With the growing awareness of stressors, cumulative risk assessment (CRA) has been
proposed as a potential method to evaluate possible additive and synergistic effects of …

Theoretical and methodological approaches of social-ecological system's vulnerability
provide a new perspective for the sustainable development of arid areas. However, the …

Worldwide monitoring of fossil fuel carbon dioxide (FFCO 2) has been fragmented, and
mostly devoted to developed countries. Here we compare a previously published FFCO 2 …

Background COVID-19 caused the largest pandemic of the twenty-first century forcing the
adoption of containment policies all over the world. Many studies on COVID-19 health …

Physical activity is an important health determinant for people's quality of life and well-being.
This study intends to (1) identify how the practice of physical activity fits into families' daily …

The environmental vulnerability diagnosis of a river basin depends on a holistic analysis of
its environmental aspects and degradation factors. Based on this diagnosis, the definition of …

Natural disasters and extreme weather events have caused long-duration power outages in
Brazil in recent years, partly due to the lack of resilience of the power grid. These outages …

Rural vulnerability is used to understand the potential multi-hazard threats and describe the
fragile state of rural areas, which engage decision-makers in developing policies and …

Waterlogging caused by heavy rains, a recurring problem in cities located within floodplains
having poor runoff, often results in unequal degrees of impact on the population, which can …

The objective of this analysis is linked to the discussion of urban residential segregation
marked by the Brazilian urban land structure and perpetuated by urban planning …