This work aimed to reproduce the methodology of Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne of 2017 for estimating the automation probabilities of occupations in Brazil. These estimates are potentially important for professionals and policymakers because they can guide the career of a worker, as well...

This paper presents a brief literature review concerning the costs and benefits of electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles, highlighting their advantages in terms of greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Even though electric and electro-hybrid vehicles must still overcome many cultural and...

Being the most inhospitable continent in Earth, Antarctica has more than 90% of its territory covered with ice and contains around 70% of all drinkable water in the world. Its proximity to South America turns this region into especially relevant to Brazil, being included to the country's...

The genetic engineering techniques are essential in modern agriculture and, at the same time, demand regulation on several levels. The diffusion of planting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has grown since 1996, notably in the United States, Argentina and Canada. In Brazil, the production...

Portuguese Abstract: Os efeitos das mudanças climáticas e os impactos negativos socioambientais da limitação e escassez de recursos naturais são preocupações cada vez mais evidentes e cotidianas no cenário global. A rápida aproximação de catástrofes ambientais ao cotidiano global e...

Technological innovation is considered an increasingly important factor for the sustainable use of natural resources. With technology, it may be possible to maintain the quantity produced of a given good by reducing pressure on the environment. However, the gain in efficiency in the direct use...

Innovation with environmental dimension or eco-innovation became a central element in discussions on economic and social development and growing environmental issues arising from human action, as on green economy or green growth debate. With this motivation, this article reviews the relationship...

Spanish Abstract: El Comercio Justo es una propuesta que incluye el proceso productivo y de consumo. Objetivo: identificar las características del Comercio Justo. Metodología: tiene dos partes, una revisión de literatura y un trabajo de campo en organizaciones productivas y de comercio....

Portuguese Abstract: Apesar dos importantes avanços na pesquisa em inovação em serviços, essa área ainda tem desafios a serem superados. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar o estado da arte em inovação em serviços e apontar algumas possibilidades de pesquisas futuras. O...

Between 2013 and 2016, several regions in Brazil suffered from some event of scarcity, drought and/or the possibility of water rationing. However, the direct abstraction of Blue Water for consumptive use grew 6.38% in the period. In turn, technology is considered an increasingly important factor...