O LUTO EM HILDA HILST

O luto é uma resposta natural que acontece após a ruptura de um vínculo afetivo e que, apesar de ser uma experiência universal, espera-se que cada pessoa experiencie seu luto de forma particular e subjetiva. Com o intuito de apresentar e discutir acerca da temática do luto, nesta pesquisa utilizou-se como objeto de análise uma obra literária da autora brasileira Hilda Hilst intitulada A Obscena Senhora D, publicada originalmente em 1982. Para tanto, à priori, foi realizada uma apresentação acerca de vida e obra da autora para, na sequência, realizar uma apresentação da obra escolhida. Na sequência, foi construída uma apresentação teórica em referências que discutam e apresentem a temática da ruptura de vínculos, com foco para discussões acerca do luto nas relações conjugais. Por fim, com a análise e leitura realizada, constatou-se o quanto a obra dialoga com as teorias do luto, em especial quando se apresenta os recursos de enfrentamento e de adaptação frente às perdas

Developing urban design discourse beyond the critical point: the case of Sao Paulo

This paper discusses some environmental challenges confronting humanity over the next fifty years by considering conditions that have emerged over the previous fifty years in one of the world's 'megacities'. Problems of homelessness & poor social housing conditions, ‘visual pollution’ and urban water, are linked through a case study about the City of São Paulo. From the combined perspective of philosophy, the arts, design and engineering, the paper seeks to explain how such diverse disciplinary concerns can be unified through urban design and address a situation that is well beyond what has been called 'the critical point'. Some approaches to urban design are recommended that provide typologies of products and processes to address such challenges

Equivalent Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Processes in Offshore Petroleum Production Facilities

The present study approaches the economic and technical evaluation of equivalent carbon dioxide (CO(2) eqv.) capture and storage processes, considered in a proposal case compared to a base case. The base case considers an offshore petroleum production facility, with high CO(2) content (4 vol%) in the composition of the produced gas and both CO(2) and natural gas emissions to the atmosphere, called CO(2) eqv. emissions. The results obtained with this study, by using a Hysys process simulator, showed a CO(2) emission reduction of 65% comparing the proposal case in relation to the base case

Emprego de técnicas digitais para a concepção da base cartográfica da bacia hidrográfica do Córrego Cabuçu de Baixo, São Paulo, SP

The use of appropriate cartography database is extremely important to support projects of planning and land management. However, the absence of maps, or the amount of obsolete maps, has been leading to the adoption of alternative methodologies aiming to faster and less onerous solutions for the development of cartography databases, without compromising quality. Regarding this problem, the present paper reports on the viability of constructing a cartographic database designed for applications in hydrology, more specifically, as a base for a Decision Support System for Urban Basin Management - DSSURM. The methodology combines techniques of manual terrain features extraction, as well as automatic techniques of photogrammetry. Digital orthophotos and contour maps were generated. The coarser 5 meters interval was used for the mountainous regions and forest, and the finer 1 meter interval for other regions, floodplains were prioritized for mapping flooding areas. The final analyses show the viability of the methodology as well as the high quality of the cartographic products

Planning and operation of large-scale water distribution systems with preemptive priorities

This paper describes the development of an optimization model for the management and operation of a large-scale, multireservoir water supply distribution system with preemptive priorities. The model considers multiobjectives and hedging rules. During periods of drought, when water supply is insufficient to meet the planned demand, appropriate rationing factors are applied to reduce water supply. In this paper, a water distribution system is formulated as a network and solved by the GAMS modeling system for mathematical programming and optimization. A user-friendly interface is developed to facilitate the manipulation of data and to generate graphs and tables for decision makers. The optimization model and its interface form a decision support system (DSS), which can be used to configure a water distribution system to facilitate capacity expansion and reliability studies. Several examples are presented to demonstrate the utility and versatility of the developed DSS under different supply and demand scenarios, including applications to one of the largest water supply systems in the world, the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area Water Supply Distribution System in Brazil