Elizabeth Silva

ORCID: 0000-0003-4080-169X
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Research Areas
  • 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...

10.17149/ijg.j.issn.2210.3382.2018.01.007 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks 2018-06-01

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...

10.3390/geosciences8030100 article EN cc-by Geosciences 2018-03-14

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...

10.7705/biomedica.v21i2.1101 article EN publisher-specific-oa Biomédica 2001-06-01

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

10.18814/epiiugs/2010/v33i1/005 article EN cc-by-nc Episodes 2010-03-01

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...

10.1057/fr.2009.37 article EN Feminist Review 2010-03-01

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...

10.1080/09548960802615414 article EN Cultural Trends 2008-12-01

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...

10.1144/sp419.8 article EN Geological Society London Special Publications 2015-01-01

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...

10.7705/biomedica.v35i0.2538 article EN publisher-specific-oa Biomédica 2015-05-04

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

10.18677/encibio_2020c16 article PT Enciclopédia Biosfera 2020-09-28

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.

10.7705/biomedica.v22i1.1141 article EN publisher-specific-oa Biomédica 2002-03-01
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