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Produção de Cartografia de Risco

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Base Knowledge

Basic knowledge of GIS software.

Teaching Methodologies

  • Carrying out small projects in classroom, together with the explanation of the theory that supports the methodologies used.
  • Projects are carried out using mostly ESRI GIS software (https://www.esri.com).

Learning Results

  • Understand the concepts of danger, severity, susceptibility, hazard, exposure, vulnerability, consequence or potential damage, and risk;
  • Mastering working methods in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Apply these methods in the production of cartography of forest fire risk in the framework of a Municipal Plan of Forest Fire Defense;
  • Search geographic information, build maps and share information.


Program

  1. Concepts of danger, severity, susceptibility, hazard, exposure, vulnerability, consequence or potential damage, and risk.
  2. Study of a specific methodology for the production of fire risk maps at the municipal level.
  3. Application of the previous methodology to a municipality of Mainland Portugal.

Curricular Unit Teachers

Alexandra Maria Galvão Ribeiro

Grading Methods

  1. The student can only be evaluated if he obtains frequency. To obtain frequency, attendance is mandatory for at least 75% of the total hours of the course.

  2. The assessment includes two components - a project and a test -, each weighing 50% (10 out of 20 points). Both components are mandatory and have a minimum of 30% (3 points). The student obtains approval if the final grade is greater than or equal to 50%.

  3. The "project" component has the following characteristics:

    • is individual;
    • carried out mostly in class (except for students with special status); periodically, the teacher will check the state of execution of the work;
    • nvolves the elaboration of a report and a presentation explaining the methodology followed and the results obtained;
    • must be defended in the last week of classes.

  4. Students who opt for continuous assessment must take the test in the last week of classes of the semester; otherwise, they will take the test in one of the examination periods: appeal or special (if any). A student who has opted for continuous assessment cannot take the regular season exam.

  5. Only the "test" component can be improved in exam seasons.

    Internship(s)

    NAO

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