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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53557#.VMiL2izQrzE Author(s)     José Roberto Pereira 1 , João Batista Rezende 2 , Ana Alice Vilas Boas 1*   Affiliation(s) 1 Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brazil . 2 Fundacao Joao Pinheiro, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil . ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to analyze the ability of the public management of environmental problems faced by the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The theoretical elements that underlie this article are related to environmental management and municipal public administration. We used the results of the natural vulnerability and the social potential of the indicator of municipal environmental management, as well as data on sanitation and waste disposal. The weaknesses of public administration are located in the counties of low population group. These municipalities do not have suita...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53551#.VMiJdSzQrzE Author(s)    Raul Gouvea *   Affiliation(s) Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA . ABSTRACT This paper elaborates on the role of green technologies and innovations in “greening” Brazil’s Amazon region fresh water resources. The paper elaborates on the development of an innovation quadruple helix to better manage the region’s water resources. Brazil accounts for close to 12% of the earth’s fresh water reserves, while most of it is in the Amazon region. The preservation of water reserves on a global scale is of paramount importance in the 21 st century. Brazil, however, has not managed its water resources effectively leading to the increasing pollution and contamination of its Amazonian water resources.   KEYWORDS Brazil , Amazon , Sustainability , Nanotechnologies Cite thi...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52421#.VJdtZcCAM4 Author(s)   João Silva Dias 1* , Rodomiro Ortiz 2 Affiliation(s) 1 University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisboa, Portugal . 2 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden . ABSTRACT Vegetables and fruits are grown worldwide and play an important role in human diets because they provide vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and phytochemicals. Vegetables and fruits are also associated with improvement of gastrointestinal health, good vision, and reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, chronic diseases such as diabetes, and some forms of cancer. Vegetable and fruit production suffers from...