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Risk Cartography Production

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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

Avaliação por Exame
  • - Teste Prático - 100.0%
Avaliação Contínua
  • - Teste Prático - 50.0%
  • - Trabalho Prático - 50.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

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