A contingent valuation study was done to investigate the value of Fijian reefs by households in the Metro Atlanta area. Individuals were surveyed and asked questions about their Willingness-to-Pay for coral reef conservation, personal views on the scope/magnitude of coral reef problems, and experience around ocean related activities as well as knowledge. Results from this data, find individuals would donate on average $0.18 taking into account sample and response bias. Less conservative estimates calculated contributions per person to equal $13.9 for the conservation of Fijian reefs. These results imply Atlanta, which is very distant from Fiji, has the potential to contribute to Fijian coral reef conservation programs. Although little empirical work exists on valuation measure for reefs of non-users and groups distant to reefs, this study suggests nonprofits and developing countries could benefit from the inclusion or previously excluded (due to distance to reefs) participants. The study discusses donor characteristics as well as possible market strategies these organizations could utilize to maximize revenue. Findings from this work highlight two important issues rarely discussed in the policy literature: 1-the use of non-market valuation methods to identify stakeholders and 2-the effects of distance on use and non-use value ultimately impacting conservation.

A social navigation system collects data from its users--its community--about what they are doing, their opinions, and their decisions, aggregates this data, and provides the aggregated data--community data--back to individuals so that they can use it to guide behavior and decisions. In this thesis, I document my investigation of the user experience for social navigation systems that employ activity data. I make three contributions in this thesis. First, I synthesize social navigation systems research with research in social influence, advice-taking, and informational cascades to construct hypotheses about the social navigation user experience. These hypotheses posit that community data from a social navigation system exerts informational influence on users, that users egocentrically discount community data, that herding in social navigation systems can be characterized as informational cascades, and that the size and unanimity of the community data correspond to the strength of the community data's influence. The second contribution of this thesis is an experiment that evaluates the hypotheses about the social navigation user experience; this experiment investigated how a social navigation system can support online charitable giving decisions. The experiment's results support the majority of the hypotheses about the social navigation user experience and provide mixed evidence for the other hypotheses. The implications that arise from the experiment's findings compromise the final contribution of this thesis. These implications concern improving the design of social navigation systems and developing a general framework for evaluating the social influence of social navigation systems.

In many Western societies grandparents take on the role of occasional or short-term care providers of their grandchildren. However, recent years have witnessed a significant increase, both in Australia and overseas, in the number of children being raised by their grandparents due to the inability of the children’s parents to effectively meet their parenting responsibilities.This study is an interpretive inquiry that seeks to understand the meanings grandparents attach to their experiences of the grandparent-as-parent role, rather than the traditional grandparent role. The study also investigates how assuming the non-traditional grandparent role has influenced the identity of grandparent caregivers. A narrative inquiry approach was employed to ‘hear the voices’ of 34 grandparents who were raising their grandchildren in NSW, Australia. In-depth interviews were conducted with each of the participants and their narratives were subsequently analysed through the lens of identity theory.Findings from the study reveal that grandparents experience a significant degree of roleidentity conflict in their grandparent-as-parent role. The loss of their traditional grandparent role, together with the shift in commitment to the grandparent-as-parent role, has resulted in a ‘space of difference’ between the ‘ideal’ and the ‘real’ of being a grandparent. This ‘space of difference’ is made up of a series of binary experiences described as myth/reality, visible/invisible, deserving/undeserving, voice/silenced, included/excluded, which appear to have consequentially impacted grandparents’ selfesteem and self-verification processes. The study posits that grandparents lack adequate support, or doulia, resulting in a prevailing belief that their commitment to the grandparentas- parent role is not publicly acknowledged nor afforded the justice it deserves.The study concludes that both policy and practice in NSW have failed to recognise and address the complexity of experience, or the ‘space of difference’ occupied by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren, and provides a number of recommendations in response to the grandparent experiences narrated through this research.

In many Western societies grandparents take on the role of occasional or short-term care providers of their grandchildren. However, recent years have witnessed a significant increase, both in Australia and overseas, in the number of children being raised by their grandparents due to the inability of the children’s parents to effectively meet their parenting responsibilities.This study is an interpretive inquiry that seeks to understand the meanings grandparents attach to their experiences of the grandparent-as-parent role, rather than the traditional grandparent role. The study also investigates how assuming the non-traditional grandparent role has influenced the identity of grandparent caregivers. A narrative inquiry approach was employed to ‘hear the voices’ of 34 grandparents who were raising their grandchildren in NSW, Australia. In-depth interviews were conducted with each of the participants and their narratives were subsequently analysed through the lens of identity theory.Findings from the study reveal that grandparents experience a significant degree of roleidentity conflict in their grandparent-as-parent role. The loss of their traditional grandparent role, together with the shift in commitment to the grandparent-as-parent role, has resulted in a ‘space of difference’ between the ‘ideal’ and the ‘real’ of being a grandparent. This ‘space of difference’ is made up of a series of binary experiences described as myth/reality, visible/invisible, deserving/undeserving, voice/silenced, included/excluded, which appear to have consequentially impacted grandparents’ selfesteem and self-verification processes. The study posits that grandparents lack adequate support, or doulia, resulting in a prevailing belief that their commitment to the grandparentas- parent role is not publicly acknowledged nor afforded the justice it deserves.The study concludes that both policy and practice in NSW have failed to recognise and address the complexity of experience, or the ‘space of difference’ occupied by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren, and provides a number of recommendations in response to the grandparent experiences narrated through this research.

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2010. / Title from screen (viewed on July 19, 2010). Department of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Dwight F. Burlingame, William M. Plater, Leslie Lenkowsky. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-95).

Orientador: Luciani Ester Tenani / Banca: José Sueli Magalhães / Banca: Gladis Massini-Cagliari / Resumo: O presente trabalho descreve o comportamento variável das vogais postônicas nãofinais nos nomes na variedade da região de São José do Rio Preto, noroeste do Estado de São Paulo. Neste contexto, observa-se a realização dos processos fonológicos de apagamento das vogais postônicas não-finais e de alçamento das vogais [e] e [o] postônicas não-finais. Neste estudo, verificou-se que há (i) comportamento variável quanto ao processo de apagamento da vogal [o] e [e] postônica não-final (a.bó.b[o].ra ~ a.bó.bra; pê.s[e].go ~ pés.go) e (ii) comportamento variável quanto ao processo de alçamento da vogal [o] e [e] postônica nãofinal (a.bó.b[o].ra ~ a.bó.b[u].ra; pê.s[e].go ~ pê.s[i].go). Em outras palavras, podemos identificar as seguintes possibilidades: (1) abób[o]ra, abób[u]ra, abobra e (2) pêss[e]go, pêss[i]go, pêsgo. Como corpus de pesquisa, são utilizados: (i) dezenove inquéritos de fala espontânea retirados do Banco de Dados IBORUNA, resultado do Projeto ALIP - Amostra Lingüística do Interior Paulista (IBILCE/UNESP - FAPESP 03/08058-6); e (ii) dois experimentos elaborados para a análise de cunho fonológico. A análise é realizada segundo os princípios da Teoria da Variação e Mudança Linguística e das Fonologias não-lineares: Fonologia Métrica, Fonologia da Sílaba e Fonologia Autossegmental. Como um resultado, tem-se que o percentual de aplicação do apagamento das vogais postônicas não-finais é baixo: 8%. Já os percentuais de alçamento da vogal [e] postônica não-final são: (i) 59%, nos dados de fala espontânea; e (ii) 44%, nos dados de fala dirigida. A aplicação do processo de alçamento da vogal [o] postônica não-final apresentou altos índices de aplicação: (i) 62%, nos dados de fala espontânea; e (ii) 92%, nos dados de fala dirigida. Dos resultados estatísticos, obteve-se que as consoantes líquidas... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This work describes the variable behavior of the non-final posttonic vowels in the names in the variety of the region of São José do Rio Preto, northwest of São Paulo State. In this context, there are the phonological processes of: (i) syncope of non-final posttonic vowels; and (ii) raising of the non-final posttonic vowels [e] and [o]. In this work, it is observed that (i) there is a variable behavior in relation to the process of syncope of the nonfinal posttonic vowels [o] and [e] (a.bó.b[o].ra ~ a.bó.bra; pê.s[e].go ~ pés.go) and (ii) there is a variable behavior in relation to the process of vowel raising of the non-final posttonic [o] and [e] (a.bó.b[o].ra ~ a.bó.b[u].ra; pê.s[e].go ~ pê.s[i].go). In other words, two possibilities can be identified: (i) abób[o]ra, abób[u]ra, abobra; and (ii) pêss[e]go, pêss[i]go, pêsgo. The corpus of this research is formed of: (i) nineteen interviews with spontaneous speech samples of the Banco de Dados Iboruna, a result of the ALIP Project - Amostra Lingüística do Interior Paulista (IBILCE/UNESP - FAPESP 03/08058-6); and (ii) two experiments elaborated for the phonological analysis. The analysis is made following the principles of the Theory of Linguistic Variation and Change and the nonlinear phonological models: Metrical Phonology, Syllable Phonology and Autosegmental Phonology. As a result, the percentage of application of the process of syncope in the non-final posttonic vowels is low: 8%. The percentages of vowel raising in the non-final posttonic vowel [e] are: (i) 59%, in the spontaneous speech data; and (ii) 44%, in the directed speech data. The application of the vowel raising of the non-final posttonic vowel [o] had the biggest rates: (i) 62%, in the spontaneous speech data; and (ii) 92%, in the directed speech data. From the statistical results, it is observed that the liquid consonants and the sibilants /s/ and /z/... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The predominant campestral vegetation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as all types of vegetal formations, may be considered as a dynamic system subject to several disturbance agents. Fire is frequently mentioned as one of them, and may present natural or anthropic causes. Occasional burns are mainly a result of electric discharges from the atmosphere. Intentional burns may be controlled or not and are usually associated to the management of areas aimed at agriculture and cattle raising activities. Thus, the objective of this research was to perform a study on accidental field burns in order to characterize and to identify places of higher burn incidence in the county of Santa Maria RS, Brazil, and to aid in the planning and control of fires, correlating the number of burns with meteorological elements in order to identify the most propitious conditions for the occurrence of these events. The interest variable (response) in this study was the number of daily calls received by the Santa Maria Fire Brigade obtained from its records within the period from January 1st 1993 to December 31st 2004. This variable was explained by meteorological elements such as: maximum and minimum temperature; relative air humidity measured at 9:00am, 3:00pm and 9:00pm; insolation; rain precipitation and average wind velocity at the day of occurrence and by the number of days without any pluviometric precipitation before the occurrence of the interest variable. It was verified that the Fire Brigade received 1.81 daily calls, on average; that the call was preceded by a dry period of four days on average, and that most burns occurred in the afternoon and at the almost uninhabited RS 287 highway alongside region. The month in which the Fire Brigade received the highest number of calls was August, and the year of 1999 was the one presenting the highest occurrence of field burns. Moreover, the number of calls was equally distributed along the weekdays. Based on quartiles, city districts with high, intermediate and low chances for the occurrence of burns were determined, and regions alongside the highway and the following city districts: Distrito Industrial, Medianeira, Itararé, Tomazzetti and Parque Pinheiro Machado were those presenting the highest chances for the occurrence of burns. Based on the correlation between dependent variable and all independent variables, it was verified that the variable with the highest correlation with the number of calls received by the Fire Brigade was the relative air humidity. The evaluation of the twenty-four models tested revealed that in all of them, the presuppositions were violated, being therefore, inappropriate for the forecast of the independent variable. / A vegetação campestre, predominante no Rio Grande do Sul, bem como todos os demais tipos de formações vegetais, pode ser considerada um sistema dinâmico sujeito a uma série de agentes de perturbações. O fogo costuma ser citado como um destes, podendo ser de causa natural ou provocado pelo homem. As queimadas casuais são resultantes, em especial, de descargas elétricas da atmosfera. Queimas provocadas podem apresentar-se controladas ou não e costumam estar vinculadas ao manejo de áreas utilizadas em fins agropecuários. Desta forma, esta pesquisa teve como objetivos realizar um estudo de queimadas acidentais em campo para identificar, caracterizar e localizar os locais de maiores ocorrências dessas na cidade de Santa Maria - RS com intuito de auxiliar no planejamento e controle de incêndios, relacionar o número de queimadas com os elementos meteorológicos para identificar as condições mais propícias à ocorrência desse evento. A variável de interesse (resposta), neste estudo, foi o número de chamadas recebidas por dia pelo Corpo de Bombeiros de Santa Maria, obtidas dos seus fichários, no período de 1º de janeiro de 1993 a 31 de dezembro de 2004. Essa variável foi explicada por elementos meteorológicos, como: temperatura máxima e mínima, umidade relativa do ar coletada às 9 h, às 15 h e às 21 h, insolação, precipitação e velocidade média do vento do dia de sua ocorrência e pelo número de dias sem precipitação pluviométrica, anteriores ao da ocorrência da variável de interesse. Verificou-se que em média o Corpo de Bombeiros recebia 1,81 chamadas diárias. Antes da ocorrência de uma chamada, não chovia, em média, a quatro dias, e a grande maioria das chamadas eram no período da tarde e para as margens das rodovias que circundam a cidade, principalmente na RS 287, rodovia com margens pouco habitadas. O mês em que ocorreu o maior número de chamadas ao Corpo de Bombeiros foi agosto, sendo o ano de 1999 o que acumulou maior ocorrência de queimadas. Além disso, o número de chamadas distribuem-se equivalentemente nos dias de semana. A partir dos quartis, determinou-se os bairros do município com grande, média e poucas chances de ocorrência de queimadas, sendo que as margens das rodovias e os bairros Distrito Industrial, Medianeira, Itararé, Tomazzetti e Parque Pinheiro Machado foram as áreas com maiores chances de ocorrência de queimadas. Determinada a correlação entre a variável dependente e todas as variáveis independentes, verificou-se que a mais correlacionada com o número de chamadas recebidas pelo Corpo de Bombeiros foi a umidade relativa média. A avaliação dos pressupostos dos vinte e quatro modelos testados, revelou que em todos eles as pressuposições foram violadas, não sendo portanto, adequados à previsão da variável independente.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-17T14:49:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1509497 bytes, checksum: 26112c71d8a1cff76abb1a93c977d4f0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Minas frescal cheese is a traditional dairy product in Brazil, widely appreciated by national consumers. The development of novel technologies that can contribute to its enhancement represent a market innovation alternative for dairy products. This research aimed to characterize minas frescal cheeses elaborated with goat milk (CGM), cow milk (CCM) and the mixture of both (CCGM), comparing them with respect to nutritional, technological and sensory parameters during 21 days of refrigerated storage. The microbiological quality, physicochemical properties, proteolysis index, color parameters, texture profile, fatty acids profile and sensory aspects were evaluated in all cheese samples. The yield of the manufacturing process and chemical composition of the cheeses were not influenced by the type of milk used (P > 0.05), excepted the lactose content (P < 0.05). Decreases in pH values and moisture content accompanied by an increase of syneresis and acidity values were observed in all chesses during the refrigerated storage for 21 days. Higher mean values for the extent of proteolysis index were finding on the first week of storage, especially to the CCGM and CGM, while the depth of proteolysis index increased on the last week of storage, but with no difference among the cheeses analyzed. Texture analysis demonstrated a decrease in hardness values for all cheeses during the refrigerated storage. Color assay revealed the high lightness (L*) and the prevalence of the yellow component (b*) for the cheeses. The highest values (P < 0.05) of caprylic acid (C8:0), capric acid (C10:0), oleic acid (C18:1n9cis) and linolenic acid (C18:2n6cis) were observed in CGM and CCGM. Concerning Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA) all chesses were considered soft, homogeneous and smooth appearance, the main differences were related to color, taste and aroma aspects. In addition, purchase intent test showed that the evaluators certainly would buy the CCM and CCGM or possibly would buy the CGM, suggesting a possible acceptance of the cheeses by the evaluators. The results of the present research indicated that the Minas frescal cheese elaborated with the mixture of goat and cow milk can be a viable alternative to the dairy products market, being considered a novel product with satisfactory sensory and nutritional quality for consumers. / O queijo minas frescal é um derivado lácteo tradicional brasileiro, com grande aceitação no mercado nacional. O desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias que possam contribuir para seu aprimoramento representa uma alternativa de inovação no mercado de produtos lácteos. Este trabalho objetivou caracterizar queijo minas frescal elaborado com leite de cabra (QMC), leite de vaca (QMV) e sua mistura (QMM) quanto aos parâmetros nutricionais, tecnológicos e sensoriais durante 21 dias de armazenamento refrigerado. Os queijos foram submetidos às análises microbiológicas, físico-químicas, proteólise, cor e textura instrumental, perfil de ácidos graxos e análise sensorial. O rendimento do processo de obtenção dos queijos e sua composição química não foram influenciados pelo tipo de leite empregado (P > 0,05), exceto o conteúdo de lactose (P < 0,05). O pH e o teor de umidade reduziram ao longo do armazenamento refrigerado, sendo observado também aumento da sinerese e acidez em todos os queijos. Na primeira semana de estocagem, foram observados para o QMM e QMC valores médios mais elevados do índice de extensão da proteólise, enquanto que o índice de profundidade da proteólise aumentou entre o décimo quarto dia e vigésimo primeiro dia de armazenamento, não diferindo entre os queijos analisados. Ainda, foi observada uma redução na dureza para todos os queijos durante o período de armazenamento de 21 dias. A avaliação de cor revelou queijos que possuem alta luminosidade (L*), com predomínio do componente amarelo (b*). Os maiores teores (P < 0,05) de ácido graxo caprílico (C8:0), cáprico (C:10), oleico (C18:1n9cis) e linoleico (C18:2n6cis) foram observados no QMC e QMM. A análise Descritiva Quantitativa (ADQ) permitiu caracterizar os queijos como macios, homogêneos e de aparência lisa, sendo as principais diferenças observadas relacionadas à aspectos de cor, sabor e aroma. O teste de intenção de compra indicou que os julgadores certamente comprariam o QMV e QMM ou possivelmente comprariam o QMC, sugerindo uma possível aprovação dos queijos pelos provadores. Os resultados do presente estudo indicam que o desenvolvimento de queijo minas frescal elaborado com a mistura de leite caprino e leite bovino pode ser uma alternativa viável para o mercado de derivados lácteos, pois é um produto diferenciado, com qualidade sensorial e nutricional satisfatória para os consumidores.

The Irecê region, which is located at the north-west part of the Bahia state, experienced an intense agricultural development over the 1960-1980 period based on a large-scale credit policy that was put forward by the state government. This policy led the Irecê region to become an important beans producing region. However, after the initial economic success the region faced a serious crisis from the early 1990s onwards. There was a fall in beans prices, reduction in the area of cultivated fields and a consequent reduction in the over-all production levels. In order to face these problems, based on the social capital they shared, a group of agricultural laborers and technicians of the Jussara municipality created and association (Accojus) and a cooperative (Coperj) to develop a local sheep and goat raising and processing industry. Sheep and goat raising is an endogenous activity to the Jussara municipality that had been lost relative importance during the period in which the state government encouraged the beans crops. This study examines the role of social capital and partnerships as to local development in the municipality of Jussara based on the sheep and goat raising and processing industry. Methods and the study conceptual approach involved a literature review regarding the following concepts: notions of place and local, local development, social capital and participation. Data collection was conducted through a photographic survey and examination of available statistic data and of maps as well as through a semi-structured interview. A qualitative analysis was adopted in which emphasis was placed on those aspects that were relevant to the examination of the research questions that were developed through the study. Results indicate that the sheep and goat raising and processing industry have been a good socio-economic alternative as a strategy to face the beans crisis in the Jussara municipality. Besides, the study collected evidence that the historic experience shared by local agricultural laborers regarding sheep and goat raising, together with the difficulties and needs that these laborers shared was an important element in the success of the Accojus/Coperj partnership, leading to their obtaining significant changes to the socio-economic situation of the workers involves, as well as for the socio-economy of the municipality of Jussara at large. / Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst / A região de Irecê, localizada no noroeste do estado da Bahia, passou por um processo de intensa exploração agrícola no período que envolve as décadas de 1960 a 1980. Este período foi marcado por forte incentivo creditício para a produção agrícola, o que levou a região a se tornar grande produtora de feijão. Depois de um período de grande expansão, nos primeiros anos da década de 1990 inicia-se um período de crise envolvendo a produção de feijão na região de Irecê. A crise foi caracterizada pela queda no preço do feijão, pela redução da área cultivada e conseqüente redução da produção. Como forma de superar esses problemas, um grupo de agricultores e técnicos do município baiano de Jussara, favorecidos pelo capital social que os envolviam, criaram uma associação (Accojus) e uma cooperativa (Coperj) com base na ovinocaprinocultura. A criação de caprinos e ovinos é uma característica endógena desse município que tinha sido marginalizada durante o período de incentivo à produção de feijão. Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar o papel do capital social e das parcerias para o desenvolvimento local no município de Jussara, através da ovinocaprinocultura. A metodologia e a abordagem teórico-conceitual do estudo envolveram uma revisão de literatura referente às noções de lugar e local, desenvolvimento local, capital social e participação. A coleta se dados se baseou principalmente em levantamentos fotográficos e estatístico-cartográficos da área de estudo e na realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas. Adotou-se uma análise de cunho qualitativo na qual se priorizou os dados que permitissem o exame das questões de pesquisa adotadas. Os resultados mostram que a adoção da ovinocaprinocultura tem sido uma boa alternativa socioeconômica para o enfrentamento da crise do feijão. Além disso, se constatou que a experiência histórica dos produtores locais relacionada à criação de ovinos e caprinos, somada às dificuldades e necessidades que esses produtores compartilhavam, permitiu que o trabalho de parceria no âmbito da Accojus e da Coperj criasse uma mudança significativa nas condições socioeconômicas dos produtores envolvidos e para a socioeconomia do próprio município de Jussara.

A previsão do comportamento de resíduos constituiu-se em um desafio geotécnico, uma vez que estes materiais apresentam uma resposta distinta dos materiais usualmente encontrados em depósitos naturais. A análise dos recalques da fundação, decorrentes da sobrecarga imposta pelo alteamento, é complexa, tendo em vista que o adensamento de resíduos pressupõe grandes deformações, invalidando o uso de teorias clássicas de adensamento. Atualmente, no Brasil, a técnica de disposição de resíduos de bauxita prevê uma operação inicial de lançamento no interior de lagos artificiais, em forma de polpa. Após o esgotamento do lago e ressecamento do resíduo, inicia-se o lançamento pelo método a montante. Neste método, a polpa é lançada sobre o resíduo pré-existente, que se encontra em processo de adensamento. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo reproduzir numericamente o comportamento de áreas de resíduos durante a etapa de alteamento a montante. A pesquisa tem como enfoque 2 áreas de resíduos de bauxita. Uma delas encontra-se em fase de reabilitação e dispõe de instrumentação de campo (recalques e deslocamentos horizontais). A outra se encontra em fase de operação do alteamento e dispõe de dados experimentais. Desta forma, a metodologia consistiu na reprodução numérica do processo de alteamento da área instrumentada e comparação dos resultados com a instrumentação de campo, com objetivo de avaliar o modelo numérico e os parâmetros do resíduo. Posteriormente, realizou-se a previsão do comportamento do resíduo de fundação da área em fase de alteamento. Os parâmetros geotécnicos foram definidos a partir de um extenso programa de ensaios de campo e laboratório, executado no local em estudo, fazendo-se uso de um tratamento estatístico dos dados experimentais. Os resultados numéricos mostraram a potencialidade do programa na previsão do comportamento de áreas de resíduos durante o alteamento a montante, com previsões de recalques e deslocamentos horizontais coerentes com a instrumentação de campo. / The prediction of solid wastes behavior is a challenge for geotechnical engineers, since its response differ from the materials usually found in natural deposits. The analysis of the settlements of the foundation, due to the embankment raising is complex. Tailings undergo large settlements, which cannot be evaluated by ordinary consolidation theories. In Brazil, bauxite tailings are initially discharged into impoundment areas in a slurry form. After achieving the storage capacity of the reservoir, the tailing is allowed to dry, in order to enhance its resistance. Subsequently, the embankment is raised by the upstream method, and the mud is discharged on top of a material which is undergoing a consolidation process. The present research aims at reproducing numerically the response of bauxite tailings due to an upstream raising operation. The research focused 2 impoundment areas at same site. One area is being environmentally rehabilitated and is instrumented with vertical and horizontal gauges. The other is still in operation and an experimental investigation was carried out at this site. The methodology consisted of simulating the sequence of embankment raises and comparing the results with field instrumentation, in order to evaluate the numerical model and waste parameters. Subsequently, the behavior of the foundation of the area undergoing a raising embankment operation was evaluated. The geotechnical parameters were defined according to a statistical treatment of results of the experimental program (field and laboratory). The vertical and horizontal displacements, predicted by the numerical simulation, fitted reasonably well with field instrumentation and showed the inherent potential of the numerical modeling.