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Development of Engineering Competency Models Continues
Authors: JPT staff _
Published: January 2017

Talent & Technology

The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), of which SPE is a member society, is one of 17 societies that make up the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES). AAES, a multidisciplinary organization of engineering societies dedicated to advancing the engineering profession’s impact on the public good, hosts working groups on topics of interest to three or more member societies. AAES formed the Lifelong Learning Working Group (LLWG) in 2013 to “serve as a forum to share best practices and data and to discuss issues and opportunities related to the activities of the member societies to enhance the quality of lifelong learning programs in the United States.” The group identified developing a competency model as a key priority to help many members understand the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the engineering workplace.

SPE has been developing discipline-specific technical competencies for the past several years to assist young professionals, and more recently graduate engineers, in quickly ramping up with necessary skills needed to succeed in today’s competitive environment. SPE believes that accelerating competency is one direct way for industry to deal with “the big crew change” caused by the retirement of a large number of petroleum engineers. In addition to these technical competencies, SPE established a Soft Skills Committee 5 years ago to help oil and gas professionals garner and hone the nontechnical expertise needed to be successful in a global marketplace. SPE’s work is at the leading edge of lifelong learning efforts in the engineering profession.

The working group holds monthly calls, and SPE’s experiences have provided a critical template for other engineering organizations to develop their discipline-specific competencies. The challenge now is to bridge SPE’s work in discipline-specific technical and nontechnical skills with more generic competency model work that has recently been released by AAES to create a holistic lifelong learning roadmap for SPE members. Behrooz Fattahi, AIME 2014 president and SPE Soft Skills Committee charter member, asked AIME’s Executive Director and AAES LLWG cochair, Michele Lawrie-Munro, to work with SPE’s Soft Skills Committee to make these connections.
Optimization of Upper Burgan Reservoir Multilateral Well With Inflow-Control Device
Authors: Carpenter Chris
Published: January 2017

This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 175227, “Optimize Development Strategy of Upper Burgan Reservoir Through Multilateral Well With Inflow-Control Device in Raudhatain Field, North Kuwait,” by Sankar Chowdhuri, Peter Cameron, Tarek A. Gawwad, Mohammad R. Madar, Siddhartha Sankar Sharma, Moute’a Dughaim AlMutairi, Vijay Shankar Rajagopalan, Suresh Chellappan, and Moudi Fahad Al-Ajmi, Kuwait Oil Company, prepared for the 2015 SPE Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, Mishref, Kuwait, 11–14 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

In coning situations, such as in the production of oil reservoirs with a bottom aquifer, multilateral wells reduce the coning effect and, hence, prove to be more cost-effective. This paper discusses the first multilateral well with a Level-4 junction combined with an inflow-control device (ICD) planned, designed, and drilled in the Upper Burgan reservoir of Raudhatain field, north Kuwait. The paper covers the main challenges of well placement during geosteering to ensure the best quality of reservoir rock in structurally and depositionally complex settings with smart-completion design.

Introduction

The Raudhatain oilfield structure is one of several developed along a prominent anticlinal ridge that plunges gently north of Kuwait. These individual highs, in which the principal oil accumulations of the area are localized, tend to be of large areal extent and substantial structural relief. The Raudhatain structure exhibits a quasiradial pattern of small normal faults of limited throw. This geometry suggests a primary origin by uplift.

The Raudhatain structure is a faulted anticlinal dome with 65 to 90 ft of topographical relief. The 3D seismic has defined the major faulting in the northern part of Raudhatain as northwest trending, whereas in the southwestern part of the field the faults trend northwest. Fault throws are highly variable and range from less than 30 ft to as much as 150 ft.

Stratigraphy of Upper Burgan Reservoir

The Burgan formation is a major reservoir unit. It unconformably overlies the carbonate Shuaiba formation and underlies the Mauddud carbonates with locally unconformable contact. The thickness of Burgan is approximately 950 ft of soft, clean, porous, well-sorted quartz sandstones of littoral to possibly deltaic aspect, interbedded with siltstones and dark shales. The Burgan formation at Raudhatain has been divided informally into three members, termed the Upper Sand, Middle Shale, and Lower Sand.
A Nonisothermal Wellbore Model and Its Application in Well Testing
Authors: Wilson Adam
Published: January 2017

This article, written by Special Publications Editor Adam Wilson, contains highlights of paper IPTC 18152, “A Nonisothermal Wellbore Model With Complex Structure and Its Application in Well Testing,” by Shiyi Zheng, SPE, London South Bank University, and Yiqun Zhang, SPE, Heriot-Watt University, prepared for the 2014 International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 10–12 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Although the wellbore is in a nonisothermal environment, heat transfer between the fluid in the wellbore and the formation is often ignored and temperature is usually assumed constant in data interpretation, which will lead to misunderstanding of the pressure profile. In this work, wavelet transform and a nonlinear-regression-analysis method were used to study the relationships between downhole temperature, pressure, and flow rate. A nonisothermal wellbore model was established that is capable of predicting temperature, pressure, flow rate, and liquid-fraction profiles under multirate and multiphase production scenarios.

Introduction

In order to monitor the downhole production and injection conditions, as well as make decisions for well-performance optimization, the dynamic temperature data acquired from permanent downhole gauges (PDGs) and distributed-temperature sensors (DTSs) are often interpreted widely.

In this paper, first, the relationships among bottomhole-pressure (BHP), -temperature (BHT), and flow-rate data were analyzed briefly by use of wavelet transform and nonlinear regression. Next, a nonisothermal wellbore model with complex structure was derived theoretically step by step. Then, the wellbore model was coupled with an existing reservoir model through BHT. After that, several synthetic cases were simulated to verify the wellbore model. Finally, on the basis of the coupled wellbore/ reservoir model, the transient temperature behavior during flowing and shut-down periods was drawn out for well-testing analysis and some typical thermodynamic parameters were estimated by use of a set of field data.

BHT, BHP, and Flow-Rate Relationships

It is worth noting that formation pressure and temperature emerged in many similar characteristics. First, temperature and pressure meet the same diffusion equation. Second, at the junction between formation and well, near-wellbore damage should be considered for pressure. At the same time, on the temperature side, heat loss should also be considered, located in the formation, casing, tubing, and cement. Third, wellbore storage is compared with heat-capacity coefficient in wells. Fourth, constant-pressure and impermeable boundaries have been set for pressure boundaries, but the temperature boundary is always regarded as infinite ground. Analyses of the measured PDG data show that the temperature can also be used to provide reservoir information.
Formation-Damage Diagnosis Facilitates Successful Remediation in Sandstone
Authors: Wilson Adam
Published: January 2017

This article, written by Special Publications Editor Adam Wilson, contains highlights of paper SPE 174279, “Formation-Damage Diagnosis Facilitates a Successful Remedial- Treatment Design and Execution in Sandstone Horizontal Oil Producer: A Laboratory and Field Case Study,” by M.A. Bataweel, SPE, A.H. Al-Ghamdi, SPE, P.I. Osode, SPE, T.A. Almubarak, SPE, E.S. Azizi, SPE, Eddy Sarhan, SPE, and M.G. Al-Faifi, SPE, Saudi Aramco, prepared for the 2015 SPE European Formation Damage Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 3–5 June. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Well-control fluids were used during a routine overbalanced workover operation in an offshore well completed in high-permeability sandstone. A fluid-loss-control pill was used to control excessive losses; however, because of the high permeability of the reservoir and the absence of sized particles in the pumped pill, a large amount of fluid was lost to the formation. A comprehensive review, accompanied by laboratory work, was conducted to identify the damaging mechanism and formulate a remedial treatment.

Introduction

Polymer-based fluids are beneficial in terms of generating viscosity to clean out the wellbore during any well intervention. Improper polymer selection has led to significant formation damage in several situations. Polymers also can invade the high-permeability zones, hampering hydrocarbon flow through the zones. Bipolymers generally are removed through acidizing, which breaks down the polymer backbone. The damage caused by polymers can be minimized with proper polymer selection.

Standard remedial treatments for removing the near-wellbore polymer include injecting solvents (e.g., xylene), acids, alcohols, glycols, surfactants, or a mixture of these liquids into the well.

In sandstone well treatments, formation composition should be considered carefully, especially minerals susceptible to acid attack. Three potential damaging mechanisms can occur during sandstone acidizing: formation deconsolidation in acid; reprecipitating during primary, secondary, and tertiary reactions; or the release of fines because of partial decomposition of minerals in acid.

In the case of damage with oil-based material or emulsions, microemulsion treatments have been recommended. The microemulsion will solubilize the oil and emulsions and fluidize the filter cake into a single mesophase while dissolving the acid-soluble particles and making the solids and formation rock water-wet. The oil-based-mud particles in a filter cake will disperse, allowing the produced fluid to displace these blocking particles from the damaged zone into the wellbore and through any screens.
Influence of Rectifiers on Permanent Magnet Wind Generator Electromagnetic and Temperature Fields
Authors: Hongbo Qiu , Yu Dong , Cunxiang Yang
Published: January 2017

Power rectifiers are very necessary in the wind power generation systems since they are the necessary channels that link the generator and power gird together. However, they have some effects on the permanent magnet wind generator due to their work on fast on-off transitions. Taking an 8kW 2000r/min wind-driven permanent magnet generator as an example, the system model and external circuit were established. Firstly, based on the field-circuit coupling calculation method, the voltage and current harmonics have been studied respectively when the generator was connected to rectifier loads and pure resistance loads, so did the total harmonic distortion. The mechanism of harmonic impacted by rectifiers was revealed. Secondly, combined the harmonic electromagnetic field theory, the stator core loss, armature winding copper loss and rotor eddy loss were analyzed when the generator connected different loads. Furthermore, according to the definition of nonlinear circuits PF, the numerical analysis method was adopted to calculate the power factor when the generator connected two loads respectively. The change mechanism of PF impacted by rectifiers has been revealed. In addition, the temperature field model has been established and the generator temperature was also analyzed. The temperature distributions were obtained when the wind generator was connected to different loads. Then, the relationship between losses and temperature was combined, the change rules of permanent magnet temperature by the eddy current loss were studied under different load. At last, it can prove that the rectifiers have influences on both electromagnetic field and temperature field through comparing the simulation results with experimental test data.
Nanoscale Surface Modifications of Medical Implants for Cartilage Tissue Repair and Regeneration
Authors: Griffin MF , Szarko M , Seifailan A , Butler PE
Published: January 2017

Background:

Natural cartilage regeneration is limited after trauma or degenerative processes. Due to the clinical challenge of reconstruction of articular cartilage, research into developing biomaterials to support cartilage regeneration have evolved. The structural architecture of composition of the cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) is vital in guiding cell adhesion, migration and formation of cartilage. Current technologies have tried to mimic the cell’s nanoscale microenvironment to improve implants to improve cartilage tissue repair.

Methods:

This review evaluates nanoscale techniques used to modify the implant surface for cartilage regeneration.

Results:

The surface of biomaterial is a vital parameter to guide cell adhesion and consequently allow for the formation of ECM and allow for tissue repair. By providing nanosized cues on the surface in the form of a nanotopography or nanosized molecules, allows for better control of cell behaviour and regeneration of cartilage. Chemical, physical and lithography techniques have all been explored for modifying the nanoscale surface of implants to promote chondrocyte adhesion and ECM formation.

Conclusion:

Future studies are needed to further establish the optimal nanoscale modification of implants for cartilage tissue regeneration.
The Effect of Task-Based Learning on EF Students’ Learning Reading: A Case Study in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
Authors: Lap Trinh Quoc , Trang Ha Diem
Published: January 2017

This article reports the results of an experimental study testing the effects of the use of Task-Based Learning on EFL students’ intrinsic motivation to learn reading and reading comprehension. The study was conducted in a high school in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam where English teaching methods are still lagged behind innovative developments in English language pedagogy. Sixty-nine tenth-grade students from two intact classes participated in this study. Participants were assigned in either control or experimental group. A questionnaire and two reading tests were used to collect quantitative data about participants’ motivation and achievement in reading comprehension. Interviews were followed to investigate participants’ attitude towards the use of task-bask learning in their reading lessons. Results indicated that participants’ intrinsic motivation in the experimental group increased and both groups showed significant improvement in reading comprehension. Participants in the experimental group addressed benefits and challenges in learning reading comprehension with Task-Based Learning. To help students enhance their reading comprehension, teachers may take into consideration the use of both Task-Based Learning and Grammar-Translation Method.
A few good blades: An experimental test on the productivity of blade cores from the Casa Montero Early Neolithic flint mine (Madrid, Spain)
Authors: Castañeda Nuria
Published: January 2017

Casa Montero flint mine (5337-5218 cal. BCE) was a production centre of blades that were probably distributed in a broad regional framework. Recent research on its lithic record has provided a method for the calculus of productivity for the blade cores based on the striking platform potential area. Taking into account several factors involved when discarding a blade for use it, the resulting ratio of useful blades per core was smaller than expected in contrast with the high number of cores abandoned in the site.Shape, size and quality variability of raw material increased the difficulty of that approach. The blade reduction at Casa Montero was determined by the raw material variability within a core, the occurrence of raw material defects and knapping accidents and the presence of knappers with different skill levels. Most of the cores were discarded at different moments of the reduction process and only 40.5% reached the production of blades. The estimation results show a ratio of 3 to 20 blades per core. Nevertheless, an estimated amount of ~251,000 adequate blades were produced and potentially used in a time span of just a hundred years and in a context of very low population density as the Central Iberian Peninsula in Early Neolithic was.In order to contrast the core productivity estimation method, an experimental test was carried out. This paper focuses on the results of this test, applying and adjusting the initial method.
Bronze Age cereal processing in Southern Iberia: A material approach to the production and use of grinding equipment
Authors: Delgado-Raack Selina , Risch Roberto
Published: January 2017

During the last two decades important progress has been made regarding functional analysis on prehistoric grinding equipment, thanks to the application of new methods and techniques. Despite these efforts studies integrating archaeology, ethnography, geology and other disciplines related to the material sciences are still rare. The main focus of this paper is placed on the grinding equipment composed of two elements, grinding slab and rubber, acting in reciprocal abrasive contact. Starting from systematic petrological, morphometrical, and functional analysis, qualitative and quantitative data are considered to define the manufacturing and use of grinding tools participating specifically in the production of flour. Morphology and size of grinding slabs and rubbers, raw materials used for manufacturing them, their mechanical properties as well as the geographical management of rocks will be interrelated in this study. From a methodological perspective, socio-economic contexts where grain processing was the main food supplying strategy are of particular interest. In these contexts, access to mechanically optimal raw materials and technical equipment plays a crucial role in the social as well as biological reproduction of human communities. This was the case in the El Argar society of southeast Iberia, where barley became the main staple food and the basic good of large scale surplus production between 2200 and 1550 cal. BCE. We will use this archaeological context to highlight the complexity of macro-lithic tool analyses and in particular with regards to the study of grinding tools. The ultimate aim is to understand to what extent the technological parameters of this subsistence strategy were related to the development of class society.
Macrolithic tools for mining and primary processing of metal ores from the site of Grotta della Monaca (Calabria, Italy)
Authors: Breglia Francesco , Caricola Isabella , Larocca Felice
Published: January 2017

Grotta della Monaca is a karst cave located in Calabria, the southernmost region of the Italian peninsula. About half a kilometre deep, the cavern has drawn the attention of people since the Palaeolithic period due to the abundance of metal ores within (mainly iron hydroxides but also copper carbonates). These easily reachable minerals were exploited during prehistory, especially between the late Neolithic and the early Copper Age.Research conducted from 2000 to 2012 has allowed us to understand various aspects of ancient mining activities performed within the site and to reconstruct a basic operational chain concerning the procurement and the primary processing of such resources, from the choice of tools to the various extractive techniques, from the disposal of mining debris to the early operations of ore processing.In this paper we focus on two categories of macrolithic tools: those used to extract minerals, and those used for their primary processing. The first group is composed of 51 artefacts divided into axes, hammers, and pickaxes with a central groove, found in the deeper areas of the cave, which represent the mining areas. Their morphological and dimensional variability indicates a significant functional diversification; furthermore, the choice of different very hard metamorphic rocks implies a high awareness in the selection of the raw materials used for making these implements. The second group includes 22 tools with different functions - mainly made of sandstone - classified as querns, grinders and crushers. They were found in an underground area adjacent to the entrance, which is characterized by large and comfortable spaces, with the widespread presence of natural light. A recent traceological study has clarified the function of such artefacts; they were used to grind mined blocks of iron hydroxides to obtain a powder. The multidisciplinary approach adopted in studying mining tools from Grotta della Monaca, including petrographic, typological and use-wear analysis, has allowed us to gain important knowledge about the general characteristics of these tools.
Transverse grooved artefacts from southwestern Asia and northern Eurasia: Common traits and the reconstruction of function
Authors: Usacheva Irina
Published: January 2017

Transverse grooved artefacts (TGA) appeared as a new cultural element in Mesolithic-Proto-Neolithic sites in southwestern Asia. We know of similar artefacts from northern Africa. Hundreds of TGA have also been found in northern Eurasia. Some common traits were found in specimens from far apart territories, such as the non-abrasive heat-resistant nature of the raw materials, specificity of fragmentation without any signs of physical impact, the standard size of the grooves, association with a specific type of landscape, the similar economic level of the societies with which the items are associated, and use-wear marks in the grooves. Based on these regularities we can speak of a single main function for these artefacts which support the earlier reconstruction of R.L. and R.S. Solecki, suggesting that grooved stones were used for straightening cane and reed shafts under heating. Other evidence and traces that have been identified on the surface of TGA outside the groove could be associated with a variety of additional functions.
The life-history of basalt ground stone tools from early urban domestic contexts: A chronicle from the EBA III of Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel
Authors: Beller Jeremy A. , Greenfield Haskel J. , Shai Itzhaq , Maeir Aren M.
Published: January 2017

Recent archaeological excavations at the early urban settlement of Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel present the opportunity to reconstruct the life-history of basalt ground stone artefacts of an early urban domestic neighbourhood. Tell es-Safi/Gath is a multi-period site located on the border between the Judean foothills and the southern coastal plain of central Israel. Survey and excavations over the last two decades demonstrated that it was a major urban centre for the region during the Early Bronze Age (EBA) III. At the eastern end of the site, a neighbourhood of commoner residences (some perhaps associated with mercantile activities) have been exposed. This paper describes and analyses the basalt ground stone tools found in association with this domestic neighbourhood. It seeks to establish the nature of production, distribution, consumption, and discard associated with ground stone tools within a domestic context. The study involved several forms of analysis including typology, macroscopic observations, and excavation data. It is suggested that basalt sources from the northeastern regions of the southern Levant were exploited for the small-scale production of basalt artefacts by non-specialised craftsmen. These commodities were then transported in more or less finished form to Tell es-Safi/Gath where they were further redistributed or sold to the settlement residents. The residents of the Tell es-Safi/Gath neighbourhood utilised the basalt artefacts for traditionally domestic tasks, and ultimately intentionally discarded or recycled them in a few depositional contexts. In summary, this paper presents a unique investigation into the life-history of basalt ground stone artefacts discovered in the EB III occupation levels of Tell es-Safi/Gath. It further demonstrates the potential of ground stone tools for understanding the behaviour and daily life of non-elite people.
Ground stone tool assemblages at the end of the Chalcolithic period: A preliminary analysis of the Late Chalcolithic sites in the Fazael Valley
Authors: Cohen-Klonymus Haggai , Bar Shay
Published: January 2017

The very Late Chalcolithic sites of the Fazael Valley exhibit changes in settlement patterns and material culture. This paper presents the analysis of the ground stone tool assemblages of these sites, and includes the combination of attribute analysis, functional typology, and spatial and contextual analyses, allowing comparisons both between the different sites and between different phases within the sites. The assemblages of the late sites of Fazael 2 and Fazael 7 show similar use of raw materials and tool design, which is clearly different from the assemblage of the earlier typical Ghassulian Chalcolithic site of Fazael 1. In Fazael 2, two phases revealed a shift from the use of large grinding tools to mortars and small grinding tools. In both the earlier and the later phases, the separation of activity areas within the site is clear. Grinding activity in both phases is restricted to the western side of the site, while mortars and spindle whorls were found only in the south-eastern part. Finally, a comparison with Fazael 1, as well as with other Late Chalcolithic sites, such as Gilat, 'Ein Hilu and 'En Esur, show that the large number of mortars found in Fazael 2 and Fazael 7 is unique, and may hint at a shift to different subsistence strategies appearing in this region in the latest phases of the Chalcolithic period.
Raw material variability as archaeological tools: Preliminary results from a geochemical study of the basalt vessel workshop at Iron Age Tel Hazor, Israel
Authors: Gluhak Tatjana , Rosenberg Danny , Ebeling Jennie
Published: January 2017

The discovery of a basalt vessel workshop at Tel Hazor, one of the most important Iron Age sites in the Near East, marks a turning point in our understanding of stone artifact production and distribution during the1st millennium BCE. It offers a rare opportunity to characterize ancient raw material sources, production sites, and study production, trade and distribution systems. The basalt vessel workshop, the only one of its kind in the Levant, produced large quantities of bowl preforms and production waste. To better understand the production and distribution systems behind this specialized production center, in 2011 we initiated a focused geochemical project that concentrated on the products of this unique workshop.  We measured the major and trace element composition of 44 unfinished basalt vessels from the workshop and other contexts at Hazor, and can demonstrate that the majority of these objects were derived from one specific, geochemically well-constrained, basaltic rock source. Only a few bowls clearly deviate from this geochemical composition and were produced using raw material from other sources. Thus, we believe that one major quarry existed that supplied the Hazor workshop with the majority of the basaltic raw material. The products from this specific extraction site provide us with a “Hazor reference group” that can be used to test whether or not finished vessels from Hazor and contemporary sites were produced in the Hazor workshop.
Introduction. Leave no stone unturned: Perspectives on ground stone artefact research
Authors: Rosenberg Danny , Rowan Yorke , Gluhak Tatjana
Published: January 2017

Ground stone tools served in many physical and social contexts through millennia, reflecting a wide variety of functions. Although ground stone tool studies were neglected for much of early archaeology, the last few decades witnessed a notable international uptick in the way archaeologists confront this multifaceted topic. Today, with the advance of archaeology as a discipline, research into ground stone artefacts is moving into a new phase that integrates high resolution documentation with new methodological, analytical techniques, and technological approaches. These open new vistas for an array of studies and wide-ranging interpretive endeavours related to understanding ground stone tool production and use. Inspired by these diverse analytical approaches and interpretive challenges, we founded the international Association for Ground Stone Tools Research (AGSTR) in order to promote dialogue and create an optimal, inclusive arena for scholars studying various aspects of ground stone artefacts. Scholars from around the globe met for a five day conference at the University of Haifa, for the first meeting of the newly founded AGSTR. This included the presentation of 47 papers and 17 posters. The current paper serves as an introduction to this special issue of JLS, devoted to the proceedings of the founding conference of the Association for Ground Stone Tool Research, held at the University of Haifa during July 2015.
Book review: Twenty-Five Years on the Cutting Edge of Obsidian Studies: Selected Readings from the IAOS Bulletin
Authors: Dolan Sean
Published: January 2017

Edited by Carolyn D. Dillian (Coastal Carolina University), Twenty-Five Years on the Cutting Edge of Obsidian Studies: Selected Readings from the IAOS Bulletin consists of 19 previously published articles from the International Association for Obsidian Studies (IAOS) Bulletin. Dillian selected these articles because they provide a range of methodological and theoretical approaches concerning archaeological obsidian studies from around the world like Eretria, California, and the Near East, for example.
Planejamento, estratégia local e complexidade: uma reinterpretação do legado do Projeto Eixo Tamanduatehy (Santo André)
Authors: Klink Jeroen
Published: January 2017

R e s u m o O artigo problematiza a literatura crítica sobre o Projeto Eixo Tamanduatehy (Santo André) no sentido de enraizá-la na trajetória específica da cidade de Santo André e de contribuir com a reflexão sobre o significado das “experiências reais” de planejamento estratégico urbano no cenário atual da globalização neoliberal. Argumentamos que a ausência de uma leitura de três dimensões entrelaçadas dificultou uma compreensão adequadado legado deste projeto, isto é: (I) a construção política e contestada da escala local, além de seu significado para a disputa de hegemonia sobre a gestão urbana; (II) o planejamento estratégico,a neoliberalização e a emergência de uma representação hegemônica do espaço urbano a partirdo Projeto Eixo Tamanduatehy e (III) planos, projetos estratégicos e a emergência de novos espaços de representação.Palavras-chave Empresariamento urbano; planejamento estratégico; Projeto Eixo Tamanduatehy. A b s t r a c t In this paper the critical literature on the Project Eixo Tamanduatehyis highlighted in a problematic perspective, in the sense of embedding it within the specific trajectory of the city of Santo André, and to contribute with a reflection on the significanceof the “real experiences” of strategic urban planning in the present scenario of neoliberal globalization. Our argument is that the absence of an analysis on three interlinked dimensions has made an adequate understanding of the legacy of this project more difficult, that is: (i)the political and contested nature of scale, besides its significance for the hegemonic disputesover urban management; (ii) strategic planning, neoliberalization and the emergence of ahegemonic representation of urban space on the basis of the Project Eixo Tamanduatehy; and (iii) plans, strategic projects and the emergence of new spaces of representation.Keywords Projeto Eixo Tamanduatehy; strategic planning; urban entrepreneurialism;.
O engenheiro Antônio Bezerra Baltar: prática urbanística, CEPUR e SAGMACS
Authors: Pontual Virgínia
Published: January 2017

Resumo: A contribuição do engenheiro Antônio Bezerra Baltar para a constituição da prática do urbanismo no Brasil ainda apresenta lacunas historiográficas. A presente narrativa ao seguir a perspectiva da história cultural traz outros aportes à medida que apresenta Baltar não apenas inserido em um cenário local, mas também no nacional e internacional, articulando em instituições suas ideias às suas práticas urbanísticas. Neste sentido é mostrada no presente artigo a sua passagem no Centro de Estudos de Planejamento Urbano e Regional (CEPUR) e na Sociedade de Análise Gráfica e Mecanográfica Aplicada aos Complexos Sociais (SAGMACS). Aborda também a contribuição do padre dominicano francês Louis-Joseph Lebret para a formaçãodo pensamento de Baltar. Em um movimento inverso, indica como a prática urbanística de Baltar contribuiu para o entendimento de Lebret sobre cidade e urbanismo. A interpretação documental das práticas urbanísticas de Baltar situa obras, ideias e instituições que constituíramo campo do urbanismo no Brasil dos anos 1950.Palavras-chave Baltar; CEPUR; estudos urbanos; Lebret; prática urbanística; SAGMACS. Abstract: The contribution of the engineer Antonio Bezerra Baltar to constitutethe practice of urban planning in Brazil still presents historiographical gaps. Following theperspective of cultural history, thi paper shows Baltar not only inserted in the local scene but alsoin the national and international levels, articulating ideas to practices in urban institutions: atthe Centro de Estudos de Planejamento Urbano e Regional (CEPUR) and Sociedade de Análise Gráfica e Mecanográfica Aplicada aos Complexos Sociais (SAGMACS). The paper discuss thecontribution of the French Dominican priest Louis-Joseph Lebret for the formation of Baltar’sthought, and in a reverse movement, indicates how the urban practice of Baltar contributed forthe understanding of Lebret on town planning. The interpretation of the documents of urbanpractices of Baltar reveals works, ideas and institutions that constitute the field of urbanism inBrazil in the 1950’s.Keywords: Baltar; CEPUR; Lebret; SAGMACS; urban practice; urban studies.
Transformações socioterritoriais nas metrópoles de Buenos Aires, São Paulo e Santiago
Authors: Silva José Borzacchiello da
Published: January 2017

Sandra Lencioni, Sonia Vidal-Koppmann, RodrigoHidalgo e Paulo Cesar Xavier Pereira (organizadores) São Paulo: FAU-USP, 2011
Dilemas estructurales del norte argentino: un enfoque estilizado de tres complejos agroindustriales de la region
Authors: Gorenstein Silvia , Schorr Martín , Soler Gonzalo
Published: January 2017

Resumen: El presente artículo busca recuperar algunos de los “viejos” temas deldebate regional resurgidos ante la actual fase expansiva de actividades intensivas en recursosnaturales en el Norte de Argentina. Paralelamente, se desarrollan nuevas lógicas de produccióny circulación de bienes asociadas a este ciclo de reprimarización, redefiniendo y profundizando las barreras territoriales que traban la diversificación productiva y el desarrollo. Estas rupturasy continuidades son analizadas a partir de evidencias recientes registradas en tres complejos agroindustriales : los de tabaco y yerba mate, los de larga y arraigada tradición en la región,y el de la soja, de reciente difusión en el marco de proceso expansivo del modelo de producción típico de la pampa húmeda.Palabras clave: Cambio tecnológico; complejos agroindustriales; crecimientoy desarrollo regional; impacto socio territorial. Abstract: The aim of this article is to recover some of the “old” issues of theregional debate that have emerged as a result of the current upturn of natural intensiveresources activities in Northern Argentina. At the same time, the developement of new logics of production and circulation of goods are associated with this reprimary cycle, redefining and making deeper the territorial barriers that lock the productive diversification and development.This interruptions and continuities are analyzed trough recent evidences recorded in three agroindustrial complexes: tobacco and yerba mate’s, with long and established tradition in theregion, and soybeans, with recent spreading under the expansive process of the typical humidpampas production model.Keywords: Agroindustrial complex; growth and regional development; socialand territorial impact; technological change.
Desenvolvimento, região e poder regional: a visão de Celso Furtado
Authors: Tavares Hermes Magalhães
Published: January 2017

Um dos mais importantes economistas brasileiros e o de maior projeção fora do Brasil, Celso Furtado, deixou uma obra significativa sobre a economia brasileira e latino-americana. Ocupou-se ao mesmo tempo da questão regional, especialmente do Nordeste brasileiro. O nosso objetivo é tratar da evolução da economia brasileira sob o prisma do desenvolvimento das regiões do país, na visão de Furtado. Esse tema foi abordado pelo autor, principalmente em duas de suas obras, que focamos particularmente: ‘Formação econômica do Brasil’ e ‘Uma política para o desenvolvimento do Nordeste’ (GTDN). Buscamos na obra desse autor e em sua visão macroeconômica e macroespacial uma contribuição para que se possa estabelecer um contraponto com a abordagem hoje prevalecente, ancorada no desenvolvimento local. Palavras-chave: Celso Furtado; desenvolvimento regional; poder regional; Nordeste; Brasil. Abstract: One of the most important Brazilian economists and the most proeminent outside the country, Celso Furtado left an expressive work about Brazilian and Latin-American economy. He also emphasized the study of Regional issues, particularly on the Northeast of Brazil. This paper addresses the relationship between the Brazilian economic evolution and the development of the country’s different regions according to Furtado’s ideas. This subject was approached by the author, especially in two of his works: “Formação econômica do Brasil” (Brazilian economic Formation) and “Uma Política para o desenvolvimento do Nordeste” (A policy for the Northeast development). We sought in his works and macroeconomic and macrospatial’s vision a contribution to establish a counterpoint to the local development current approach. Keywords: Celso Furtado; regional development; regional power; Northeastern Brazil.
A new philosophy of society: assemblage theory and social complexity
Authors: Acselrad Henri , Bezerra Gustavo
Published: January 2017

A new philosophy of society: assemblage theory and social complexityManuel DeLanda, London: Continuum, 2006.
Ana Clara Torres Ribeiro
Authors: Dias Leila Christina
Published: January 2017

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Estrategias de acceso al suelo y a la vivienda en barrios populares del Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires
Authors: Di Virgilio María Mercedes , Mejica María Soledad Arqueros , Guevara Tomás
Published: January 2017

En este trabajo se investiga la producción social de los asentamientos y barrios populares ubicados en el Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires. Describe los procesos de integración, la urbanización y la consolidación de los distritos e investiga las trayectorias familiares y estrategias de acceso a la tierra y a la vivienda. Busca también las conexiones entre dos escalas geográficas de análisis: por un lado, los cambios en el barrio y en el lote y, por otro, los cambios en la vivienda. El estudio se realizó en cuatro distritos de la región metropolitana. La investigación de los procesos de producción de hábitat se basó en una encuesta realizada en 2008, y la selección de casos de estudio en profundidad se hizo de acuerdo con los criterios de significación adoptados. Palabras clave: producción del hábitat; estrategias; acceso al suelo urbano; hábitat popular; políticas de regularización. Abstract: This paper investigates the social production of settlements and poor neighborhoods in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. The processes of urbanization, integration and consolidation of the districts are described and family trajectories and strategies to access land and housing are investigated. The analysis looks for the connections between two geographical scales: on one hand, the changes in the neighborhood and in the lot, and on the other, the changes in housing. The study was conducted in four districts of the metropolitan region. The investigation of the processes of habitat production was based on a survey conducted in 2008, and the selection of cases for study in depth was made according to criteria of significance. Keywords: production of habitat; strategies; access to urban land; popular habitat; regularization policies.
Conceitos divergentes para políticas convergentes: descompassos entre a Política Nacional de Habitação e o Programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida
Authors: Nascimento Neto Paulo , Moreira Tomás Antonio , Schussel Zulma Das Graças Lucena
Published: January 2017

A última década evidenciou uma série de avanços no campo da habitação social no Brasil. Com a formatação da Política Nacional de Habitação (2004), do Sistema Nacional de Habitação (2005), e do Plano Nacional de Habitação (2008), foi construído um modelo consistente de enfrentamento do déficit habitacional brasileiro. A articulação das ações e recursos das diversas esferas de governo e de agentes privados obteve seu ápice com a implementação do Programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida (PMCMV), lançado com a meta de construir um milhão de casas. Partindo do contexto delineado, este artigo busca avaliar o grau de aderência entre a Política Nacional de Habitação e o PMCMV, a fim de discutir suas implicações sobre o panorama habitacional no país. A partir de uma pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, evidencia-se o descompasso teórico-conceitual entre as duas políticas, permitindo especular sobre a prevalência do componente econômico sobre o social. Palavras-chave: política habitacional; Minha Casa, Minha Vida; déficit habitacional; habitação social. Abstract: The last decade revealed a series of achievements in social housing in Brazil. With the National Housing Policy (2004), the National Housing System (2005), and the National Housing Master Plan (2008), a consistent model was built to face Brazilian housing deficit. The articulation between government and private agents obtained its apex with the implementation of the program Minha Casa, Minha Vida (PMCMV), which started with the goal of building a million houses. Based on a bibliographical and documental study, this paper evidences a theoretical and conceptual gap between the two policies, as well as the prevalence of the economic over the social component. Keywords: housing policy; Minha Casa, Minha Vida; housing deficit; social housing.
Mobilidade populacional e um novo significado para as cidades: dispersão urbana e reflexiva na dinâmica regional não metropolitana
Authors: Ojima Ricardo , Marandola Jr. Eduardo
Published: January 2017

Nas últimas duas décadas, especialmente, a maior novidade no processo de urbanização brasileira não vem das grandes metrópoles, que receberam muita atenção em termos de políticas públicas e sociais, da mídia e de pesquisas acadêmicas desde os anos 1970. O processo de migração rural-urbana de longa distância e a urbanização-industrialização que ajudaram a formar as nossas nove metrópoles clássicas hoje parecem assumir novos contornos. Para realizar tal discussão, partiremos de uma compreensão do papel dos deslocamentos pendulares na urbanização brasileira, explorando os dados mais recentes no que revelam de novidade na última década (especialmente fora das regiões metropolitanas), passando a seguir para uma reflexão sobre suas consequências em termos dos modos de vida e das repercussões na escala do cotidiano urbano, que passa a ter dimensão regional. Palavras-chave: dispersão urbana; deslocamentos pendulares; urbanização; migrações; demografia; região. Abstract: In the last two decades, the biggest news in the urbanization process in Brazil is not within the larger metropolitan areas, who received all the attention in terms of public and social policies, the media and academic research, especially over the 1970s, regarding the process of rural-urban migration and industrialization, which helped form our classic nine metropolitan areas. To accomplish this discussion, we seek to understand the role of commuting in the Brazilian urbanization, exploring what the latest data shows us the novelty in the last decade (especially outside metropolitan areas), passing below for a reflection on its consequences in terms of ways of life and the impact on the scale of everyday urban life, which is replaced by a regional dimension. Keywords: urban sprawl; commuting; urbanization; migration; demography; region.
Nueva estatidad bajo la re-emergencia regional: la reelaboración del proyecto neoliberal y sus alternativas en la periferia
Authors: Fernández Víctor Ramiro , Cardozo Lucas Gabriel
Published: January 2017

Posicionado desde la periferia – y con acento en el contexto latinoamericano–el artículo explora la reconfiguración funcional y espacial del Estado y de las dinámicas regionales que se articulan al mismo. Se sostiene que el paso de una matriz welfarista hacia nuevas formas de workfaristas de implicación del Estado y de configuración de las dinámicas regionales, más que una superación presenta el riesgo de constituir una reelaboración del proyecto neoliberal, fortalecido y articulado a través de las redes económicas y políticas globales, con particulares impactos en la periferia. Se fundamenta cómo la hegemónica revisión discursiva y de prácticas producida a través de esas redes expresa una funcionalidad con la integración subordinada a los intereses de los actores trasnacionales que las controlan. En forma alternativa, se argumenta la necesidad estratégica de una construcción discursiva contra-hegemónica, concentro en la capacidad autónoma, nodal y articuladora de las dinámicas regionales del Estado. Palabras clave: Estado; región; workfare; periferia; redes económicas; redes políticas. Abstract: Positioned on the periphery – and with an emphasis on the Latin American context – the article explores the functional and spatial reconfiguration of the state and the regional dynamics related to it. It is argued that the transition from a welfarist matrix to workfarist forms of state intervention and the reconfiguration of regional dynamics presents the risk of becoming a reformulation of the neo-liberal project, articulated and strengthened through economic networks and global policies that produce particular effects on the periphery. It explains how the hegemonic discourses and practices generated through these networks are functional to a subordinated integration to the interests of transnational actors that control them. Alternatively, it discusses the necessity of a strategic counter-hegemonic discursive construction that should focus on the capacity to articulate the regional dynamics of the state. Keywords: State; region; workfare; periphery; economic networks; policy networks.
Dois anos de vida associativa da ANPUR (2005-2007): virada de conjuntura, política de pesquisa, acesso livre à informação
Authors: Fernandes Ana
Published: January 2017

Dois anos de vida associativa da ANPUR (2005-2007): virada de conjuntura, política de pesquisa, acesso livre à informação