Ostlänken är en planerad höghastighetsjärnväg mellan Järna och Linköping med stegvis byggstart från 2017, ett omfattande projekt som inkluderar totalt cirka 20 kilometer tunnel, varav en tunnel planeras att korsa Getåravinen. Undermarksbyggande är komplicerat och kontakt med svaghetszoner i berg innebär ökade risker för anläggning, miljö och omgivande fastigheter. För att åstadkomma en riskbedömning, dimensionering och ekonomisk kalkyl utförs undersökningar och ingenjörsgeologiska prognoser av bergkvalité och geologisk struktur. Studier har visat ett samband mellan naturliga lineament och svaghetszoner i berg. Därför var uppsatsens syfte att bedöma geologiska byggbarhetsfaktorer genom en strukturgeologisk karaktärisering av lineamentet Getåravinen. Arbetet fokuserade på ett avgränsat område inom Getåravinen där Sweco, på uppdrag av Trafikverket, har utfört ingenjörsgeologiska undersökningar inför den planerade anläggningen av Ostlänken.Arbetet utgick från en studie av lineament genom geologiska kartor, kärnborrprov och hällkarteringar kring Getåravinen, dessa analyserades sedan för att identifiera strukturgeologiska samband. Metoderna Inverse Distance Weighted och kriging användes för att prediktera berget i borrkärnornas omgivning utifrån kvalitéklassningarna Rock Mass Rating, Q-systemet och Rock Quality Designation. För att visa resultatet pedagogiskt och förbättra underlaget inför byggteknisk diskussion visualiserades resultatet i en Building Information Model i mjukvaruprogrammet AutoCAD Civil 3D. Resultatet visade cirka 20° avvikelse mellan lineamentet och huvudsprickriktningen i Getåravinen, det bekräftade ett sprickmönster som då generellt kan antas gälla för lineament vilket är användbar information vid undermarksbyggande. Prediktionerna visade en rumslig beskrivning av bergets klassificeringar och samband med lineamentet. Nyttan av prediktiva metoder var därmed god då även effektiv kvantifiering av bergklasserna möjliggjordes vilket kan implementeras vid undermarksbyggande. / The East Link is a planned high-speed rail link between Järna and Linköping with a gradual construction start in 2017, a comprehensive project covering a total of approximately 20 kilometers of tunnel, of which one tunnel is planned to cross the Getå ravine. Subsurface construction is complicated, and contact with weak zones in the rock implies increased risks for the tunnel construction, the environment and the surrounding real estates. In order to accomplish a risk assessment, dimensioning and economic calculation, geological engineering investigations of the rock’s quality and geological structure are carried out. Studies have shown a relationship between natural lineaments and weaknesses in the rock. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis was to assess geological constructability factors in the Getå ravine by using a characterization of structural geology. The focus was within a demarcated area where the consulting firm Sweco, on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration, had performed engineering geological surveys for the planned construction of the East link.The thesis was based on a study of lineament in geological maps, core drill samples and bedrock mapping in the surroundings of the Getå ravine, which were later analysed to identify structural geological relations. The methods Inverse Distance Weighted and Kriging were used to predict the rock ambient to the core kernels based on the quality ratings Rock Mass Rating, Q System and Rock Quality Designation. In order to visualize the results pedagogically and enhance the basis for technical discussion regarding civil engineering, the results were visualized in a Building Information Model in the software AutoCAD Civil 3D. The result showed approximately 20° deviation between the lineament and the primary joint strike in the Getå ravine, it confirmed a joint pattern that can be generally assumed for natural lineaments which is useful information in subsurface construction. The predictions showed a spatial distribution of the rock's different quality ratings and relationship with the lineament. The utility of the predictive methods was therefore certain because of efficient quantification of the rock quality was made possible, which can be implemented when characterizing the rock into quality domains prior subsurface construction.

The New Ulus Tunnel will be constructed within the andesitic terrain at Hidirliktepe (Ankara). Excavation of the tunnel will be accomplished through blast and drill method. Emprical methods will be consulted during the design of the support systems as well as the slope of the portal rock face. Therefore it is essential to perform detailed rock mass characterization studies. In this thesis it is aimed to determine the rock mass characteristics in order to design the rock slope of the portals and to assess the reliable support systems for the tunnel. For this purpose laboratory tests and field investigations were conducted. Field investigations involved detailed discontinuity measurements and borehole drillings. In respect of laboratory tests / point load index, unit weight and uniaxial compression strength tests were used. The field and laboratory test results were utilized in the Rock Mass Classification Systems (RMR, Q-system) in order to ascertain the rock mass characteristics. By all accounts, necessary tunnel support systems were determined. As for the portal areas, the rock face design was accomplished through kinematical analyses. Consequently, no failure is expected at the portal rock slopes.

SOUZA, Flávio Antônio Miranda de, também é conhecido em citações bibliográficas por: DE SOUZA, Flávio Antônio Miranda / Submitted by Pedro Barros (pedro.silvabarros@ufpe.br) on 2018-08-16T22:46:10Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) TESE José Geraldo Pimentel Neto.pdf: 7402003 bytes, checksum: 596d3ea6f1540c9a89976d67dc2f67a5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Alice Araujo (alice.caraujo@ufpe.br) on 2018-08-27T23:02:30Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) TESE José Geraldo Pimentel Neto.pdf: 7402003 bytes, checksum: 596d3ea6f1540c9a89976d67dc2f67a5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T23:02:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) TESE José Geraldo Pimentel Neto.pdf: 7402003 bytes, checksum: 596d3ea6f1540c9a89976d67dc2f67a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-07 / CAPES / A crise do Estado burocrático implicou na necessidade de reformá-lo e reconstruí-lo, pois a globalização tornou-se uma ação imperativa para a tarefa de redefinir suas ações. Por esse fato, a Constituição Federal brasileira de 1988 promoveu diversas mudanças na administração pública. Uma delas corresponde à transformação gradual da gestão burocrática para uma mais gerencial, na qual o estado centralizado é fragmentado, em escalas político-administrativas, possibilitando novas articulações e novos arranjos com diversos agentes institucionais, permitindo que a economia nacional se torne internacionalmente competitiva. Figura-se assim uma nova realidade na gestão pública, tendo como premissas melhorar seu desempenho e eficiência, evitar a corrupção, orientar as necessidades do tornar a administração pública mais transparente e idônea, identificar as competências e evitar desperdícios no gerenciamento das ações públicas, promover articulações entre diversas instituições em diferentes escalas geográficas (local, regional, estadual, nacional, internacional). Com esse novo formato constitucional, os governos locais/estaduais assumem um papel importante no gerenciamento, coordenação, liderança e tomada de decisão, mobilizando agentes institucionais governamentais (municipais, estaduais, federais e supranacionais) e não governamentais (empresas locais e globais, terceiro setor, entre outros) que têm como objetivo estabelecer processos de gerenciamento-atuação em diferentes focos da ação pública. Porém, esse novo cenário ainda possui problemas como, por exemplo, maior foco no mercado globalizado; falta de monitoramento/controle contínuo das ações/obras públicas; uma cultura política que entrava o gerenciamento das políticas públicas devido a condicionantes históricos, culturais, econômicos, políticos e sociais que vão promover distorções (positivas ou negativas) na tomada de decisão dessas ações públicas. Por isso, é verificado no Brasil que há um distanciamento, em alguns casos, entre os desenhos dos programas e dos projetos públicos junto às realidades das escalas político-administrativas que podem ser potencializados (positivamente ou negativamente) pela relação entre os diversos agentes (arranjos institucionais). Assim, busca-se compreender esses arranjos institucionais nessa nova dinâmica da administração pública gerencial, tendo como foco o desenvolvimento local-regional na gestão urbana recente, a partir do estudo de caso da cidade do Recife. Para tal, foram estudadas as ações públicas realizadas no Recife para a Copa do Mundo FIFA de 2014, utilizando o método hipotético-dedutivo tendo como premissa principal que “os arranjos institucionais são mais eficientes por conta da nova gestão pública”. O estudo teve como análise principal os documentos, contratos, disponibilizados pelo governo federal e estadual. Os resultados alcançados foram opostos ao da premissa, pois não há uma adequada eficiência em quase todas as ações relacionadas com a Copa do Mundo FIFA de 2014. Foram verificados problemas na gestão dessas ações públicas, repercutindo nos atrasos dos prazos de entrega, de finalização das obras e, principalmente, de inconsistências nos recursos públicos ao compará-los entre os sítios governamentais (transparência). Além disso, as obras/ações da Copa do Mundo FIFA 2014 em Pernambuco geraram transtornos na rotina da população que não obteve, ao final das obras, os efeitos positivos pretendidos com as mudanças. Portanto, pode-se concluir que os arranjos institucionais são maleáveis, adaptativos e podem levar a resultados oportunistas, ampliando assimetrias na gestão do território que não levam necessariamente a melhorias na eficiência da gestão pública. / The crisis of the Bureaucratic State has entailed the need to reform and rebuild it, since globalization has become an imperative act for the task of redefining its actions. Due to this fact, the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988 promoted several changes in the public administration. One of them corresponds to the gradual transformation of bureaucratic management into a more managerial one, in which the centralized state is fragmented in political-administrative scales, enabling new articulations and new arrangements with various institutional agents, allowing the national economy to become internationally competitive. This is a new reality in public management, with the premises of improving its performance and efficiency, avoiding corruption, guiding the needs of making public administration more transparent and appropriate, identifying skills and avoiding wastage in the management of public actions, promoting links among different institutions at different geographical scales (local, regional, state, national, international). With this new constitutional format, local / state governments play an important role in management, coordination, leadership and decision-making, mobilizing governmental (city, state, federal and supranational) and non-governmental institutional agents (local and global companies, the third sector, and others) that aims at establishing management-action processes in different focuses of the public action. However, this new scenario still has problems such as the greater focus on the globalized market; the lack of monitoring/continuous control of public actions/works; a political culture that impedes the management of public policies due to historical, cultural, economic, political and social constraints which will lead to distortions (positive or negative) in the decision making of these public actions. Therefore, it is verified in Brazil that there is a distancing, in some cases, between the structure of the programs and the public projects with the realities of the political-administrative scales that can be enhanced (positively or negatively) by the relationship among various agents (institutional arrangements). Thus, this dissertations aims on the understanding of these institutional arrangements in this new dynamic of managerial public administration, focusing on local-regional development in recent urban management, based on the study case of the city of Recife, Brazil. To this end, the public actions carried out in Recife for the 2014 FIFA World Cup were studied using the hypothetical-deductive method, with the main premise that "institutional arrangements are more efficient due to the new public management." The study had as main analysis the documents, contracts, made available by the federal and state government. The results achieved were opposite to the premise, as there is not an adequate efficiency in almost all actions related to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Problems were verified in the management of these public actions, reflecting delays in the delivery deadlines, in the completion of works and, especially problems of inconsistencies in public resources when comparing them among other government sites (transparency). In addition, the works / actions of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Pernambuco have generated disturbances in the routine of the population, which have not obtained at the end of the works the intended positive effects from the changes. Therefore, it can be concluded that the institutional arrangements are malleable, adaptive and can lead to opportunistic results, widening asymmetries in the management of the territory that do not necessarily lead to improvements in the efficiency of public management.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-12T18:06:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 arquivo6923_1.pdf: 4137443 bytes, checksum: 915ade843957ebfcf6140b8fc53f7701 (MD5) license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002 / A mineração urbana nos municípios do Recife e Jaboatão dos Guararapes é voltada mais especificamente para os agregados utilizados na construção civil como areia, argila, brita (granito/gnaisse), além das águas minerais. Essa atividade não tem recebido, no âmbito da RMR, o merecido realce por parte dos órgãos que a licenciam, seja no que se refere ao controle da atividade mineral, do impacto ambiental ou do uso do solo urbano. Isso fica claramente expresso pelo estado de degradação paisagística de amplos trechos dessas cidades, particularmente ao longo dos principais eixos rodoviários e, pelo intenso assoreamento do sistema de drenagem natural e formal das cidades, causa principal dos alagamentos e inundações freqüentes nos períodos de inverno. Além disso, essa atividade é em grande parte informal ou ilegal, não se traduzindo em arrecadação da compensação financeira (CFEM), sendo o município o principal prejudicado com essa omissão. Nos municípios a expedição de licenciamentos e a fiscalização da exploração são desempenhadas pelo Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral DNPM, com a fiscalização do meio ambiente à cargo da Companhia Pernambucana de Meio Ambiente CPRH, que atua principalmente sobre as questões referentes à proteção ambiental e à expedição de licenças municipais pelas Secretarias de Planejamento Urbano. A falta de articulação desses órgãos tem levado a um crescimento desordenado de minerações informais ou ilegais na RMR, principalmente no que se refere à exploração de areia e argila, degradando áreas que são posteriormente ocupadas, criando situações de risco. Essas atividades de mineração desenvolvidas sem o competente título autorizativo da pesquisa/lavra (minerações informais), são de difícil controle por parte dos órgãos fiscalizadores, contrariando não só a legislação mineral, como também as legislações tributárias, trabalhistas e ambientais. O presente trabalho apresenta a caracterização das atividades minerais cadastradas e ilegais desses municípios, assim como uma proposta de Plano de Gestão para melhor articulação entre os órgãos fiscalizadores evitando-se assim o crescimento das minerações informais, além da elaboração do Mapa das Atividades Minerais para esses municípios, em base geo-referenciada

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-12T18:07:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 arquivo6974_1.pdf: 4137443 bytes, checksum: 915ade843957ebfcf6140b8fc53f7701 (MD5) license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002 / A mineração urbana nos municípios do Recife e Jaboatão dos Guararapes é voltada mais especificamente para os agregados utilizados na construção civil como areia, argila, brita (granito/gnaisse), além das águas minerais. Essa atividade não tem recebido, no âmbito da RMR, o merecido realce por parte dos órgãos que a licenciam, seja no que se refere ao controle da atividade mineral, do impacto ambiental ou do uso do solo urbano. Isso fica claramente expresso pelo estado de degradação paisagística de amplos trechos dessas cidades, particularmente ao longo dos principais eixos rodoviários e, pelo intenso assoreamento do sistema de drenagem natural e formal das cidades, causa principal dos alagamentos e inundações freqüentes nos períodos de inverno. Além disso, essa atividade é em grande parte informal ou ilegal, não se traduzindo em arrecadação da compensação financeira (CFEM), sendo o município o principal prejudicado com essa omissão. Nos municípios a expedição de licenciamentos e a fiscalização da exploração são desempenhadas pelo Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral DNPM, com a fiscalização do meio ambiente à cargo da Companhia Pernambucana de Meio Ambiente CPRH, que atua principalmente sobre as questões referentes à proteção ambiental e à expedição de licenças municipais pelas Secretarias de Planejamento Urbano. A falta de articulação desses órgãos tem levado a um crescimento desordenado de minerações informais ou ilegais na RMR, principalmente no que se refere à exploração de areia e argila, degradando áreas que são posteriormente ocupadas, criando situações de risco. Essas atividades de mineração desenvolvidas sem o competente título autorizativo da pesquisa/lavra (minerações informais), são de difícil controle por parte dos órgãos fiscalizadores, contrariando não só a legislação mineral, como também as legislações tributárias, trabalhistas e ambientais. O presente trabalho apresenta a caracterização das atividades minerais cadastradas e ilegais desses municípios, assim como uma proposta de Plano de Gestão para melhor articulação entre os órgãos fiscalizadores evitando-se assim o crescimento das minerações informais, além da elaboração do Mapa das Atividades Minerais para esses municípios, em base geo-referenciada

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This study analyzed the acute effect of water consumption on resting metabolic rate (RMR). It was hypothesized that water would have a small, nonclinically significant effect on RMR. Men and women ages 18–40 years participated in a crossover study in which each participant received a No Water and Water condition (order determined randomly) with a 7-day washout period between each condition. Both conditions began with visual analog scales to gauge hunger and thirst levels, urine spectrometry to quantify hydration status, and height and weight measurements. The No Water condition consisted of a 30-minute rest period followed by 45 minutes of RMR testing. The Water condition was identical except for the administration of 500 ml of purified water at 3 °C 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the RMR measurement. Resting metabolic rate testing was done via indirect calorimetry. There was not a condition-by-time difference in 24-hour resting energy expenditure, oxygen consumption, or metabolic equivalents when including all data points and controlling for nonlinearity (ps > 0.0682). There was a significant difference in respiratory quotient (RQ) (F = 13.73; p = 0.0006) with the No Water condition showing a slightly higher RQ than the Water condition. The nonlinear pattern was primarily driven by the first several minutes of testing. Accordingly, we completed analyses without the first 5 minutes of data. The results persisted; that is, there was no condition-by-time effect in 24-hour resting energy expenditure, oxygen consumption, or metabolic equivalents (ps > 0.2435). Further, the RQ remained significantly different (F = 10.57; ps > 0.0023); however, it was slightly higher in the Water condition. This study did not support our hypothesis that consumption of 500 ml of water would have a measurable effect on RMR and fuel utilization compared to not consuming water. Rather, this study replicates other studies that suggest there is not an acute measurable effect of water consumption on RMR. Nevertheless, one positive application of these findings is that water may be a suitable control in RMR studies. In addition, these results should not discourage overall water consumption for healthy functioning. Further, consumption of water-rich foods over time could be an effective strategy for weight management (as shown in other studies). Future studies could attempt to determine if larger volumes of water or different temperatures of water have an effect on RMR.

This thesis analyzes the potential systematic errorin the characterization of the rock mass quality in borehole and tunnel mapping. The difference when assessing the rock mass quality refers to the fact that the characterization performed on drilled rock cores are commonly done on-meter length, while the tunnel section can be up to 20-25 m wide. At the same time, previous studies indicate that the engineering geologist tends to characterize the rock mass quality during tunnel excavation with a conservative estimation of the parameters defining the rock mass quality to ensure a sufficient rock support. In order to estimate this possible systematic error produced by the size difference when assessing the rock mass quality, a simulation was performed within a geological domain, representative of Stockholm city. In the simulation, each meter of the tunnel section was given a separate value of the rock mass quality, randomly chosen from a normal distribution representative for the studied geological domain. The minimum value was set to represent the characterized rock mass quality for that tunnel section. The results from the simulation produced a systematic error due to the difference between the geological domain, reproducing the borehole mapping, and the simulated values, representing the tunnel mapping. The results showed a systematic error in the RMR basic index around 15 points in average, which compared to the difference of 5-7 points obtained in Norrström and the Norrmalm tunnels in the Stockholm Citylink project recently constructed, are found to be excessive. However, in the simulation, it was assumed that (1) the results obtained were the same in the bore hole mapping and in the tunnel mapping, (2) with the only difference of the engineer geologist assigning to the tunnel section the lowest RMR basic value, and (3) that there was no spatial correlation between the quality RMR basic index. After analyzing the three assumptions the simulation was based upon, the absence of spatial correlation was found to be the most significative, which indicate that spatial correlation in rock mass quality needs to be included if a more correct value should be obtained.

Background Timing and quantity of protein (PRO) consumption are important considerations for muscle protein synthesis (MPS), fat-free mass (FFM) accretion, and body fat % (BF%) reduction. The effect of PRO ingestion on changes in FFM is mediated by many variables. Past studies have focused on specific composition of carbohydrate (CHO) and PRO consumption (CHO vs. PRO + CHO), and have also investigated PRO intake timing at pre-exercise, post-exercise, or both. Other studies have investigated FFM maintenance and growth with increased PRO consumption during catabolic or anabolic phases of energy balance (EB). These mechanisms have been studied in various populations, including healthy untrained individuals, overweight and obese people, and endurance athletes. However, studies have not explored relationships between the amount and timing of PRO ingested, and the state of EB, as it relates to FFM%. Method/Design A retrospective analysis design was used to assess relationships between PRO ingestion, timing, and EB on FFM in collegiate football players. Subjects were members of an intercollegiate Division 1 football team, had completed a one-day food and activity record, and had body composition assessed as part of a regular team screening procedure. Data acquisition was supervised by a PhD/Registered Dietitian. Food and activity records were analyzed using NutriTiming®, which predicts RMR via the Harris-Benedict equation, uses a MET-based relative intensity activity scale, and accesses the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 26 to predict hourly EB and PRO consumption. EB was assessed as ±400 kcal EB (EBR), < 0 kcal EB (NEGEB), and > 0 kcal EB (POSEB). Total useable PRO (TUP) was defined as the sum of PRO consumed in units up to 30g max/meal, a value also assessed relative to EB at the time of ingestion. The goal was to assess the amount and timing of PRO intake with EB as these factors relate to FFM. Results Pearson's correlations found that BF% was negatively associated with TUP while in EBR (r=-.253; p=0.049), and FFM% was positively associated TUP in EBR (r=0.279; p=0.030) and in POSEB (r=0.282; p=0.028). NEGEB was positively associated with BF% (r=0.325; p=0.011), and negatively associated with FFM% (r=-0.322; p=0.011). Conclusions Results elucidate that players who ingest PRO in a relatively good energy-balanced state had higher FFM% and a lower BF%. Further, those players consuming TUP while in POSEB had an even stronger positive association with FFM% and a stronger inverse association with BF%. These data reject the null hypothesis that football players who consume PRO in POSEB have less FFM% than those who consume PRO in NEGEB.

L’étalement urbain constitue un enjeu de société qui préoccupe tous les acteurs de l’aménagement du territoire. Le développement de superficies urbanisées à la périphérie des villes à des fins résidentielle, industrielle, commerciale et d’infrastructures se caractérise par une faible densité des structures bâties et par une perte de terres agricoles. Les conséquences sont importantes notamment parce que ces pertes sont irréversibles. Ce projet de recherche analyse les tendances actuelles de l’étalement urbain dans la RMR de Montréal et au-delà de celle-ci ainsi que ses impacts sur les territoires agricoles. Il comporte trois objectifs secondaires. Le premier objectif vise à analyser l’importance de la multifonctionnalité de l’agriculture et sa prise en compte dans les stratégies d’aménagement et de revitalisation agricole dans les MRC. Le deuxième objectif vise à établir les liens entre ces stratégies et les pressions urbaines dans la région métropolitaine de Montréal. Les pressions urbaines des 88 municipalités sont analysées en fonction de l’augmentation de la population et des ménages, par le nombre de mises en chantier ainsi que par les demandes de modification de la zone agricole déposées par les municipalités auprès de la CPTAQ entre 2000 et 2009. Le dernier objectif vise à identifier les MRC qui ont développé ces stratégies dans leur schéma d’aménagement et de développement (SAD), pour ensuite comparer les intentions et les actions des MRC par rapport à l’étalement urbain qui se développe concrètement sur leur territoire depuis l’an 2000. Pour ce faire, deux critères ont été retenus : une typologie des stratégies d’aménagement et de revitalisation agricole des SAD et les positions adoptées par les acteurs impliqués dans les demandes de modification. En conclusion, les cinq MRC analysées en détail ont demandé entre 2,1 % et 2,6 % de leur propre zone agricole au cours des dix dernières années, peu importe l’élaboration de leur SAD et les pressions urbaines qu’elles subissent. / Urban sprawl represents a challenge to society of concern for all the players in regional land use planning. The development of urbanised areas on the edges of cities for residential, industrial, commercial and infrastructure purposes is characterised by low density development and a loss of farmland. The consequences are important because these losses are irreversible. This research project analyses current trends of urban sprawl in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Region and the surrounding area as well as its impacts on agricultural areas. There are three secondary objectives. The first one is to analyse the importance of the multi-functionality of agriculture and how it has been taken into account in the strategies for agricultural planning and revitalisation in the Regional Municipal Counties (RMC). The second one aims to establish the linkages between these strategies and the urban pressures in the Montreal metropolitan region. Urban pressures are analysed in the context of 88 municipalities as a function of the increases in population and households and the number of construction projects initiated as well as the requests for modification of their agricultural zones submitted by the municipalities to Quebec’s Agricultural Land Protection Commission between 2000 and 2009. The final objective aims to identify those RMC which have developed strategies in their regional land use development plan for their agricultural zone, in order then to compare the intentions and actions of the RMC with the urban sprawl which has actually taken place in their territory since 2000. To accomplish this, two criteria were used: a typology of the planning and revitalisation strategies for the agricultural zones and the positions adopted by the players involved in formulating the requests for modification. By way of conclusion, the 5 RMC analysed in detail requested the withdrawal of between 2.1 % and 2.6 % of their own agricultural zone during the last 10 years, regardless of their own agricultural development plan and the actual urban pressures they had experienced.