The urban population is predicted to increase to 66% by 2050. The rapid growth of urbanization and increasing congestion are significant challenges faced by the world today. Innovative solutions in urban mobility are key for a successful development and a sustainable future. The new paradigm, Internet of Things (IoT), facilitates the need for new approaches in urban transportation, leading to a modern concept: Smart Mobility. The boom of technology and innovation from recent years allowed a great expansion of IoT. Furthermore, the number of smart devices that communicate, cooperate and complement each other, grows rapidly in every domain broadening the scope of IoT applications. This paper sets to discuss the impact that IoT might have on urban mobility, mentioning its implications, challenges and technical solutions. It further reviews the advancements made in the transport infrastructure along the years that support the emergence of Smart Mobility. Three main research questions stay at the forefront of this paper which are drafted in pursuit of the solutions for the problems and challenges currently faced by urban transportation. Which leads to a sustainable future with efficient and effective urban transportation system. The paper uses a mix-method approach, using on one hand qualitative research for literature review (State of the field) and on the other hand quantitative research to assess public opinion on the research topic, through an online questionnaire. To answer the research questions with proper arguments, both research methods were necessary, which lead to optimal results. The results of the questionnaire were interpreted based on Spearman's correlation and descriptive statistical analysis. They brought an in-depth view on the public opinion regarding IoT and the developments enabled by this paradigm within the urban mobility sphere. The output of the questionnaire highlights the eagerness of participants usually stuck in traffic to see innovation within urban mobility. Over all the results based on the opinions suggest that the public strongly believes in the Internet of Thing's applications and its adaptation will benefit the urban transportation system. Furthermore, new developments in the urban mobility sphere will be largely embraced.

[pt] Este estudo tem como objetivo caracterizar as transformações ocorridas no espaço urbano de Muriaé – Minas Gerais, a partir da implementação de políticas públicas habitacionais pós 1970. Para que esse objetivo pudesse ser alcançado, buscou-se identificar quem foram os agentes sociais produtores do espaço urbano muriaeense e seu respectivo papel no desenrolar das políticas habitacionais no município, a saber: BNH, COAHB – MG e Movimento das Casas Populares. Inicialmente recorre-se ao conceito de espaço e paisagem, com o propósito de se entender como o espaço e a paisagem urbana sofreram metamorfose frente à atuação dos agentes sociais. A seguir, apresenta-se uma breve síntese histórica da organização do espaço urbano do município. Analisam-se ainda as representações do espaço e os espaços de representações, por meio da empregabilidade dos resultados do questionário aplicado aos moradores de tais conjuntos habitacionais. Um grupo pertencente à associação de moradores do bairro e outro não pertencente à associação de bairro. Além disso, discutiu-se a crise pela qual passam as cidades hoje, e verificou-se que Muriaé não foge à regra. / [en] This is study aims to characterize the changes occurring in the urban space in the city of Muriaé, Minas Gerais, from the implementation of habitation politics after 1970. For this goal could be achieved we sought to identify who were the social agents muriaeense producers of urban space, and their respective roles in the unfolding of habitation politics in the municipality, namely: BNH, COAHB – MG and the Movement of Popular House. Initially one uses the concept of space and landscape, with the purpose of understanding how space urban landscape underwent metamorphosis opossite actions of social agents. The following is a brief history of the organization of urban space in the city. Analyze the representations of space and spaces of representations, throught the employability of the results of the questionnaire given to residents of suchs housing. One Group within the neighborhood association and a group not belonging to the residents’ association the neighborhood. Also, discussed the crisis for which the cities are today, it was found that Muriaé no exception.

[pt] A indústria hoteleira vem implementando diversos programas de sustentabilidade que, para ter sucesso, precisam da participação dos hóspedes, que são constantemente informados de que a reutilização de toalhas ajuda a preservar recursos naturais. Entretanto, o porcentual de hóspedes que reutiliza toalhas pode ser melhorado. Adequação a normas sociais pode ser fator que aumente a adesão dos hóspedes. Inicialmente, em hotel no Rio de Janeiro, mediu-se o percentual de hóspedes que reutilizava toalhas tendo como estímulo apenas o informativo padrão do hotel. Conduziu-se após um experimento, onde a peça informativa foi modificada, tornando o convite à participação mais evidente. Foram apresentadas três peças: para o grupo de controle, a informação apenas continha o apelo ambiental. Para o primeiro grupo experimental, informava-se que a maioria dos hóspedes do hotel havia aderido ao programa. O segundo grupo experimental era informado de que a maioria dos hóspedes do seu apartamento havia aderido. Os resultados indicam que a participação de hóspedes no programa de reutilização de toalhas foi maior quando a informação tornou-se mais evidente. Entretanto, não houve diferença significativa de reutilização entre o grupo de controle e os grupos experimentais, que receberam informações sobre a reutilização por outros hóspedes. / [en] The hotel industry has been implementing a series of sustainability programs which expected results includes the participation of guests. In hotels, clients are constantly informed that reusing towels helps to conserve natural resources. However, percentage of guests reusing towels could be increased. The use of social norms at messages maybe a factor that increases guests adhesion to reuse programs. Initially was measured the percentage of guests reusing towels at an hotel located in Rio de Janeiro with the usual hotels informative card. In a second phase the card model was modified. A tag involving towels was created to increase guests perception. The material were divided in three models. For control group, information included solely the environmental appeal. For the first experimental group were informed that a majority of the hotel guests had joined the program. For the second experimental group, was informed that most of the guests staying at that apartment had joined the program. The results indicates that the participation of guests in reuse towels program was greater when the information has become more evident. However, there was no significant difference between reuse within the control group and the experimental groups receiving social norm information. Keywords

The core of the project lies in upcycling. From the start of the research, I wanted to find new creative ways of upcycling garments and textiles.However, upcycling is a part of a greater whole which deals with addressing the problem of fashion waste. It gives new value to the clothes and prolongs the life span of the clothes. It is a craftivism act since it plugs into an existing system and shapes it towards a more sustainable direction. Thus this project wanted to take a larger approach and include consumers into the process. The purpose of the project was to explore one of the ways to encourage consumers to upcycle their clothes. This was done through an upcycling workshop. In the upcycling workshop, the consumer visualized the way they want their clothes to be upcycled. Their garments were then upcycled using DIY methods such as stitching, patching, and painting. The process was recorded in details. The whole process was then translated into a craftivist zine. The zine demonstrates how to do your own upcycling workshop and how to upcycle three garments. The upcycling workshop and the zine want to encourage the consumer to upcycle by giving them the necessary skills to do so.

With the rise of popularity of technological devices, less children engage in reading books. This paper investigates the influence of technology on young children and points out the advantages and disadvantages of being in contact with digital media on a regular basis. In contrast to that, this project reveals benefits that come from reading and being read to in early childhood. Through designerly research in forms of collaboration and a cultural probe, the essence of children’s books is getting ex- plored. Furthermore, the importance of illustration in combination to text in picture book is being discussed. By exploring the practice of creating an own illustrated children’s book, I evaluate assumptions and findings of my research.

Student Number : 9111753K - M M research report - School of Management - Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management / Employee engagement is a critical business issue for South Africa if we are to take this country to the next competitive landscape. South African business has been mired by negative perception of underperformance and uncompetitiveness from the international community for years in the past, with an over-reliance on the mining sector. From 1994, this perception has progressively improved and going forward more urgency from business is required in order to progress even further. Whilst employee engagement represents only one factor amongst a number of macro and micro issues, it is central to this country’s economy, business productivity and sustainability. In attempting to assist business in this regard, a study of factors that promote employee engagement has been investigated. The research was qualitative and quantitative in nature. A number of respondents from across the length and breath of South Africa participated in the study. Analysis was done on the results and correlation done to the propositions and the literature. The findings identified employee engagement strategy, the culture of engagement, leadership and management, talent mindset, communication and knowledge sharing, and organisations’ reputation and branding as prominent factors in business in South Africa. Resulting from the research, an employee engagement model is proposed which attempts to integrate key lessons for business.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) continues to gain attention amongst corporate bodies and is the medium through which the private sector contributes to development. The last decade has seen a significant growth in CSR initiative in South Africa, partly due to the implementation of public polices such as the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Code of Good Practice and the various industry charters that obligate corporate institutions to contribute towards the reconstruction efforts of the nation. As a result many organizations have adopted strategies that include social development projects as part of their core business objectives, thus the initiation of certain projects and programmes as part of their CSR contributions to the reconstruction efforts. Although CSR has roots in philanthropic activities, it has become evident that when CSR initiatives are designed strategically to embody the holistic views of business goals towards profit making as well as community goals that promote positive development. Anecdotal evidence suggests that projects collapse after corporations discontinue funding due to lack of community involvement which renders CSR initiatives unresponsive to the developmental needs of communities. The study sought to explore the extent to which corporate social responsibility initiatives were responsive to the educational needs of beneficiaries in Johannesburg. It also explored beneficiary perceptions on how CSR initiatives can be sustained. The study population was drawn from Tiso Foundation and three partnering organisations. A qualitative case study design was utilised in the study to obtain in depth information from the research participants concerning the CSR initiatives of Tiso Foundation. Semi-structured interview schedules were used to conduct interviews with both beneficiaries of the CSR initiatives and key informants. The research sample consisted of 16 beneficiaries of Tiso Foundation’s CSR initiatives and 6 key informants that were drawn from Tiso Foundation and partnering organizations. The findings revealed that the CSR initiatives were responsive to the needs of the beneficiaries by providing them access to education and skills development. The findings also established the nature of beneficiary participation in CSR initiatives as partially participatory. The study recommended that CSR initiatives should take a developmental approach towards programme executions to ensure full participation of beneficiaries in order to ensure sustainability of the programmes even after funding is discontinued. The study also iv suggests the collaborative partnership of government and the private sector towards sustainable development by enhancing and complimenting each other’s efforts.

Orientador: Ana Elisa Bressan Smith Lourenzani / Coorientadora: Andréa Rossi Scalco / Coorientadora: Regina Aparecida Leite de Camargo / Resumo: O Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE) teve início nos anos 1950 com o nome de Campanha da Merenda Escolar (CME) etem um importante papel na alimentação saudável dos estudantes brasileiros, além de contribuir com a agricultura familiar, a partir da Lei 11.947/2009a qual determinou que no mínimo 30% dos alimentos adquiridos para o PNAE sejam originários da agricultura familiar, preferencialmente de comunidades tradicionais, quilombolas e indígenas. Diante do contexto ao qual o agricultor familiar está inserido e considerando que o apoio à agricultura familiar se torna essencial para que a sustentabilidade seja alcançada em todas as suas dimensões, surge a questão norteadora da presente pesquisa: Qual é a sustentabilidade dos estabelecimentos familiares participantes do PNAE no município de Tupã - SP? O objetivo dessa pesquisa é avaliar a sustentabilidade dos estabelecimentos rurais participantes do PNAE por meio do método Indicateurs de Durabilité des Exploitations Agricoles (IDEA) no município de Tupã - SP, a partir de suas três dimensões (ambiental, socioterritorial e econômica). A aplicação do método foi realizada com quatro produtores pertencentes à Associação dos Bananicultores de Tupã entre julho e outubro de 2018. Os dados coletados foram analisados por meio da estatística descritiva.Os resultados permitiram identificar que a dimensão socioterritorial apresentou desempenho inferior às demais, sendo um fator limitante para a sustentabilidade como um todo entre... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) began in the 1950s with the name of School Lunch Campaign (CME) and has an important role in the healthy eating of Brazilian students, as well as contributing to family farming, based on Law 11.947 / 2009 which determined a minimum of 30% for foods purchased for school feeding must be originated from family farming. Given this context which the family farmer is inserted and considering that support to family farmers becomes essential for sustainability to be achieved in all its dimensions, the guiding question of this research arises: the participation on PNAE has promoted environmental sustainability, socio-territorial and economic on the rural establishments? The objective of this research is to evaluate the sustainability of rural establishments of PNAE in the municipality of Tupã - SP using the Indicateurs de Durabilité des Exploitations Agricoles (IDEA) method. For that, four rural establishments participating in the PNAE were chosen in the municipality of Tupã.The application of the method was carried out with four producers belonging to the Associação de Bananicultores deTupã between July and October of 2018. The data collected were analyzed through descriptive statistics.Data collection was done through interviews directly with farmers.The results showed that the socioterritorial dimension presented inferior performance to the others, being a limiting factor for the sustainability as a whole among the participants of the rese... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

This research was aimed at establishing the contributions of developmental nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to social welfare service delivery in Gauteng, South Africa, and to examine the challenges they have faced since the transition from Apartheid social welfare to a developmental welfare paradigm. This study revealed how developmental NGOs function to meet the needs of citizens, especially the marginalised and vulnerable class of the society. It also examined the contributions of developmental NGOs in terms of capacity building, physical infrastructure development and their sustainability. The research was qualitative and exploratory in nature, and a multiple case study design was applied. The research sample of 15 participants was drawn from three developmental NGOs registered with the Department of Social Development, Gauteng, South Africa. Five employees from each developmental NGO were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. A face to face interview was the method of data collection. The data collected was analysed. The main findings showed that there is evidence of positive contributions to capacity building and infrastructural development at the grassroots level. However, funding remains the biggest challenge, which then affects the sustainability of development.

The Local Drug Action Committee (LDAC) is the closest body to the community which is made up of individuals from different stakeholders at a local level to coordinate the activities aimed at the prevention of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking within the communities. Since the implementation of the committees, the sustainability of these committees has been a challenge in the Free State Province. The study endeavoured to explore factors which influence the sustainability of these committees in the Free State Province. A qualitative research approach that was explorative and descriptive in nature was employed. A case study design was used. Purposive sampling was applied to select the participants from two LDACs in Mangaung Municipality. A semi-structured interview schedule was used to collect the data during individual in-depth interviews with five participants. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. The main findings indicated that there was a lack of knowledge among the committee members about their roles, responsibilities and mandates. Their inability to coordinate the stakeholder activities as well as the limited knowledge about the relationship between the Free State Mini Drug Master Plan (FSMDMP) and the LDACs also appeared to be challenging. The main conclusions drawn from the study are that despite the excellent structure of the LDACs to coordinate the implementation of the FSMDMP, the members of the LDACs are neither knowledgeable about nor capacitated to fulfil their roles and responsibilities to meet the intended requirements and implement the activities of the FSMDMP, factors which hamper sustainability. The lack of financial support from Government to fund the activities of the LDACs in the Province is another major impediment in terms of sustainability.