The motivations for establishing a community in a particular region can be diverse. In South America, especially in Peru, due to the lack of knowledge of the history of the areas, the positioning of the settlements was not ...

The contamination of soil, water, and air by cemeteries is an environmental and public health problem, which requires rigorous evaluation when implementing these spaces, given that there are specific laws and technical ...

The accelerated demographic growth, the increase of the purchasing power of the population and the cities development, contribute to the building sector being responsible for a big part of impacts caused in the environment. ...

Cities in Brazil grew in a disorderly way. The encouragement of individual transport and the decline of public transport are compromising the sustainability of urban mobility. It is necessary to redemocratize public spaces ...

In recent years, Brazilian municipalities have been challenged from the point of view of governance, especially with the attribution of goals involving the theme of environmental sanitation and water security. Although the ...