Dinámica del suelo y estoque de carbono después de diez años de la restauración de tierras degradadas usando especies arbóreas del bosque atlántico

Brazil's Atlantic Forest ecosystem has been greatly affected by land use changes, with only 11.26% of its original vegetation cover remaining. Currently, Atlantic Forest restoration is receiving increasing attention because of its potential for carbon sequestration and the important role of soil carbon in the global carbon balance. Soil organic matter is also essential for physical, chemical and biological components of soil fertility and forest sustainability. This study evaluated the potential for soil recovery in contrasting restoration models using indigenous Atlantic Forest tree species ten years after their establishment. The study site is located in Botucatu municipality, São Paulo State-Brazil, in a loamy dystrophic Red-Yellow Argisol site (Typic Hapludult). Four treatments were compared: i) Control (Spontaneous Restoration); ii) Low Diversity (five fast-growing tree species established by direct seeding); iii) High Diversity (mixed plantings of 41 species established with seedlings) and; iv) Native Forest (well conserved neighboring forest fragment). The following soil properties were evaluated: (1) physical-texture, density and porosity; (2) chemical-C, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Al and pH; (3) biological-microbial biomass. Litter nutrient concentrations (P, S, K, Ca and Mg) and C and N litter stocks were determined. Within ten years the litter C and N stocks of the Low Diversity treatment area were higher than Control and similar to those in both the High Diversity treatment and the Native Forest. Soil C stocks increased through time for both models and in the Control plots, but remained highest in the Native Forest. The methods of restoration were shown to have different effects on soil dynamics, mainly on chemical properties. These results show that, at least in the short-term, changes in soil properties are more rapid in a less complex system like the Low Diversity model than in the a High Species Diversity model. For both mixed plantation systems, carbon soil cycling can be reestablished, resulting in increases in carbon stocks in both soil and litter.

Arquitectura de la vivienda social en centros históricos. dialogos entre el tiempo del diseño y el tiempo del uso social. edificio Riachuelo, San Pablo, Brasil

El Ayuntamiento de San Pablo, en la gestión de 2001 a 2004, pretendió atender a la demanda de habitación social implementando el Programa Social: “Vivir en el Centro” a través de los proyectos: “Perímetros de Rehabilitación Integrada del Habitat” (PRIH), “Alquiler Social”, “Programa de Arrendamiento Residencial” (PAR), “Bolsa Alquiler”, “Vivienda Transitoria” y “Programa de Intervención en Viviendas Hacinadas”. A través del “Programa de Arrendamiento Residencial” fueron implementados los siguientes edificios: Hotel San Pablo, Riskallah Jorge, Brigadeiro Tobias, Riachuelo, entre otros. En este contexto, el objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar el diálogo existente entre el tiempo del diseño y el tiempo del uso social de la vivienda social del edificio Riachuelo. Métodos: los diálogos entre el tiempo del diseño y el tiempo del uso social de la vivienda fueron realizados a partir de las entrevistas con los autores del proyecto de arquitectura y los residentes del edificio. Para conocer la obra construida fueron consultados los proyectos de arquitectura y se realizaron visitas técnicas al edificio. La investigación contribuye con: i) los estudios de la vivienda social de los programas públicos en centros históricos, ii) la reutilización de edificios y iii) la calidad de los diseños o proyectos de arquitectura.