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16740
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
L0
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| ECTS Credits |
2
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| Workload |
O (42H)/OT(2H)/PL(2H)/S(2H)/TC(2H)/T(2H)/TP(4H)
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| Scientific area |
Engenharia
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Entry requirements |
Hold: Doctorate or Integrated Master's Degree in Architecture or Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Sociology,
Anthropology, Geography, Psychology, Law, Social Work or Medicine and cumulatively one and a half years of experience
professional in areas such as Humanitarian Architecture, Social Housing, Emergency, Geography or risk management
disasters, Human Rights, Emergency, Civil Protection, Geography, Sustainable Development, Urban Ecology,
Urban Planning, or Disaster Risk Management.
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Learning outcomes |
Development of skills in the following areas and topics: Urban Hydrologic Systems and Water Level Control; Environmental and Water Quality Issues; Waterfront and Safe Public Spaces; Water Urbanism; Design within Floods in European Cities; Scour and scour countermeasures at bridge piers and abutments.
Coord. : Cristina Fael (UBI).
Other tutors: Antonio Albuquerque and Rita Ochoa (UBI); João Pedroso Lima (UC); Liliane Hobeica (PUC-Salvador); Maria Matos (ISA-UL).
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Syllabus |
1. Urban Hydrologic Systems and Water Level Control: Explanation of urban hydrologic systems and their role in managing water levels; Discussion on methods of water level control in urban areas.
2. Environmental and Water Quality Issues: Overview of environmental challenges associated with urbanization and water quality issues; Identification of key factors impacting water quality in urban environments.
3. Waterfront and Safe Public Spaces: Importance of waterfront areas and the need to ensure safety in public spaces; Strategies for designing waterfront areas to enhance safety and accessibility.
4. Water Urbanism: The concept of water urbanism and its relevance in urban design; examples of water-centric urban development projects.
5. Design within Floods in European Cities: Discussion on flood management strategies specific to European cities; Case studies highlighting successful flood-resistant design in Europe.
6. Scour and scour countermeasures at bridge piers and abutments.
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Main Bibliography |
-Martins, A. Nuno. Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience; Design, Methods, and Knowledge under Climate Change. Cambridge-MA, Estados Unidos: Elsevier. 2022.
-Hobeica, L. (2018). Design with floods: Turning threats into opportunities in/for urban projects.
-Aguiar, T.; Baumann, L.; Albuquerque, A.; Teixeira, L.; de Souza Gil, E.; Scalize, P. Application of Electrocoagulation for the Removal of Transition Metals in Water. Sustainability 2023, 15, 1492.
-Ochoa, Rita; Allegri, Alessia; MATOS SILVA, MARIA; Geraldes, André; Rocha, Clarissa; Filipe, Joel; Monteiro, Rita. "Intermittent Cities. Temporary uses and sharing practices to support an adaptive urban space". In Emerging voices on new architectural ecologies, edited by Veríssimo, Cristina; Burnay, Diogo, 103-114.
-Juan P. Martín-Vide; Fael, Cristina; et. al. "A Large Bridge Pier in an Alluvial Channel: Local Scour versus Morphological Effects and the Role of Physical Models". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 148 8 (2022).
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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