Essays about: "Maceió"

Found 2 essays containing the word Maceió.

1. 1. Sweet and Salty: Colonial and Modern Corporate Commodity Exploitation in Northeastern Brazil

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Flavia Copia Sperandio; [2022]
   Keywords : modern corporation; sugar cane monoculture; coloniality; rock salt mines; extractivism; Brazil; decolonial theory; business human rights.; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis is a historical comparative analysis of the social and environmental impacts of past colonial exploitation and the modern corporate extraction and exploitation of natural resources and commodities. The thesis examines these issues through the case studies of sugar monoculture in the Northeast region of colonial Brazil (16th and 17th Century) and the sinking of Maceió (also in Northeastern Brazil) due to the corporate exploitation of rock salt mines (1976-2019). READ MORE

3. 2. Hydrodynamic Modeling of the Mundaú-Manguaba Estuarine-Lagoon System, Brazil

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Staffan Nilsson; Linnea Larsson; [2014]
   Keywords : MMELS; CELMM; IPH-ECO; Mundaú lagoon; Manguaba lagoon; choked lagoon; Maceió; hydrodynamic modeling; water quality forecasting; Aqua troll 200; bathymetry; water exchange; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Background Lagoons are shallow coastal water bodies which occupy 13 % of the world’s total coastlines. Healthy lagoons have a rich aquatic fauna and can provide an economic benefit for the people living in its vicinity. Due to anthropogenic activities, the water quality in many lagoons is deteriorating. READ MORE