it necessary to study final quality domiciliary consumed by users.Objective: To conduct a preliminary toxic chemical substances supplied samples obtained from residential reservoirs faucets.Materials methods: Descriptive made 26 homes located Bogotá Soacha. Two samplings were done different seasons, each...
litoral central e norte do estado Espírito Santo foram analisados neste estudo pelo método de parcela.Os resultados apresentados oferecem informações importantes sobre um padrão distribuição
Mercury is useful as a tracer of environmental pollution levels. We measured mercury levels in hair from two human mummies (XII and XIV centuries, respectively) stag (Odocoileus virginianus). The total inorganic found the samples were very low. This findings indicated minimal exposure to food its absence atmosphere. can be used explore relationship between humans environment, especially after metallurgy appeared, assess contamination different periods.