Hazards and Spatial Planning

Code:

MRCOT029

Acronym:

ROT

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Hazards, Cities and Spatial Planning

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EPT	0	Course Programme	1	-	5	-
MRCOT	16	Study Plan in Hazards, Cities and Sp. Planning	1	-	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To know and understand the relationship between natural and social dynamics as well define the related risk.
To understand the work flow on land use planning related with the risk management.
To study the contributions of the natural hazard to land use management.
Analyse the effects of the land use management at the process of mitigation of territorial vulnerability.

Program

I. To enchase the natural hazards in the epistemology of Geography.
II. Definition of Natural Hazards and Catastrophe.
III. Natural hazard perception – conceptual and methodological aspects.
IV. Natural hazards and mass media - conceptual and methodological aspects.
V. Natural hazards in the land use planning tools.
VI. Types of natural hazards.
1. Climatic Hazards.
1.1. Droughts.
1.2. Intense precipitations.
1.3. Avalanches.
1.4. Strong winds (hurricanes, typhoons, etc).
1.5. Global worming vs Interglaciar age.
2. Hydrological hazards.
2.1. Concepts of floods and inundations,
2.2. Progressive floods.
2.3. Flash floods.
3. Geomorphologic hazards.
3.1. Mass movements.
3.2. Seismic hazard.
3.3. Geomorphologic hazards linked with littoral dynamic.
3.4. Geomorphologic hazards linked with fluvial dynamic.
4. Fire forest hazard.
VII. Natural hazard and human action.
VIII. Natural hazard and land use planning.
VIII. General concepts: Susceptibility, hazard, vulnerability, specific risk and global risk.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The sessions will be based on theoretic and practical processes and presentation of the development of the student work.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Eligibility for exams

75% of presences.

Calculation formula of final grade

Individual participation - 10%
Final report - 70%
Presentations at classes - 20%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

According with the rules of FLUP.