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GESTÃO AMBIENTAL NO BRASIL: O CAMINHO PARA A SUSTENTABILIDADE
Authors: De Oliveira Gonçalves Nogueira Cláudia , Soraia de Alcântara Laudares Sarita , Antônio Coimbra Borges Luís
Published: February 2015

RESUMO: O acelerado ritmo de industrialização e consequente concentração de contingentes populacionais em áreas urbanas, principalmente na década de 1960, passaram a provocar profundos impactos no meio ambiente. O agravamento destes no Brasil tornou-se notório em áreas onde a atividade industrial era mais intensa como Cubatão, Volta Redonda, ABC Paulista, entre outras metrópoles do país, o que promoveu a atividade industrial a fator determinante nas transformações ocorridas. As pesquisas que tratam dos impactos advindos da Gestão Ambiental no Brasil, são de suma importância para que se possa fazer uma análise da evolução das políticas ambientais e assim, expor os pontos a serem melhorados e sucessos já alcançados. Esta revisão foi elaborada a partir da análise da evolução da gestão ambiental brasileira, destacando alguns conceitos e abordagens conflituosos. Como resultado, é indiscutível que houve avanços institucionais e legais, mas estes são ainda insuficientes para instituir no Brasil um modelo sustentável de desenvolvimento, com aspectos de distribuição em que viabiliza a equidade dos benefícios materiais e sociais oriundos do crescimento econômico. Com relação à doutrina ambiental brasileira, mesmo sendo a mais bem idealizada do mundo, ainda se observa a carência de vontade política para aplicá-la, além de normas mais coerentes com a capacidade de fiscalização que, aliás, são quase que nulas diante de Leis tão complexas e contraditórias.   Palavras-chave: Meio ambiente. Recursos naturais. Gerenciamento ambiental.
CONAMA E CÓDIGO FLORESTAL: JURISPRUDÊNCIA AO LEGISLAR CONCORRENTEMENTE.
Authors: Otávio Moras Filho Luiz , Luísa Alves Cabral Ana , Antônio Coimbra Borges Luís
Published: February 2015

Resumo: O objetivo desse trabalho é estudar a competência legislativa em matéria ambiental, especialmente sobre os frequentes conflitos entre as resoluções do CONAMA (Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente) e o Código Florestal (Mineiro - Lei nº 14.309/2002 e Federal - Lei nº 12.651/2012). Nesse contexto, também é necessário apresentar toda a hierarquia de leis no país e explicar o funcionamento do regime de competências, com foco na legislação concorrente. Como resultado, o trabalho apresenta o que a jurisprudência decide ao analisar esses conflitos normativos, através de estudos de caso envolvendo processos jurídicos onde ocorreram esses embates, onde se sustenta a prevalência da norma mais protetiva ao meio ambiente.   Palavras-chave: Competência Legislativa. Conflito Normativo. Legislar Concorrentemente.
INFORMAÇÃO E EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL: MECANISMOS DE EFETIVAÇÃO DO PRINCÍPIO DA PARTICIPAÇÃO NA SALVAGUARDA DO DIREITO AO MEIO AMBIENTE ECOLOGICAMENTE EQUILIBRADO
Authors: Carlo Souza Silva Tony , Farcic Mineo Marina
Published: February 2015

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PLANEJAMENTO URBANO E PARTICIPAÇÃO POPULAR: HÁ UMA FÓRMULA PARA A CIDADE QUE SONHAMOS?
Authors: Dos Reis Santos Filho José , Crisina de Oliveira Simone , Wludarski Stefania
Published: February 2015

Resumo: O texto é uma nova aproximação dos autores a um tema cujo núcleo é a questão da gestão meio ambiental com enfoque na sustentabilidade. A preocupação aqui apresentada refere-se à questão da participação popular e traz alguns exemplos quanto ao protagonismo do Estado em relação ao tópico. Mostra que a legislação brasileira é atualíssima em relação ao assunto e que ela estaria em condições de lidar com as “ruínas”, com as “regressões” resultantes de uma visão de progresso que marca o processo civilizatório ocidental. Sugere a necessidade de “alargar os espaços de participação da grande massa popular nas decisões”. Reconhece, nesse quadro, a importância da mudança da realidade através da mudança do próprio sujeito da transformação. E, justo por reconhecer isso, aponta a fundamentalidade da educação ambiental. Pede ajuda a exemplos tirados de Araraquara, cidade do interior paulista para mostrar os limites e as possibilidades de avançar em um paradigma de participação popular na construção de uma sociedade sustentável. Palavras-chave: Planejamento urbano. Participação popular. Meio ambiente.
FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES PARA TRABALHO COM EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL COM SUPORTE NAS TECNOLOGIAS DIGITAIS DE INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO: UMA PROPOSTA PARA COMPOSIÇÃO DE PLANOS MUNICIPAIS DE SANEAMENTO
Authors: T. C. Oliveira Cristiane
Published: February 2015

RESUMO: O presente estudo é parte do Plano Municipal de Saneamento desenvolvido pelo NUCIPA-UFT para o Município de Taipas do Tocantins e foi desenvolvido a partir da reflexão: Como inserir questões ambientais locais e significativas nos currículos formais das Unidades Escolares das redes Municipais¿ O presente estudo apresentou como principal objetivo propor um curso de formação continuada para professores da Educação Básica articulando a Educação Ambiental, enquanto conteúdo transdisciplinar e um projeto que já vem sendo desenvolvido no Município, o PROUCA-TO. A metodologia proposta objetiva a formação de professores para uso pedagógico de tecnologias a partir da vivência prática da interdisciplinaridade em trabalho articulado entre as questões ambientais localmente relevantes e significativas, conteúdos curriculares específicos de cada área do conhecimento e uso pedagógico de diferentes linguagens mediatizado pelo uso do computador. Para o desenvolvimento desse projeto propõe-se que haja o trabalho de equipe multidisciplinar, para tanto, propõe-se que o poder público local faça parcerias com Institutos de Ciências e Tecnologia, Núcleos de Pesquisa ou com Universidades. . PALAVRAS – CHAVE: Educação Ambiental. Formação de professores para uso pedagógico de tecnologias. Plano Municipal de Saneamento Básico.
CONSTRUÇÃO DE UMA HORTA HIDROPÔNICA EM AMBIENTE ESCOLAR
Authors: Santos Tatiane , Rochele Sabei Thayze , Lopes de Morais Josmaria
Published: February 2015

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AS MOSCAS SINANTRÓPICAS COMO FERRAMENTAS PARA EDUCAÇAO AMBIENTAL: CIRCUITO CIÊNCIAS E SAÚDE AMBIENTAL
Authors: Seolin Dias Leonice , Henrique Raquel , Borges Guimarães Raul
Published: February 2015

Resumo: O presente relato de caso vem apresentar os resultados da experiência vivida pelos pesquisadores do Laboratório de Biogeografia e Geografia da UNESP, quando da participação do evento Semana do Meio Ambiente, no município de Teodoro Sampaio-SP em junho de 2013. O laboratório tem como objetivo estudar a correlação da saúde coletiva aos padrões espaçiais de condição de vida, cabendo-lhe o estudo sobre as populações de moscas sinantrópicas enquanto parâmetro do impacto das transformações do território na saúde ambiental. Os trabalhos de campo realizados no município com o intuito de investigar a frequência de moscas e existência de estruturas parasitárias nestes insetos levantaram certa curiosidade por parte dos cidadãos, principalmente dos estudantes. Em vista disso, organizou-se uma atividade denominada Circuíto Ciências para que se pudesse realizar a contrapartida à sociedade, esclarecendo sobre as pesquisas realizadas, atentando-se para a importância ecológica do estudo das moscas como bioindicador ambiental. As seguintes atividades compuseram o circuito: diálogos e aplicação de questionário, apresentação de vídeo, visualização em placa de petri das famílias de moscas abordadas na pesquisa, visualização das principais características dessas famílias e, aplicação de um questionário final. Participaram da atividade 160 alunos do ensino fundamental e médio. Verificamos com essa experiência que atividades que envolvem a comunidade são de grande importância, pois estreitam a distância entre a pesquisa ciêntífica e as pessoas que habitam o espaço estudado. A confirmação disso foi o grande interesse dos alunos em aprender sobre os insetos que antes julgavam sem importância para o homem. Palavras-chave: Geografia da Saúde. Moscas. Vetores de doenças. Saúde ambiental.
POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DOS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DA AGRICULTURA IRRIGADA
Authors: Ferrari Putti Fernando , Fernando Cataneo Pedro , Pires Cremasco Gabriel Camila , Roberto Almeida Gabriel Filho Luís
Published: February 2015

RESUMO: O aumento da população vem demandando o aumento na produção de alimentos, em que a inserção de tecnologias no campo já alcança deste o pequeno produtor rural até os grandes latifundiários, e uma tecnologia que se destaca é a irrigação. Assim, o objetivo do trabalho foi realizar uma revisão sobre as politicas publicas dos recursos hídricos na irrigação. Em que são diversos órgãos públicos que gerenciam o uso de água pela agricultura, e vem destacando o estudo para se calcular a questão de água virtual exportada pelos países e suas consequências.   Palavras-chave: Sustentabilidade. Energia. Biocombustíveis. Políticas públicas
A BARRAGEM CAJARANA NO CONTEXTO AGRÁRIO E URBANO NO DISTRITO DE SÃO PEDRO GARANHUNS-PE
Authors: Vilela de Morais Lídia , Betânia M. Amador Maria
Published: February 2015

Resumo: O Distrito de São Pedro, onde se localiza a Barragem Cajarana, está inserido na Microrregião de Garanhuns e Mesorregião do Agreste Pernambucano, região Nordeste do Brasil. O semiárido do Nordeste caracteriza-se por sua cobertura vegetal rasteira denominada caatinga, por apresentar embasamento cristalino predominante, solos agrícolas geralmente rasos e evapotranspiração acima de 2000 mm, além de evidenciar um intenso déficit de recursos hídricos, principalmente em se tratando de água potável. A noção pragmática de semiárido tem sido a região onde acontecem as secas prolongadas que vai desde a falta de precipitação e deficiência de umidade no solo agrícola, quebra de produção agropecuária entre outros. Tomando-se por base esse contexto, deve-se ressaltar que a Barragem Cajarana tem sido desde 1990 a única fonte de abastecimento da Comunidade de São Pedro. Deve-se salientar que a mesma tem gerado fontes de renda para alguns moradores do Distrito que trabalham em atividades desenvolvidas no seu entorno. Existe um padrão da qualidade da água para o consumo das comunidades humanas, pode-se então constatar que o homem sempre teve a preocupação em relação à água que bebe, devendo a mesma ser cristalina e transparente. O objetivo principal desse trabalho é oferecer elementos que sirvam a reflexão da situação atual do referido espaço. Constata-se que a região enfrenta uma grande escassez devido às condições climáticas - geográficas e a falta de educação ambiental é um fator que só agrava a situação. O descaso com a Barragem Cajarana tem sido uma fonte crescente de problemas sócio-econômicos e ambientais, impedindo o uso e consumo de suas águas de uma forma saudável pelos indivíduos que necessitam dessas águas para sua sobrevivência. Visto que o recurso hídrico citado encontra-se com suas águas em desacordo com o padrão exigido pelo CONAMA (Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente). O teor de salinidade é altíssimo, o que dificulta o consumo das comunidades humanas. Visto que devido a análise química d’ água percebe-se que os sais aumentam por meio do processo de carreamento de sedimentos de sais para dentro da barragem. É imprescindível um estudo acerca da formação dos solos no entorno da Barragem para verificar se teor de salinidade provém dos solos ou das substâncias que são usadas no tratamento dessas águas. Nesse trabalho apresento características e aspectos socioambientais para tornar público à necessidade de preservação dos recursos naturais. A metodologia utilizada pautou-se em pesquisa bibliográfica, sobre temas como uso e preservação dos recursos naturais, além visitas a campo, onde foi aplicados questionários, registro fotográfico da área estudada, buscaram-se também análises químicas de alguns parâmetros da água para uma melhor compreensão de sua qualidade.   Palavras- chave: Represa Cajarana. Sócio ambiental. São Pedro. Solo.
DILEMAS DA SUSTENTABILIDADE RURAL, CAMINHOS...
Authors: Carvalho Santana Waleska Souza , Oliveira Ribeiro Ana Paula , Fernandes Marciel Sidinéia
Published: February 2015

RESUMO: No Mato Grosso do Sul os sistemas ambientais físicos tem sentido a invasão espacial dos mais diferentes tipos de uso e ocupação da terra. Existem ambientes que tem sofrido agressões constantes cujos resultados levam ao estabelecimento de politicas que conduzam à tomada de decisões imediatas para se evitar a extensão dos riscos à natureza. A instalação do projeto de assentamento Campina, apesar de recente, ocupa uma área onde aos olhos das questões ambientais parece estar em local impróprio quando o tamanho total dos seus lotes é quase similar ao tamanho coletivo da área de reservar legal, criando oportunidades ao homem de direta ou indiretamente interferir na sustentabilidade deste ambiente. A atividade extensionista procura mostrar que desde a ocupação, as diferentes modalidades de uso do solo podem estar contribuindo para que consequência na movimentação dos colúvios, reduzindo a espessura dos solos produzirá efeitos lentos, porém de magnitude significativa na degradação dos solos e até a possibilidade de abandono deste espaço. Os primeiros resultados da atividade extensionista têm revelado necessidades de adequações as condições sócio espaciais dos moradores do assentamento, participantes do curso, permitindo entender que a dinâmica do conteúdo ministrado revela-se melhor aproveitada quando distribuída por grupos de moradores, respeitando as condições de localização geográficas. PALAVRAS CHAVE: Dinâmica ambiental, Serra da Bodoquena, Movimentação de colúvios.
A QUESTÃO DO CLIMA NO ESTABELECIMENTO DAS ESTÂNCIAS PAULISTAS
Authors: Luiz Cardoso Pinto Silvio , Luiz Francisco Filho Lauro
Published: February 2015

Resumo: Este artigo analisa a influência do clima no estabelecimento de estâncias climáticas no Estado de São Paulo. Para tanto planifica a conceituação do vocábulo clima e sua atuação dentro do Estado, bem como as (as) similaridades climáticas entre as estâncias já estabelecidas, através da comparação estatística de dados climáticos obtidos junto à instituições oficiais. Palavras Chave: Clima. Estância. Estância climática.
Beschreibung von Prozessmodulen
Authors: Obst Michael , Holm Thomas , Urbas Leon , Fay Alexander , Kreft Sven , Hempen Ulrich , Albers Thomas
Published: February 2015

Mit dem Projekt Dima hat Wago Kontakttechnik zur Namur-Hauptsitzung 2014 einen Weg aufgezeigt, wie sich die in der NE 148 formulierten Anforderungen an die Integration von Prozessmodulen technisch umsetzen lassen. Basis des Lösungsansatzes ist die Beschreibung verschiedener Aspekte eines Moduls in einem proprietären Module Type Package (MTP). Die Kernelemente dieses MTP werden in diesem Beitrag offengelegt und zur Diskussion hinsichtlich der Verwendung in einer standardisierten Modulbeschreibung gestellt.
When Colour Matters: Policing and Hate Crime
Authors: Wigerfelt Berit , Wigerfelt Anders S. , Kiiskinen Jenny
Published: February 2015

Contrary to the image of Sweden as a tolerant, colour-blind and non-racial country, which is based on the narrative of a country for instance associated with solidarity with the so-called Third World; in this article we argue that racial attributes, e.g. visible differences, account for people’s different life possibilities and circumstances in Swedish society. This article explores and discusses whether, and if so why, people who belong to the group that is categorised as “non-white”, with an emphasis on Afroswedes, and depicted as racially different, experience being targets of diverse variations of bias-based policing, harassment and hate crime. Theories relating to colonial stereotypes, racism, doing difference, the geography of hate, race/ethnicity profiling and intersectionality are used to analyse our material. Based on individual and focus group interviews with “non-whites”, this article discusses how visible differences are highlighted in different kinds of social contexts. The interview results show that people with dark skin are often targets of different kinds of private and public policing based on race- and ethnicity profiling that often occurs on or near borders/boundaries. When those who are targets of racial harassment and exclusion resist such treatment, e.g. by crossing borders/boundaries, they are at risk of becoming victims of hate crime.
Flowering schedule in a perennial plant; life‐history trade‐offs, seed predation, and total offspring fitness
Authors: Ehrlén Johan , Raabova Jana , Dahlgren Johan P.
Published: February 2015

Optimal timing of reproduction within a season may be influenced by several abiotic and biotic factors. These factors sometimes affect different components of fitness, making assessments of net selection difficult. We used estimates of offspring fitness to examine how pre‐dispersal seed predation influences selection on flowering schedule in an herb with a bimodal flowering pattern, Actaea spicata. Within individuals, seeds from flowers on early terminal inflorescences had a higher germination rate and produced larger seedlings than seeds from flowers on late basal inflorescences. Reproductive value, estimated using demographic integral projection models and accounting for size‐dependent differences in future performance, was two times higher for intact seeds from early flowers than for seeds from late flowers. Fruits from late flowers were, however, much more likely to escape seed predation than fruits from early flowers. Reproductive values of early and late flowers balanced at a predation intensity of 63%. Across 15 natural populations, the strength of selection for allocation to late flowers was positively correlated with mean seed predation intensity. Our results suggest that the optimal shape of the flowering schedule, in terms of the allocation between early and late flowers, is determined by the trade‐off between offspring number and quality, and that variation in antagonistic interactions among populations influences the balancing of this trade‐off. At the same time they illustrate that phenotypic selection analyses that fail to account for differences in offspring fitness might be misleading.
Geochemical Interpretation of Low-Salinity-Water Injection in Carbonate Oil Reservoirs
Authors: Al-Shalabi Emad W. , Sepehrnoori Kamy , Pope Gary
Published: February 2015

The advantages of using the low-salinity-water-injection (LSWI) technique to improve oil recovery in carbonates are reported in the literature; however, the mechanism behind it is still uncertain. This paper represents a comparison between two geochemical simulators [UTCHEM (UTCHEM manual, 2000) and PHREEQC (Parkhurst and Appelo 2013)] through modeling fluid- and solid-species concentrations of a recently published LSWI coreflood. Moreover, an attempt to interpret the mechanism controlling the LSWI effect on oil recovery from carbonates is presented on the basis of the findings of this work. The LSWI technique is case-dependent, and hence, the findings cannot be generalized.
Well-Integrity Evaluation for Methane-Hydrate Production in the Deepwater Nankai Trough
Authors: Qiu Kaibin , Yamamoto Koji , Birchwood Richard , Chen Yingru
Published: February 2015

Large accumulations of methane hydrates are known to exist in the deepwater Nankai Trough off the southern coast of Japan. Because of its enormous potential as an energy source, there is growing interest in the production of methane gas from these deposits. An offshore production test was scheduled to test the technological viability to produce the methane hydrate with a depressurization method. However, methane-hydrate production may cause large amounts of compaction and subsidence, which can damage well integrity and cause loss of zonal isolation in the overburden. This condition could provide potential leakage pathways for methane gas to the surface and endanger offshore operations.

The paper presents a study in which well integrity was evaluated for a methane-hydrate-production test well in the Nankai Trough. In this study, a new work flow was proposed and applied to honor both fieldwide formation heterogeneity and near-wellbore geometry. The geomechanics properties were determined through integration of seismic inversion data, log data, and core data from the Nankai Trough. Interface elements were installed between the casing and cement and the cement and formation to evaluate the impact of cement-bond quality on the well integrity. The numerical simulation was conducted through coupling of the simulation results produced by a methane-hydrate production simulator from a third party with a 3D finite-element geomechanics simulator.

The study predicted the occurrence of 2 cm of subsidence on the seafloor generated by approximately 1.5% of reservoir compaction for a production test of 20 days. Over this period, casing would yield with a plastic strain of approximately 1%. Most findings indicated a low risk in the loss of zonal isolation that is consistent with the results of the production test conducted in March 2013.

This simulation evaluated potential risks related to well integrity, and provided critical information for the preparation and execution of the pioneering offshore methane-hydrate production test in the Nankai Trough.
Is There Pandemic Vitamin D Deficiency in the Black Population? A Review of Evidence
Authors: S. Roberts Ria , Koudoro Fafa  Huberta , Elliott Mark S. , Han Zhiyong
Published: February 2015

Although 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] is the biologically active form of vitamin D, measurement of the total serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level is the gold standard used to define vitamin D status. Currently, it is widely accepted that serum 25 (OH) D levels below 20 ng/ml defines vitamin D deficiency. According to this definition, there appears to be pandemic vitamin D deficiency in the Black population. However, there is no evidence of higher-than-normal rates of common complications and symptomology of true vitamin D deficiency in the Black population. What is going on? We researched the MEDLINE databases to find studies, from 1967 to present, that directly compare between Blacks and Caucasians the following: serum vitamin D level, serum calcium level, serum parathyroid hormone level, bone mineral density and health, and non-skeletal risks associated with vitamin D deficiency. The available studies consistently show that Blacks tend to have serum 25(OH)D levels in the deficient range while their serum 1,25(OH)D level is similar to, if not even slightly higher than that of Caucasians, and that the serum Ca2+ level in Blacks is virtually identical to that in Caucasians. Therefore, it appears that the serum 25(OH)D level is not the best marker of vitamin D sufficiency or deficiency in Blacks. In the future, clinical evaluation of the vitamin D status in the Black population needs to consider other serum biomarkers such as 1,25(OH)2D and/or bioavailable 25(OH)D.
Responses of Gibberelic Acid (GA3) on Growth and Yield of Cowpea cv. BARI Falon-1 (Vigna unguiculata L.)
Authors: Nabi AJM N , Hasan MM , Alam MS , Islam MS , Islam MR
Published: February 2015

An experiment was carried out at the research farm of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) during the period from November 2010 to April 2011 to study on growth and yield performance of cowpea cv. BARI Falon-1 under different treatment of GA3 as foliar spray to investigate the responses and most optimum level of gibberelic acid regarding growth and yield of Falon that are suitable to cultivate in coastal region of Bangladesh. Among the GA3 treatments, 33.33 ppm GA3 produced significantly the tallest plant (61.07 cm), maximum leaves and branches plant1 (28.50 and 19.73, respectively), higher LAI (1.10) and higher TDM plant1 (81.95 g) comparatively than that of other GA3 levels while control had lower on the above characters. Growth characters such as CGR, RGR and NAR had also higher (0.99 and 1.65 gm2 day-1 for CGR, 0.43 and 0.72 gm2 day1 for RGR and 0.027 and 1.275 mg cm2 day1 for NAR) in 33.33 ppm GA3 at the stage between 30 to 60 DAS and 60 to 90 DAS, respectively Yield contributing characters Among other observation of yield and yield contributing characters, 33.33 ppm GA3 further registered the maximum pods plant1 (11.50), longest pod (17.05 cm), higher weight fresh (3.78 g) and dry pod (1.99 g), higher weight of 100seed (12.25), seed yield (18.57 g plant1 and 2986.72 kg ha1) and higher HI (22.45%). These results also showed that GA3 up to 33.33 ppm signifciantly developmend morphophysiological, growth, yield and yield contributing characters and thereafter all the data decreased due to its destructive effect of higher GA3 levels. So, considering the above observation it could be suggested that GA3 @ 33.3 ppm would be appropriate doses of GA3 for obtaining the better produciton of BARI Falon-1 under resion.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22196 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 7-12 2014
Climate Change Impact in Charlands in Central Area of Bangladesh: Assessing Vulnerability and Adaptation by the Farming Communities
Authors: Roy BK , Ullah MB , Rahman MH
Published: February 2015

Bangladesh, with an area of 147 thousand km2 and population of 149.78 million, is prone to natural hazards (PHC, 2011). The objectives of the study were to determine the climatic parameter specially temperature and rainfall pattern, assess hazard, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Assessment was made during April to June 2013 in char areas of Kazipur upazila under Sirajgonj district. Primary data were collected through Focus Group Discussions and direct observation of the researcher. Secondary data were collected from various publications of government and non-government agencies. Workshops were also conducted at union and upazila level to justify, validate and improve the findings from village levels discussion. Major vulnerabilities faced by the char (island) people were drown of children and old people, lack of safe drinking water, close institutions, crackdown of embankments and roads, river erosion, stagnant water, infertility of cultivable lands, deposits and on crop field, submerse of crops, float away of fishes from ponds, PPR disease of goats, sell cattle at lower price, migration, increase abduction and robbery, increase lightning and cold wave. The major adaptation practiced by the char people was raise homesteads, articulate extra pipes with the tube wells, repair embankments and roads, plant tree seedlings, cultivate advanced crops, vegetables in floating beds, drought tolerant crops, cold wave tolerant and early maturity crop, vaccinate the cattle, drill deep tube wells and reserve fodder (CVCA, 2012).DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22205 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 59-63 2014
The Direct Toxicity Effect of Some Indigenous Plant Extracts Against Pulse Beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis)
Authors: Ahmed MT , Begum M , Zaman MW
Published: February 2015

Experiments were conducted in the laboratory of the Division of Entomology, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh to evaluate the efficacy of four indigenous plants parts such as leaves of raintree (Albizia saman), riot lata (Mikania micrantha), pithraj (Aphanamixis polystachya) and seeds of mahogani (Swietenia macrophylla) with methanol extracts at the rates of 10.0, 7.5, 5.0 and 2.5% for their direct toxicity against the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (L.). The experiments were set up following Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The results showed that extracts of all the plant parts had very close efficacy in relation to direct toxicity effect and grain protection values. Pithraj leaf extract showed the highest mortality (96.66%) action and raintree leaf extract showed the lowest (80.33%) with 10% extract at 5 DAT. The effectiveness of all the plant extracts were found to increase with the increase of doses and decreased proportionatelly with the increase of timeDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22206 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 65-67 2014
Environmental Variation on Genetic Divergence of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Authors: Uddin MS , Newaz MA , Hassan L , Alom AKM M , Wayaz KM
Published: February 2015

Variations among 45 wheat genotypes were studied on multivariate scale through Mahalanobis D2 statistics at saline and non-saline environments. In the both environment, the genotypes were grouped themselves into five different clusters. Number of genotypes in each cluster varied with the environments. In non-saline environment, cluster II was the largest having 13 genotypes. While, under saline condition, the cluster II also had the highest number of genotypes (16). The distance within cluster were always less than the distances between clusters. The cluster III and IV, I and V and II and V exhibited wide distance between them in non saline, Again cluster III and IV, I and V, I and II and IV and V were distinctly different from others. Cluster mean for yield and its components indicated that twelve genotypes in the cluster V had good performance under non-saline and five genotypes under saline in the cluster IV had good performance. Number of spikes per plant and days to maturity in non-saline environment and number of grains per spike and days to heading in saline environment contributed maximum towards divergence among 45 genotypes.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22216 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 99-103 2014
An Investigation on the Pattern of Land Use Change in Dhaka City Using Remote Sensing and GIS Application
Authors: Uddin MN , Anwar MF , Rahman MT , Mobin MN
Published: February 2015

This study assessed the extent and trend of landuse/cover change in three selected area of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. This paper examined the use of GIS and Remote Sensing in mapping Land Use/Land Cover in Dhaka city of Landsat imageries of 1960, 2000 and 2014 were downloaded from the Landsat website and to detect the changes that has taken place in this status between these periods. Remote sensing and GIS based software (ILWIS) were used to produce and analysis the land use maps and least square method was functioned to identify the trend of land use change in the study areas. The images were analyzed using unsupervised classification approach in ILWIS 4.1 environment. The present study expressed the experiences of unplanned land use change in Dhaka city. And it is found that the study area follows the pattern of urbanization without planned development. Consequently, the pattern of unplanned land use change in Dhaka city will make it a haphazard city in World.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22217 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 105-109 2014
Integrated Management of Jassid in Groundnut
Authors: Monim MA , Haque MN , Bari GM , Rahaman MS , Rahman MZ
Published: February 2015

Management of Jassid (Empoasca terminalis) of groundnut using botanical and chemical insecticide viz. zet powder, neem kernel extract, biskatali dust extract and neem oil, Tafgar 20 EC and their integration was studied at Regional Agricultural Research Station, .Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Rahmatpur, Barisal during rabi season of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. The infestation of Jassid (Empoasca terminalis) was noticed during 1st week of March and the highest infestation of Jassid (Empoasca terminalis) was 345 per plant observed in the last week of April in 2009, 2010. Among the treatments as expected Tafgar 20 EC reduced the highest Jassid (Empoasca terminalis) (99.55%) with the highest BCR (5.65) followed by Neem kernel extract + Zet powder (56.32%), Neem oil + Zet powder (55.13%). Neem kernel extract (2.5%) + Biskatali dust extract (54.31) and Zet powder (48.33%) recorded at 15 days after spray over the pre-treatment count. Neem kernel extract + Zetpowder gave the second highest BCR (4.76) followed by Neem oil +Zet powder (4.29), Neem kernel extract (2.5%) + Biskatali dust extract (3.88) and Zet powder 4g/l of water (3.32).DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22222 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 137-140 2014
Socio- Economic Condition of the Fish and Prawn Gher Farmers at Dakatia Beel in Khulna, Bangladesh
Authors: Das BC , Begum MK , Masud MA , Rahman MZ , Mazhabuddin K
Published: February 2015

The consequence of water logging on Beel Dakatia fisheries, the adaptability of people in terms of occupation with the new situation arisen and present livelihood conditions of fish and Prawn/ Galda (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) Gher farmers at Beel Dakatia in Dumuria, Phultala and Daulatpur thana under Khulna district were surveyed from April to September 2013. From the survey the community indicates that 21-40 age groups made maximum strength and majority of them were Muslims (58%). It was found that 16% of them can sign and the percentages of school going children were high (86%). In the study area, it was found that 62% of people lived with nuclear families and highest households were 5-7 people/family. Highest incomes of the people (44%) were 10,000 to 20,000 BDT. About 62% people lived in Katcha house and the construction materials were Golpata and Mud, 72% could be use electricity. Majority of the people (52%) % used others tube well water for drinking, 56% used closed semi pucca latrines. In any disease mostly preferred place were upazila hospital (52%). Thus to achieve better social structure, the Government and its development partner needs to re-orient their programmer and implementation an affirmative action for the fish and prawn gher farmers. It is also essential to improve the necessary training facilities with institutional and organizational supports, credit facilities and extension services for sustainable fish and prawn production and livelihoods of gher farmers.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22226 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 163-168 2014
Investigation on Fish Marketing System and Species Availability at Daulatpur Fish Market in Khulna, Bangladesh (Revised)
Authors: Hossain MM , Ali MM
Published: February 2015

16th February 2015. Due to a number of missing tables and figures, this article (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i1.22144) was withdrawn from Vol.7(1) and has been republished with corrections in Vol.7(2) pp.177-184 (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22228).An investigation was carried out on the fish marketing system and availability of fish species at Daulatpur fish market in Khulna over 12-months from September 2012 to August 2013. Combinations of the participatory, qualitative and quantitative methods were used for questionnaire interviews for data collection. A total of 115 species of fresh water, brackish and marine water fish and crustacean species were identified during the observation period. The number of fresh water fish species was found 60 including 14 fresh water culture species and 12 SIS whereas brackish and marine water species was found 41 and crustacean species was 14 including 5 fresh water prawn, 6 marine and brackish water shrimp and 3 crabs. During the observation period, it was found that the availability of culture fish species was higher in the market and it was 55.86% including 17% catfish, 15.65 % tilapia, 15.56 % carp fishes, 4.18% koi, 2.47% punti and 1% prawn. Catfish, carps, tilapia, snakehead, baim, shing-magur, punti, koi etc were the major abundant groups among the fresh water fish species whereas ilish and some shrimp were the abundant species of marine and brackish water fish. The highest abundance (55.86%) was found the fresh water culture fish species following to marine and brackish water species (28.01%) and fresh water capture species (16.01%). The market chain from farmers/fishermen to consumers encompassed mainly primary, secondary and retail markets involving local agents (foria and bepari) suppliers, aratdars, wholesalers and retailers. During the observation, it was found that the auctioneers get 3 to 5% commission by performing their activities. Aratdars also get 4 to 5% commission due to arrange auctioning activities and providing other facilities such as clean water supply, electricity, space, communication etc which is called aratdary. In some cases farmers have to pay market tools that locally called khazna which vary from 5 to 10% depending on amount of sales. Market structure, species quality, size and weight have an influence on the price of fish and it was found that the price of fish increases per kilogram with increasing size and it varied with species to species. Every step of intermediaries of marketing channel obtained certain amount of profit and ultimately the farmers/fishermen received an average near about 60 percent of the retail price of fish in the market.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22228 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 177-184 2014
Compositional Analysis and Development of Jam, Jelly and Squash from Strawberry Cultivated in Bangladesh (Revised)
Authors: Zubair MA , Haque MA , Sultana MM , Akter S
Published: February 2015

16th February 2015. Due to a number of missing tables and figures, this article (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i1.22182) was withdrawn from Vol.7(1) and has been republished with corrections in Vol.7(2) pp.185-190 (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22230).The EditorAbstract:The Strawberry was collected from Rajshahi and the pulp was extracted. Then the pulp was analyzed for proximate composition. The proximate analysis of Strawberry pulp showed 91.91% moisture, 11.5% TSS, 3.50% reducing sugar, 2.50% non-reducing sugar, 6.00% total sugar, 0.36% ash, 2.80% pH, 1.12%acidity and 50.90mg/100g vitamin-C. A total three types of products with 3 different formulations were prepared and packed in appropriate containers for storage studies. Products were stored at room temperature and changes during storage were observed at an interval of 30 days for a period of 4 months. A taste panel consisting of 10 panelists studied the acceptability of the samples. The consumers preferences were measured by statistical analysis of the scores obtain from the response of the test panel. Among the products three samples of jam, jelly and squash were awarded the highest scores by the panelists; C2 (Jam: TSS-67%, Pectin-0.5%, pH-3.2%), D2(TSS-67%, pectin-0.5%, pH-3.2%) and E3 (squash: TSS-40%, Juice 25%, acidity-1.25%, KMS-350mg/kg ). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22230 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 185-190 2014
Notice of Withdrawal - Need for Conservation and Relocate the Historical Building  Sylhet, Bangladesh
Authors: Farukh MA
Published: February 2015

16th February 1015.Due to some unavoidable reasons the editional board is willing to declare that the article entitled Need for Conservation and Relocate the Historical Building  Sylhet, Bangladesh - M. M. Rahman published on volume 7(1), 2014 with the pages 281-288 is withdrawn from the said issue. Therefore, after this declaration the authors will not have the privilege to use this article as an intellectual property quoting this journal.Managing EditorDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22253
Let’s Talk about MOFs—Topology and Terminology of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Why We Need Them
Authors: Öhrström Lars
Published: February 2015

Recent IUPAC (The International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry) recommendations on the terminology of metal-organic frameworks are reviewed and the background to a proposed topology classification is discussed. The various numerical designators such as point symbols, vertex symbols and transitivity are also explained and their importance elucidated.
Assessing Climate Change Induced Turnover in Bird Communities Using Climatically Analogous Regions
Authors: Sybertz Janine , Reich Michael
Published: February 2015

It is crucial to define and quantify possible impacts of climate change on wildlife in order to be able to pre-adapt management strategies for nature conservation. Thus, it is necessary to assess which species might be affected by climatic changes, especially at the regional scale. We present a novel approach to estimate possible climate change induced turnovers in bird communities and apply this method to Lüneburg Heath, a region in northern Germany. By comparing species pools of future climatically analogous regions situated in France with the Lüneburg Heath species pool, we detected possible trends for alterations within the regional bird community in the course of climate change. These analyses showed that the majority of bird species in Lüneburg Heath will probably be able to tolerate the projected future climate conditions, but that bird species richness, in general, may decline. Species that might leave the community were often significantly associated with inland wetland habitats, but the proportion of inland wetlands within the regions had a significant influence on the magnitude of this effect. Our results suggest that conservation efforts in wetlands have to be strengthened in light of climate change because many species are, in principle, able to tolerate future climate conditions if sufficient habitat is available.
On Analytical Solutions of the Fractional Differential Equation with Uncertainty: Application to the Basset Problem
Authors: Salahshour Soheil , Ahmadian Ali , Senu Norazak , Baleanu Dumitru , Agarwal Praveen
Published: February 2015

In this paper, we apply the concept of Caputo’s H-differentiability, constructed based on the generalized Hukuhara difference, to solve the fuzzy fractional differential equation (FFDE) with uncertainty. This is in contrast to conventional solutions that either require a quantity of fractional derivatives of unknown solution at the initial point (Riemann–Liouville) or a solution with increasing length of their support (Hukuhara difference). Then, in order to solve the FFDE analytically, we introduce the fuzzy Laplace transform of the Caputo H-derivative. To the best of our knowledge, there is limited research devoted to the analytical methods to solve the FFDE under the fuzzy Caputo fractional differentiability. An analytical solution is presented to confirm the capability of the proposed method.
Entropy Maximization as a Basis for Information Recovery in Dynamic Economic Behavioral Systems
Authors: Judge George
Published: February 2015

As a basis for information recovery in open dynamic microeconomic systems, we emphasize the connection between adaptive intelligent behavior, causal entropy maximization and self-organized equilibrium seeking behavior. This entropy-based causal adaptive behavior framework permits the use of information-theoretic methods as a solution basis for the resulting pure and stochastic inverse economic-econometric problems. We cast the information recovery problem in the form of a binary network and suggest information-theoretic methods to recover estimates of the unknown binary behavioral parameters without explicitly sampling the configuration-arrangement of the sample space.
Competitiveness, Migration, and Mobility in the Global City: Insights from Sydney, Australia
Authors: Hu Richard
Published: February 2015

The global city thesis and the migration thesis concern two important dimensions of the impacts of contemporary globalization on cities. The two theses are intrinsically linked. The central question is how we should approach migration in the new context of the global city, and how we should articulate their interrelationships. To address this question, we construct an integrative analytical framework linking global city and migration, and empirically apply it to Sydney. We build a set of indexes to measure global competitiveness, global migration, and global mobility of communities across global Sydney. The findings reveal that global competitiveness—the defining capacity of Sydney as a global city—has very weak association with global migration that measures the stock of foreign born population, but has very strong association with global mobility that measures the people movement in recent years. These findings call for a redefinition of migration to incorporate people movement to better capture the interplay between global city and migration.
Women and Gender Equality in Higher Education?
Authors: David Miriam
Published: February 2015

I look at the changes in higher education (HE) and women’s lives over the last 50 years, drawing on my recent book Feminism, Gender & Universities: Politics, Passion & Pedagogies which is a life history of feminism entering academe. The Robbins Report (cmnd 2154 1963) on HE was published in the same year that I went to university. It inaugurated a process of change and educational expansion that was linked to other major social transformations, including feminism. Its effects have been widely felt such that women now participate in education and employment on unprecedented levels. Indeed, it has opened up opportunities for education and employment for women including individual and social mobility. From my study I show how it opened up opportunities for women from both middle class and working class backgrounds to be first-in-the-family to go to university. I will also argue that whilst there have been very welcome changes in education, and HE especially, such that there is a gender balance of undergraduate students in HE, this does not mean that gender equality has been achieved. Patriarchy or hegemonic masculinity in HE is still strongly felt and experienced despite women’s and feminist involvements in academe over the last 50 years. The question remains about how to transform universities to achieve genuine gender equality across all students and academics in HE.
A Study on the Variation of Heating and Cooling Load According to the Use of Horizontal Shading and Venetian Blinds in Office Buildings in Korea
Authors: Kim Seok-Hyun , Shin Kyung-Ju , Choi Bo-Eun , Jo Jae-Hun , Cho Soo , Cho Young-Hum
Published: February 2015

The construction industry has made considerable energy-saving efforts in buildings, and studies of energy-savings are ongoing. Shading is used to control the solar radiation transferred through windows. Many studies have examined the position and type of shading in different countries, but few have investigated the effects of shading installation in Korea. In this study, the case of the shading installation according to the standard of Korea, and variations of the heating and cooling load in the unit area on the performance of the windows were examined. This study compared the variations of the heating and cooling load in the case of horizontal shading and the changing position of venetian blinds. This study confirmed that horizontal shading longer than the standard length in Korea saved a maximum of 13% energy consumption. This study confirmed the point of change of energy consumption by the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) variations. The exterior venetian blinds and those between glazing were unaffected by the SHGC. On the other hand, in the case of a south façade, the interior venetian blinds resulted in 24% higher energy consumption than the installation of horizontal shading in case of Window to Wall Ratio (WWR): 80%, U-value: 2.1 and SHGC: 0.4.
Energy Coordinative Optimization of Wind-Storage-Load Microgrids Based on Short-Term Prediction
Authors: Hu Changbin , Luo Shanna , Li Zhengxi , Wang Xin , Sun Li
Published: February 2015

According to the topological structure of wind-storage-load complementation microgrids, this paper proposes a method for energy coordinative optimization which focuses on improvement of the economic benefits of microgrids in the prediction framework. First of all, the external characteristic mathematical model of distributed generation (DG) units including wind turbines and storage batteries are established according to the requirements of the actual constraints. Meanwhile, using the minimum consumption costs from the external grid as the objective function, a grey prediction model with residual modification is introduced to output the predictive wind turbine power and load at specific periods. Second, based on the basic framework of receding horizon optimization, an intelligent genetic algorithm (GA) is applied to figure out the optimum solution in the predictive horizon for the complex non-linear coordination control model of microgrids. The optimum results of the GA are compared with the receding solution of mixed integer linear programming (MILP). The obtained results show that the method is a viable approach for energy coordinative optimization of microgrid systems for energy flow and reasonable schedule. The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method is verified by examples.