Da colônia ao shopping: um estudo da evolução tipológica da arquitetura hospitalar em Natal

A conceptual discussion on architectural type and its role in theory and practice supports the construction of an analytical tool used for recognizing the typological evolution of hospital architecture in Western societies. The same tool is applied to analyze the typological evolution of hospital architecture in Natal, Brazil, through a sample of eighteen hospitals built in the city since the beginnings of 20th century. The conclusion is that typological evolution in Natal is almost the same as occidental one, except for a few singularities that can be explained by local social and economic development

Trabalhadores por conta própria: O trabalho dos vendedores ambulantes da passarela do Natal shopping e do Via Direta

This study aid to understand the work conditions of street vendors located on the sidewalks of two malls in Brazil Northeast Natal / RN - Both malls Natal Shopping and Via Direta, to analyze their inclusion in the informal economy and to study the supposed autonomy provided by work as self-employment in its both aspects economic and social analyzing the importance on the condition of "masters of their own business" has for the street vendors, as an alternative to not submission to the figure of the boss, that represents the exploitation of one class over another. The theoretical and methodological aspects that support this study was aimed in discussion on the restructuring of production, considering its effects on the world of work, pointing to unemployment as one of the potencies element of excluded processes that exciting workers to engage in the informal market. Informality is presented as a survival strategy and as integrating part of the reproduction of capital. This research was conducted under a critical perspective, whish has been utilized quantitative and qualitative analyses. The results of this study format questions that provided during the research process the socio-economic characterization of workers, main cause of this study, and how street vendors expres their status of workers as self-employed for their work, and the perception that they have on their form of inclusion in the informal market.

Shopping-centers :elementos de (re)produção urbana na zona de sul de Natal-RN

This study aims at analysing the (re) prodction of urban space in the south sone of Natal city, in particular the influence of the shopping-centers in this process. In this respect, it also analyses the changes of habits and constumes for part of the society, when those entreprizes were built in better-off areas of the south zone Natal as well as the transformations in the surroundings of the thre main shopping-centers. A sother commercial establishments of the same size, two out of the three main shopping-centers in the city are targered towards the better-off population. However, if compared to the others, one these has, for some time, sought to target a lower in come population. In spite of being an important element in the (re)production of urban space as well as in the cities modern commercial sector, these large commercial entreprizes reinforce capitalisms contradctions in so far as they constitute semi-public space whit an exclusionary and segregatory vatune

Os marcos da paisagem da cidade no contexto da trama urbana de Natal/RN: um estudo a partir do Morro do Careca, o Midway Mall, o Pórtico dos Reis Magos e a Ponte Newton Navarro

The present work is a study on the functions performed by landmarks landscape Natal / RN in the urban fabric, in the case of Midway Mall, the Portico dos Reis Magos, the Morro do Careca and Newton Navarro Bridge. For such goals established itself as analyze the functionality of the milestones presented here in the urban fabric; discuss the importance of these landmarks of the city landscape in the process of urbanization of Natal, and identify and spatialize actions related to the use of territories where are located landmarks, discussing their reflections. To achieve these goals we chose to use as a literature search procedures, the problematic concept, working with oral sources, and reading speechless. To support this research the main concepts were worked landscape, city, landmark, public space, circuits, among others. After going over the theory, consistent with the empirical data, it appears that the landmarks studied here have different functions and features, but all carry different forms of fascination for the public and visitors to the city, and every man your way, influence the public space, land speculation and feature importance in the process of urbanization of Natal

Shopping Centers: segregação, exclusão e inclusão. Análise a partir de bairros residenciais em Presidente Prudente-SP

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Modernidade e sociabilidade: do "comércio" ao shopping (Belém-PA, 1990-)

Esta dissertação é fruto de uma pesquisa que realizamos entre os anos de 2004 e 2005, em Belém (PA), que nos levou a compreender e explicar como a Modernidade desenvolvia-se no shopping Iguatemi Belém, através de uma de suas principais instituições: o mercado capitalista, o qual por meio da socialização (panoptismo), “ditava” os comportamentos dos frequentadores, gerando uma espécie de prática relacional (sociabilidade) que, “ancorada” ao fenômeno da busca por prestígio e status social do tipo posicional, dinamizou um mecanismo de diferenciação social que se iniciou no “comércio” (Rua João Alfredo) e “desembocou” no shopping Iguatemi Belém, onde os valores decorrentes do processo de socialização aqui estudados passaram a reproduzir e a acentuar o próprio processo de distinção social entre as “classes alta e média alta” e a “classe baixa”.

Online Shopping Websites: An Evaluation of User Experience and Interface Ergonomic Criteria from the Perspective of Older Users

This paper presents a user experience evaluation of two online shopping websites from the perspective of older users (those aged 50 and older). Two online shopping websites were evaluated using methodological procedures established in prior research [1]. The methodology consists of four steps: (1) heuristic interface evaluation using an ergonomic criteria checklist, (2) online identification and experience questionnaire, (3) evaluation of user experience and interface interaction, and (4) satisfaction questionnaire. Results of the study revealed the analyzed websites are not suitable for older users, who find it difficult to interact with these interfaces.

Cogeração de energia com motores de combustão interna

The tertiary sector is largely responsible for the growth of electricity consumption in Brazil. The large commercial and public buildings, hypermarkets and shopping centers stand out as major consumers of electricity for lighting, power and thermal energy. Brazil presents significant potential for the deployment of small cogeneration plants, especially in the tertiary sector. Allied to this, the possibility of natural gas supply and the growing demands in favor of maintaining and preserving the environment favor the implementation of cogeneration plants. In this context, this paper presents a technical and economic analysis of installing a cogeneration plant using internal combustion engine with natural gas in a mall

Bauru e São José dos Campos: Shopping Centers e Espaço Urbano

A monografia aqui apresentada tem como foco o estudo do processo de estruturação do espaço urbano, com atenção para o papel dos shopping centers. Estes espaços de comercialização de bens e serviços são muito importantes para compreender tal processo e se trata de algo extremamente recente considerando-se o longo processo de urbanização, visto que sua expansão, como fenômeno urbano no Brasil é do inicio da década de 1980. O estudo privilegiou a caracterização e análise das cidades que apresentam população na faixa de 100 a 600 mil habitantes e que na sua estrutura urbana apresentem este empreendimento como um elemento que agregue ou não o poder de constituição e/ou (re)definição de centralidades, dinâmica esta bastante influenciada pela construção deste equipamento de lazer e consumo em uma cidade. Sendo assim, para o desenvolvimento deste estudo, procuramos nos nortear em questões que abarcassem qual a relação destes empreendimentos, quando existentes nas cidades, com a centralidade principal, para assim, tentarmos compreender se os mesmos desempenham a criação de novas centralidades, ou reforçam a centralidade principal já existente, concebida pela estruturação que o centro desempenha

Eficiência energética em ar condicionado e refrigeração através da aplicação da termoacumulação

The use of refrigeration and air conditioning systems is of fundamental importance when it comes to air-conditioning of environments. Also important is the use of electricity for equipments’ operation related to these systems. Due to high cost of charging for this type of energy, factors economy and efficiency occupy key roles among design parameters of a system. One of the ways to get this economy is the use of a technique called thermal storage, or cold storage, which intends to move the required loads during peak time and also their equalizing, so that the energy is transferred from the peak time to non-peak time, thereby reducing the cost of energy consumed. Cold can be stored in the form of ice or ice water. This work aims to perform a technical-economic analysis of a mall located in Vale do Paraíba checking the feasibility of deploying a thermal storage system to achieve an economy in the cost of the energy used by the establishment. Through the parameters measured by the concessionaire of energy we can get the values of energy demand and power consumed, which will serve as basis for calculation for the study. The results obtained allow the development of two alternative proposals to the current configuration, one chosen by the criteria and results presented by technical-economic and energy analysis

Deslocamentos pendulares, consumo e shopping centers em cidades médias paulistas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

"Cloudy": un'applicazione di assistenza allo shopping basata sulle API di Marketcloud

In questo lavoro di tesi si è analizzato il problema di creare un sistema di assistenza allo shopping integrabile in applicazioni e-commerce web e mobile sviluppate con le tecnologie messe a disposizione da Marketcloud, ovvero un progetto che punta a fornire strumenti per la realizzazione, la manutenzione, la gestione, la diffusione e la pubblicizzazione di tali applicazioni limitando i costi e le problematiche di sviluppo a carico delle aziende che intendono fornire servizi di e-commerce. Dopo aver discusso gli aspetti principali del progetto Marketcloud, sono state analizzate le necessità delle aziende interessate allo sviluppo del sistema di assistenza in esame, così come le aspettative degli utenti (i clienti) finali, ed è stato discusso perché fosse necessario e preferibile, nel caso in esame, non utilizzare soluzioni già presenti sul mercato. Infine, è stata progettata ed implementata un’applicazione web che includesse tale sistema e che fosse immediatamente integrabile tra i servizi già sviluppati da Marketcloud, testandone risultati, prestazioni, problemi e possibili sviluppi futuri. Al termine del lavoro di implementazione, il sistema e l'applicazione garantiscono all'utente finale l'utilizzo di tre funzioni: ricerca per categoria, ricerca libera, recommendation di prodotti. Per gestire la ricerca libera, è stato implementato un sistema di filtri successivi, ed una rete neurale multi-livello dotata di un opportuno algoritmo di machine learning per poter apprendere dalle scelte degli utenti; per la recommendation di prodotti, è stato utilizzato un sistema di ranking (classificazione). Le prestazioni della rete neurale sono state oggetto di attenta analisi.