Spanish Abstract: ¿Cómo lograr la convergencia y coherencia entre la teoría y la práctica administrativa para pensar la sostenibilidad ambiental y los problemas humanos en el sector minero? En este artículo se busca comprender la realidad social del sector minero y de la gestión sostenible...

The interaction between the sea and the economy gives this environment enormous strategic importance. The forms of economic exploitation are diverse and include sectors such as energy, fishing, tourism, transportation, biotechnology, and shipbuilding. For Brazil, country with an extensive...

The interaction between the sea and the economy gives this environment enormous strategic importance. The forms of economic exploitation are diverse and include sectors such as energy, fishing, tourism, transportation, biotechnology, and shipbuilding. For Brazil, country with an extensive...

This paper discusses the applicability of Prebisch’s centre-periphery model in the current debate about sustainable development. Instead of the traditional analysis of the development process based on changes in the output composition, emphasising the duality between raw materials and...

Portuguese Abstract: Os efeitos das mudanças climáticas e os impactos negativos socioambientais da limitação e escassez de recursos naturais são preocupações cada vez mais evidentes e cotidianas no cenário global. A rápida aproximação de catástrofes ambientais ao cotidiano global e...

These notes present an exposition of selected contributions to the “Limits to Growth” debate which took place in the late 1960’s and early 70’s, focusing especially on the authors’ points of view with regard to the relation between technology and environment. A brief introduction to...

The natural capital is an important part of the national wealth. However, we haven't yet had its appropriate evaluation in many cases (including the ecosystems of natural protected areas). As a consequence what we normally measure as the national wealth or total capital is a small part of what...

Neste trabalho o método de opções reais foi utilizado, em confronto com o do valor presente líquido, para avaliar se uma parte do Parque dos Manguezais, em Recife-PE, maior área de manguezal urbano do mundo, deve ou não ser utilizada para construção de uma rodovia, se sua totalidade deve...

This paper analyzes the effects of an individual transferable quota (ITQ) system implemented on bycatch on the global harvest level of oligopolistic fisheries. We show that the impact of changes in the total allowable catch (TAC) on the equilibrium harvest level depends on the degree of returns...

A água é um bem de consumo que possui valor econômico, por suas características físico-químicas ela é essencial à vida humana, animal e vegetal, contudo, os recursos hídricos tornam-se a cada dia mais escassos na natureza. O processo de degradação dos recursos hídricos por meio de...