Editorial v. 6, n. 3

Abstract

EditorialThis year the urbe was turned into a quarterly journal. This change occurs as a result of the increasing numbers of contributions made, and represents the recognition by the academic community of its editorial quality. To prevent holding contributions for longer periods of time, this third issue of 2014, unlike the previous ones, is entirely made of articles that came through the regular process of submission, and therefore not presenting any special section. Despite the absence of a planned thematic focus, the articles seek to assess the consequences of urban planning and management of cities in different contexts.In the irst article, authors Gisele Silva Barbosa, Angela Maria Gabriella Rossi and Patricia Regina Chaves Drach present a study on the changes of morphology and typology in the Copacabana neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, since 1930, analyzing their effect on local microclimate. As a conclusion, they show that urban design changes contributed to modi ications in the wind regime of the neighborhood and, as a consequence, increased local temperature.Fabiana de Albuquerque Silveira and José Augusto Ribeiro da Silveira address the effect of vertical integration on the quality of the urban residential space in Tambaú, a neighborhood in the city of João Pessoa, through the application of the Housing Space Quality Index (adapted HSQ). The study showed that population density might interfere in the quality of urban residential space and quality of life of its inhabitants, interfering with vehicular traf ic and the consequent demand for parking spaces as well as the presence of vegetation.In the paper "Land regularization actions and measurement of urban disagreement: the case of federal lands under the protection of Federal University of Pará in the city of Belém (PA)", authors Myrian Silvana