Hazards Mapping

Code:

MRCOT001

Acronym:

CR

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=2194
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
MRCOT	1	MRCOT - Study Plan	1	-	6	2
MSIGOT	13	MSIGOT - Study Plan	1	-	6	2

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Português e Inglês

Objectives

1. Become acquainted with several different hazard mapping methods;
2. Develop skills related to the identification of hazard areas;
3. Integrate information on the dynamics of the physical environment with hazard identification;
4. Understand the dynamics of the physical environment and organize information in information systems;
5. Introduce hazard issues in spatial planning processes.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester it is expected that students are able to:

1. Know and apply several hazard mapping methods;
2. Develop skills related to the identification of hazard areas;
3. Relate the dynamics of the physical environment with hazard identification;
4. Understand the dynamics of physical environment, integrating it into geographic information systems (GIS);
5. Articulate hazards with spatial planning processes;
6. Produce specific hazard maps.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

No application.

Program

1. Presentation session. Program. Evaluation. Practical sessions and tutorial timetable.
2. Risk concepts.
2.1. Spatial and temporal risk analysis. Conceptual models in the risk theory. Natural hazards and man-made risk.
3. Natural processes and risk cartography.
3.1. Mapping of meteorological hazards. Heat waves, cold spells, snowfall.
3.2. The water circulation processes and definition of flood areas.
3.3. Fluvial geomorphology and suscetibility map of flash flood and torrential processes.
3.4. Geomorphological processes and susceptibility. Cartography supported in statistically based models and physically based models.
3.5. Forest fire risk.
4. Mapping vulnerability and risk mapping. Assessing the degree of loss and potential damage.
5. Evaluation of specific risk and total risk.
6. Risk mapping, prevention, perception and land use management.

Mandatory literature

Altan, O.; Backhaus, R.; Boccardo, P.; Zlatanova, S. (Eds.); Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management. Examples and Best Practices, 2010. ISBN: 978-87-90907-88-4
Cutter, S. L. ; Environmental risks and hazards. , Prentice-Hall, 1994. ISBN: 0-13-753856-1
Guzzetti, F. ; Landslide Hazard and Risk Assessment. Concepts, methods, and tools for the detection and mapping of landslide, for landslide susceptibility zonation and hazard assessment, and for landslide risk evaluation., PhD Dissertation. Perugia, Italia., 2005
Julião, R.; Nery, F.; Ribeiro, J.; Branco, M.; Zêzere, J. ; Guia metodológico para a produção de cartografia municipal de risco e para a criação de sistemas de informação geográfica (sig) de base municipal., ANPC, 2009. ISBN: 978-989-96121-4-3
Smith, K. ; Environmental hazards, Routledge, 2000. ISBN: 0-415-22464-0

Comments from the literature

More specific references will be given to students during classes.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The sessions consist of two parts:
1. Theoretical presentation which characterized the themes and methodologies to develop;
2. Discussion, organization and construction of cartographic production methods in the context of practical work developed by working groups.
The theoretical presentations contribute to the conceptual and methodological framework of the processes that will be subject to evaluation and cartographic modeling. In the class context exercises are performed with different methodologies for risk mapping construction to various damaging processes, contributing to the broad knowledge of multiple methodologies and tecnhics. Each work is the subject of two presentations to the class by students. The first presents the state of art, objectives and methodologies of the type of risk being analysed. The second is the final presentation of the work which must have the methodology developed, presenttion of results, discussion and the corresponding risk mapping.     

Software

Software SIG e CAD

keywords

Natural sciences > Environmental science > Earth science > Physical geography

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	25,00
Trabalho escrito	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	62,00
Trabalho de investigação	100,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The monitoring of the work developed throughout the course will be the basis of the evaluation of student participation in the process developed in the classroom environment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Pratical work (75%) + Presential participation (25%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Presentations and themes discussion in class.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According Flup rules.

Classification improvement

According Flup rules.