The present paper aims to analyze Rio Grande do Norte's wind farms' bidding process. To achieve that, the criteria covered: processing time, monetary costs and complexity. A survey was made, in order to collect data from a close environmental consultant. Semi structured interviews with IDEMA's wind farms licensing sub coordinator were also arranged. By the way, IDEMA's website was also information source to the paper's target was met. As a result, it is possible to state that the bidding process's most complex stage is the installation license. It could be concluded that environmental studies are the biggest impact factor in the bidding process, as well as the fact that The Preliminary License can be decisive for the continuity of the licensing process. Finally, it was seen that the lack of national process standards is the source of a series of barriers faced by the entrepreneur.

The lack of quality water for human supply, the Brazilian semiarid, helps to reduce the quality of life of this population, thus hindering his own fixation on the field. In this sense, the construction of cisterns in rural communities is a viable solution for the coexistence of these populations with Semiarid by contributing to the permanence of families in rural areas for the provision of potable water for human consumption. In this sense, the present work aims to diagnose the socioeconomic profile of farmers settled the city of Cajazeiras, as well as evaluating the perception of farmers regarding the use of captured rainwater in cisterns. That research was carried out from April 25 to May 13, 2011, containing a sample of 20 families. A questionnaire was developed socio-environment semi-structured and implemented in the form of interviews on visits made in the settlements, followed by direct observations of local conditions all directed to focus the work. The results indicate that people who live in this area have a low educational level, use drinking water from cisterns, adopt sanitary barriers to prevent water contamination. All interviewees stated that the tanks have contributed to improving the quality of life of families related to significant improvements in family health.

The sesame crop, today little known in Brazil, may become an alternative to grain production by small and medium farmers in Northeast Brazil, viewed as a functional food, has good market prospects. The field experiment was conducted at Agrovila Canudos distant 23 Km from the city of Ceará-Mirim/RN, in an area of 0.7 ha, irrigated with groundwater, using 80,000 plants of BRS Silk. The present study aimed to evaluate the growth and development of that crop given that these parameters are indicators of productivity, besides being a source of information to deploy and expand the crop in the region. At the end of the production cycle, the plants had, on average, 95.70 g of capsules and 20.40 g of grains per plant. These values are correlated to grain yield amounted to 1,600 kg/ha. The result of this productivity indicates that this sesame cultivar should be inserted in productive ways of that community and can thus ensure an alternative source of income to the families of small producers.

This study aimed to assess the knowledge of students from public schools on some Zoonosis, through presentation given by students of Animal Science Technician. 677 questionnaires were administered to public students in cities of Apodi, Felipe Guerra and Severiano Melo. The questionnaires were administered before and after. The data were discussed through a descriptive analysis. The main results showed that the content of transmission and prevention of some zoonosis are fixed. Before the presentation 20.8% of students did know the concept of Zoonosis and after, this percentage increased to 88.3%. There was an increase in knowledge of transmission form of larva migrans, toxoplasmosis and leptospirosis, where before the presentation the percentage was 91.8, 1.9 and 29.4% and after was 100.0, 57.8 and 72.4%, respectively. For the transmission of intestinal worms, the percentage fixation of knowledge was not altered significantly before (86.5%) and after (87.9%) presentations. The conclusion is that the methodology of presentation to students in public education is a tool that can be used as a form of education and disease prevention.

This article aims to define the psychosocial profile of farmers who sell their products in Agroecological Fair Olinda, defining them as their degree of entrepreneurship, their motivations and according to the principles of sustainability. Initially it was discussed in the theoretical topics such as entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial profile, agroecological fairs and culture of sustainability, positioning ideologically concepts adopted by the authors of this article. Then a structured interview was conducted with producers who participate in the Fair, with its very broad scope in order that all the stalls were covered, being interviewed by a producer tent. In general, the results showed that producers are men, mostly poorly educated, seeking growth beyond economic quality of life for their families and their clients. It also became clear that their activity is a process of innovation, and, under our concept, producers are characterized as entrepreneurs and their activities directly contribute to a culture of sustainability, which can be defined as sustainable entrepreneurs.

This research propose explain what means country education analyzing the elements that compose the “Escola Ativa” teaching and learning notebook, from countrues multigrades classrooms. The research objective indentify how math and Portuguese language subjects for fifth high school level were contemplated. The investigation was made about didactic material analyses, identifying how the activities and subjects are articulated with the country reality. Perceive that the didactic material doesn’t contemplate the political ant pedagogical propose for country education, watching theoretical and methodological contradictions.

Humanity struggles for survival, comfort, profit, without regard to environmental degradation. The agriculture, livestock, buildings and cities of large metropolitan areas is changing the nature of a harmful way, causing the environment we live in disorders such as climate change, global warming, floods, degenerative diseases etc. Whereas education is a means of transforming society, this study aims to determine the focus on environmental themes in the six training courses: Administration, Pedagogy, History, Tourism, Accounting and Law, at the graduation level in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) located in Teresina, Piauí. The methodology consisted of bibliographical studies using the authors Leff, Grott, Phillip and Alves and also application of questionnaires to teachers of various courses of this HEI observed few disciplines related to the theme addressed in the curriculum of the courses of the HEI, but teachers find it sufficient, whereas 85.7% of these teachers explained that the disciplines that teach subjects that can be worked to address environmental issues.

Environmental education with its interdisciplinary aspect has very significant potential to contribute to the conservation of natural areas and thereby ensure the accessibility of population to areas subject to experiential awareness towards the need to conserve biodiversity. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify significant points in experiential environmental issues facing the problems that people are constantly exposed. Most likely to succeed in the responses to the challenges of working environmental education focused on the exercise of citizenship, online surveys were developed using targeted keywords to search for information about environmental education associating them with information targeted for recovery biodiversity present in the spheres of education for practice in Natal / RN.

This paper reports the experience of the Regional Development Council Valley Jaguari / RS in preparing the Regional Strategic Planning, trying to link it to the perspective of development models Barquero (2001) and Boisier (1995), from diagnosis and the potential deficiencies presented and discussed widely by region, mainly by the technical staff and leadership of the municipalities covered. Regarding regional development, it is recommended that public managers act with strategic vision, involving regional stakeholders in developing joint actions. Also, it is emphasized that development initiatives must begin in each particular region, boosting the local factors and promoting synergy of efforts to develop new funding sources and opportunities for regional development.

The annual radiometric survey (2011) in the Natal Central campus of IFRN with details on the DIAREN (Academic Board of Natural Resources) building was carried using two scintillometers: a MicroLab, which provides a full information of gamma emission, and a RS-220 super IDENT, which beyond this place provide also dose measurements and the identification of some radioactive elements emitting. The anomalies found refer to values of the distribution of the sample population are shown in the maps were compared with reference values given by the National Commission of Nuclear Energy, concluding that there are no ambient radioactivity well above the recommended.

This work aimed to analyze the effects of economic policy (notably the monetary) at the global level on social policies, whose mechanism of transmission was via taxation. Methodologically, it was essentially a search, bibliographic in configuring an exploratory study with explanatory traces. Finally, it was found that the monetary economic policies reflect the formulation of social policies in place, internalized repercussion was expressed in the tax context, allowing evidence, so preliminary, the study found.

The present study aimed to analyse the sustainability degree of the Municipality of Touros located in Rio Grande do Norte (Northeast of Brazil) through the "Barometer of Sustainability” methodology, in 2010. This is a descriptive, exploratory and applicative study. The data collection was based on secondary source such as the databases of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the National Confederation of Municipalities, as well as the Institute for Sustainable Development and Environment of Rio Grande do Norte from October, 2010 to July, 2011. Regarding the choice of indicators applied, it was done taking into account the availability of data for the municipality. Hence, the human subsystem (HWI) and ecological (EWI) indicators were: life expectancy, child mortality, malnutrition, fertility rate, water supply, sanitation, literacy rate, education, literacy, energy consumption, agricultural production, environmental protection area, and vegetable extraction. It was applied thirteen indicators in the Barometer of Sustainability methodology. The degree obtained for the human subsystem was 48, showing that the municipality is in a satisfactory position. Concerning the ecological subsystem, the situation is potentially sustainable, a value of 67.58, which means a satisfactory score. Therefore, Touros has a strong potential for sustainability, requiring public policies for health and education and specifically for agricultural production and environmental protection area.

The economy of agricultural village Canudos/RN is based on family farming, mainly in the production of papaya irrigated. The aim of this study was to characterize the socioeconomic family farmers agricultural village Canudos, settlement Rosary / RN, making a comparison between families producing and non-producing papaya. The methodology consisted of primary data collected through semi-structured interviews to fill out forms with questions about arguiam farmers aspects: agricultural production, age, education, family income and settlement infrastructure. The agricultural village Canudos home to 40 families, and of these, sixteen papaya produce a collective area of 12 hectares. All work is performed by family members, distributed among men and women and, in some cases, for young people who divide the day between school and work. Regarding family income, 65% of families had average incomes ranging from one to three minimum wages, with 61.5% of those producers of papaya and 38.5% non-producers. It was also observed that the producers had no lower family income. As for infrastructure, agricultural village Canudos presents precariousness in attendance to education, health, transportation and garbage collection. It is concluded, therefore, that the farmers producers have an economic situation to a certain extent, because of favorable manufacturing papaya irrigated, when compared with non-producers.

From a bibliographic research, this text shows, theoretically, by phenomenological and ontological ways, how the main ideas of Fourier’s Utopian Socialism are present in principles of Solidarity Economy. The contemporary society’s socioeconomic situation, based in consumerism and competitiveness, has created constraints, both for the capitalist economy and for most individuals. It is in times of crisis that Solidarity Economy appears as answer to inequalities and injustices inherent to capitalist system, focusing beyond the economy dimension, the social and environmental spheres. This not fragmented trend of life was thought in the past and is occurring – though in a limited way – nowadays. To show this understanding, throughout the work are recovered features of Fourier’s thought that, today, appear strongly linked to the construct of Solidarity Economy. The realized exercise shows the vitality of the utopian socialism’ ideals in the present.

The present work constitutes a diagnosis of health care waste generated in the hospital in Guaporé/RS, according to the current Brazilian legislation. This paper presents the methodology, data collection and systematization of information to reach the aim of this study. Data collection was conducted through interviews, questionnaires, in situ observation and review of the Health Care Waste Management Program (HCWMP). Through interviews and in situ observations it was possible to determine the hospital did not have a Health Care Waste Management System according to Brazilian laws. The study indicates the hospital needs to adapt to current laws and a continuing education program in service.

The technical courses of Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte-IFRN are distributed in the modalities of integrated, subsequent and youth and adult education (YAE) courses, the last for the insertion of people who are far from school for many years and present some difficulties in the learning process. The present study has shown a report of experiences with young and adult people, under the perspective of approaching a situation which involves students in life cycles, and age times similar to the subjects of YAE classification, for these ones present a delay in the answers to the teaching in the classroom. Our goal here is to analyze the andragogical practice, in other words, the art of education targeted to adults, specifically related to the students of the technical course of Fishery resources. Through the application of a questionnaire, some results were obtained that could explain in a better way the reasons for that difficulty in the learning process. It shows us the need of thinking of teaching practices based on andragogy.

Garbage disposal is still a major social-environmental problem in Brazil. Waste Disposal Units are the working conditions of a ever increasing and not controlled, not even recognized, portion of the population. The recyclable material collectors are today the object of numerous public policies for social inclusion, but that does not have the proper reach, especially in small towns. This study aimed to identify the profile and working conditions of Waste Disposal Units gatherers in the city of Ipameri (GO), revealing that the situation is not different of that found in other Brazilian cities. The recognition of the problem by the public authority might be delayed when compared to large cities where the problem is more apparent.

Due to the city growth and consequently to the increasing number of the traffic signals, a scientific approach is necessary to establish the synchronization among them. Synchronization means the relative phase of signals of a region such that, the fraction of the green and red time of a cycle are such that, a driver has uninterrupted flow traffic throughout a main arterial. The portion of the cycle for which this is possible is called bandwidth. The main goal of this work is to develop a computational mathematical model to synchronize traffic signals so that the bandwidth can be as big as possible throughout the most important avenues. Such model is being developed specifically to Curitiba traffic network. Such approach implies in saving money and time, improving the quality of life and making the streets safer. This model is based on the works of (LITTLE,1966) and (GARTNER,1981), about mixed integer linear programming and contains restrictions of cycles, speed, changing speed among signals, protecting left-turn movements and considering the time to wait at the signals platoons. Some tests are being done at sub areas in Curitiba.