Natural Hazards and Planning

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The syllabus will be treated using two complementary methodologies: interpretation, analysis and exposition of the contents taught by the professor and their discussion with the students; solving practical cases.

At the end of the course unit the student should be able to:

a) Know the natural hazards, causes, effects on the territory, infrastructure and equipment.

b) Understand the effects of human occupation, planning and planning problems.

c) Apply preventive measures and control the effects of the most likely natural occurrences in the Portuguese context: floods, landslides, earthquakes and mitigation measures.

d) Analyze the preservation, conservation and regeneration of natural resources for the development of a healthy lifestyle, protection of people and the planet, enhancing the co-construction of fair and sustainable organizations, communities and cities.

1. Environment and climate change

2. Anthropogenic occupation, planning and planning problems. Identification of natural and geological risks, causes, prevention measures, mitigation measures:

a. The earthquakes

b. Volcanoes

c. Slope zones – mass movements

d. Floods

e. Coastal areas

f. Natural resources

3. Global challenges and sustainable development goals (SDGs):

a. The historical concept of sustainable development

b. Ethical values ​​and principles

c. What are the SDGs – scale and scope

 d. Implementation and monitoring

4. Sustainable Cities: the international and national agendas; smart cities, the cities of the future:

a. The sustainable tourism

b. Food and Earth sustainability (regeneration of agricultural ecosystems)

c. Health and wellness

d. Sustainable Mobility

e. Local economy

• - 2 Individual written tests - 80.0%
• - Individual written work - 20.0%

• - Individual written work - 20.0%
• - 2 Individual written tests - 80.0%

NAO

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