Efectividade do programa de planeamento urbano saudável da cidade de Viana do Castelo

Esta dissertação debruça-se sobre a perspectiva Epidemiológica da Efectividade aplicada ao Programa de Planeamento Urbano Saudável (PPUS) - um programa interdisciplinar e transectorial dado os vários campos e matérias neste envolvido, concebido pelo município de Viana do Castelo e enquadrado no conceito de Cidade Saudável desenvolvido pela Organização Mundial de Saúde. O estudo centrou-se concretamente na acção do Plano Estratégico que previa a alteração do arruamento e circulação rodoviária no centro da cidade, com implicações ao nível do Plano Director Municipal (PDM), cujo objectivo era o de diminuir os níveis de Poluição Atmosférica através da aplicação do Projecto Ambiente Urbano, desenvolvido a partir do referido PPUS. O nosso objectivo foi o de identificar a Acessibilidade, Viabilidade e Conteúdo do Programa como valores inerentes à verificação da pertinência programática para alcançar a sua Efectividade. Para tal definimos a verificação de alguns aspectos estruturais programáticos, nomeadamente os objectivos, as metas, a génese, a acção e o conteúdo do PPUS. Isto tendo em consideração os seus antecedentes, apesar de os sabermos enquadrados em dimensões políticas diferentes, tanto ao nível internacional, como ao nacional e local. Como resultado, concluímos pela não pertinência deste Programa, não excluindo, no entanto, o facto de novos e mais profundos estudos poderem fornecer dados diferentes daqueles que aqui apresentamos. ABSTRACT: This master thesis deals with the Effectiveness of the Epidemiologist perspective applied to the Healthy Urban Planning Program (PPUS) - an interdisciplary and transectorial program involving several fields and subjects - conceived by the city of Viana do Castelo and framed into the concept of Healthy Cities developed by the WHO. The study was based on the action of the Strategic Plan that foresaw the alteration of the streets adjustment and cars circulation in the city centre, with implications on the Urban Environment Project, in order to reduce the atmospheric pollution levels. Our aim was to recognize the Program Accessibility, Viability and Contents as intrinsic values for the verification of its programmatic relevance in terms of effectiveness. ln order to achieve this, we defined the verification of some structural aspects of Program, such as the aims, the goals, the concepts and the contents. This having in mind the previous political dimensions either at international level as well as national and local. As final result, we concluded that the Viana do Castelo's Urban Planning Program was irrelevant. However, this doesn't exclude the possibility of further studies provide different elements from the ones we present here.

Geographical and environmental correlates of big and small game in Andalusia (southern Spain)

In Andalusia, southern Spain, each game estate applies its own rules and presents its results in annual hunting reports, which have been mandatory for Spanish game estates since 1989. We used the information about hunting yields, included in 32134 annual hunting reports produced during the period 1993/94 to 2001/02 by 6049 game estates, to determine the current distribution of hunting yields of big and small game species in Andalusia. Using generalised linear models and a geographic information system, we determined the most favourable municipalities to big and small game, respectively, and delimited potential areas to attain good hunting yields for big and small game at a 1-km2 resolution. Municipalities and areas favourable to big game are mainly located in the Sierra Morena and the westernmost fringe of the Betic Range, while those favourable to small game occupy the upper Guadalquivir River valley. There is a clear segregation between big and small game species according to the physiography and land uses of the territory. Big game species are typical of Mediterranean woodland areas, while the most emblematic small game species prefer agricultural areas. Our results provide a territorial ordination of hunting yields in southern Spain and have several potential applications in strategic planning for hunting activities and biodiversity conservation in Andalusia that can be extrapolated to other regions.