Resiliência Urbana

The planned teaching and learning methodologies include expository and inquisitive dynamics, as well as problem-solving, individually or in
groups. Written and oral reports are also planned, with the aim of developing written and oral communication skills.
Some of these problems and reports concern challenges applied to concrete geographical units (cities), thus increasing the students’
connection with the real context. Specifically, the aim is for students to be able to design and propose a draft urban resilience plan.
An important element will also be the presentation of concrete situations in which the urban resilience of some cities (or part of them) has
been put to the test.
Active learning methodologies will also be used when the content allows and justifies it.

Identify the main risks in the Portuguese context, their causes and effects on the built and natural urban environment
Analyze the risks and propose preventive measures to control the effects of the most likely disasters in the Portuguese context: floods,
landslides, earthquakes and urban fires
Know the concept of urban resilience and its main pillars, as advocated by the UN
Identify the possible steps to make a city more resilient and propose concrete actions to achieve this
Recognize the “nature-based solutions” (NBS) that contribute to strengthening urban resilience

1. Urban risks: typology, assessment, vulnerability and urban adaptation, risk mapping.
2. Floods
Impact of human activity on the hydrological cycle; flood management; urban elements for flood prevention and adaptation
3. Landslides
Slope instability; Slip surfaces and rupture surfaces; Stability of embankments and excavations; preventive measures in an urban context
4. Earthquakes
Notions of seismology; Effects of earthquakes on buildings; Basic principles for quantifying seismic action; Structural systems to resist
earthquakes; Measures to minimize the effect of earthquakes
5. Urban fires:
Fundamental concepts; Legislation; Methods for analyzing fire risk in buildings; Preventive and protective measures; Emergency plans;
Signage in buildings
6 Urban resilience
Concept; Relationship with sustainable development; Pillars of urban resilience; Resilient cities: situation in Europe and Portugal, steps;
Nature-based solutions (NBS)

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