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Urban mobility is usually understood as something segmented and restricted to subjects related to traffic engineering and pricing policy, recently linked to environmental problems too. The goal of this article was to reach a systemic vision and understand how urban mobility relates also to social, cultural, historical, economical and healthy aspects. A methodology was used including bibliographic research, interviews with specialists and a cross-sectional analysis of these interviews, in order to analyze the context of urban mobility and present tendencies and paths for a more sustainable approach. The result was that the crisis observed nowadays, caused by the unbridled urban developmentism based on the car-based consumerist culture, and evidenced not only by the critical immobility observed on the cities but also by the protests of society, placing urban mobility on the heart of the discussions. Tendencies and sustainable paths were indicated so that urban mobility is a variable that contributes to the well-being of people, equating opportunities and wealth as well as preserving the planet's ecosystem. The conclusion is that the scenario presents good perspectives to promote a wide discussion regarding the improvement of the quality of urban mobility, and consistent changes are possible according to the change in people's awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sustainability is a topic that is being ever more discussed and has been the focus of work and inclusion in many institutions. Given its importance, it has been being proposed for discussion in the Health field This study examined the actions of a Public Hospital focused on applying sustainability to health, through the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) or Tripod Sustainability (Economic, Environmental and Social aspects) models. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the result of the application of TBL model to this hospital. A participatory qualitative research was carried out, considering a Health Institution as a Case Study, where the results of their actions there were verified. With the planning and execution of actions for valorization of staff, awareness and education of staff and users; actions for financial and natural and material resources, the institution has achieved positive results in most aspects of the TBL model, managed to make investments in health care equipment, arose sustainable development and ensured lasting actions for the institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]