Marcelo Azevedo Costa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3678534 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcelo Azevedo Costa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcelo Azevedo |
| FAMILY NAME | Costa |
| SIGNATURE | COSTA M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2330-5056 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Environmental variables in regulatory models
Assessing the Effects of Biodiesel Production on Sustainability
Sustainable development transforms production systems, requiring integrated environmental, social, and economic strategies. Energy systems are key agro‐industrial supply chains in developing countries. Brazil's soybean supply chain impacts Gross Domestic Product, mainly through exports. This study evaluates the impact of biodiesel on sustainable efficiency of Brazilian soybean‐producing municipalities, comparing those with and without biodiesel m…
Limitations of weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis for benchmarking Brazilian electricity distribution system operators
Spatial distribution of sedentary behavior and unhealthy eating habits in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
The study aimed to analyze the spatial distribution of sedentary behavior and unhealthy eating habits, and to assess its relationship with the neighborhood environment. Cross-sectional study with data of Surveillance System of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases, carried out in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Watching television for four hours or more per day was identified as sedentary behavior. Unhealthy eating habits were defined ba…
Evaluating Redd+ at subnational level
Performance benchmarking models for electricity transmission regulation
Epidemiologically inspired approaches to land-use policy evaluation
Environmental policy evaluation is crucial to determining if policy objectives were achieved. In most cases, some of the outcomes can be measured but a proper statistical analysis is difficult to achieve since the data may not represent a random sample (i.e., the data is biased), are not representative of the population or cannot be compared to a control group. This work adapts quasi-experimental statistical methods widely used in epidemiological…
Limits of Brazil’s Forest Code as a means to end illegal deforestation
Significance Brazil’s new Forest Code has the potential to halt illegal deforestation in the country’s native forests and savannas through implementation of a federal land registry—along with powerful tools that facilitate enforcement and give landowners a pathway to restoring or compensating their “forest deficits.” This study suggests that these tools fall short of their promise. Although landowners in eastern Amazonia have been motivated to jo…
Distribuição espacial da obesidade em área urbana no Brasil
A distribuição espacial de uma doença é importante para o diagnóstico e o conhecimento epidemiológico da situação e das tendências de saúde, permitindo uma melhor compreensão acerca dos fatores que determinam o estado de saúde das populações. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a distribuição espacial da obesidade em adultos em Belo Horizonte, a partir da base de dados do Sistema de Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e de Proteção para Doenças Crônicas…
P1-123 Education, municipal development and rate of homicides in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Introduction Homicide rates are increasingly and have become a public health problem in developing countries, affecting mainly young males aged 15–29 years. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the development level of the cities and schooling, with the rate of homicides. Methods An ecological study was performed with data from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (population >50 000) in 2006. We used the following variables: homicide mo…
P1-123 Education, municipal development and rate of homicides in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Introduction Homicide rates are increasingly and have become a public health problem in developing countries, affecting mainly young males aged 15–29 years. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the development level of the cities and schooling, with the rate of homicides. Methods An ecological study was performed with data from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (population >50 000) in 2006. We used the following variables: homicide mo…
Distribuição espacial da obesidade em área urbana no Brasil
A distribuição espacial de uma doença é importante para o diagnóstico e o conhecimento epidemiológico da situação e das tendências de saúde, permitindo uma melhor compreensão acerca dos fatores que determinam o estado de saúde das populações. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a distribuição espacial da obesidade em adultos em Belo Horizonte, a partir da base de dados do Sistema de Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e de Proteção para Doenças Crônicas…
Limits of Brazil’s Forest Code as a means to end illegal deforestation
Significance Brazil’s new Forest Code has the potential to halt illegal deforestation in the country’s native forests and savannas through implementation of a federal land registry—along with powerful tools that facilitate enforcement and give landowners a pathway to restoring or compensating their “forest deficits.” This study suggests that these tools fall short of their promise. Although landowners in eastern Amazonia have been motivated to jo…
Epidemiologically inspired approaches to land-use policy evaluation
Environmental policy evaluation is crucial to determining if policy objectives were achieved. In most cases, some of the outcomes can be measured but a proper statistical analysis is difficult to achieve since the data may not represent a random sample (i.e., the data is biased), are not representative of the population or cannot be compared to a control group. This work adapts quasi-experimental statistical methods widely used in epidemiological…
Performance benchmarking models for electricity transmission regulation
Evaluating Redd+ at subnational level
Spatial distribution of sedentary behavior and unhealthy eating habits in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
The study aimed to analyze the spatial distribution of sedentary behavior and unhealthy eating habits, and to assess its relationship with the neighborhood environment. Cross-sectional study with data of Surveillance System of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases, carried out in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Watching television for four hours or more per day was identified as sedentary behavior. Unhealthy eating habits were defined ba…
Limitations of weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis for benchmarking Brazilian electricity distribution system operators
Environmental variables in regulatory models
Assessing the Effects of Biodiesel Production on Sustainability
Sustainable development transforms production systems, requiring integrated environmental, social, and economic strategies. Energy systems are key agro‐industrial supply chains in developing countries. Brazil's soybean supply chain impacts Gross Domestic Product, mainly through exports. This study evaluates the impact of biodiesel on sustainable efficiency of Brazilian soybean‐producing municipalities, comparing those with and without biodiesel m…
Geography (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Data envelopment analysis (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA (4 works) · Benchmarking (3 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Electricity (3 works)