The main natural hazards that affect more frequently the North of Portugal are the progressive floods, flash floods and landslides. Throughout the XX century and the beginning of the XXI century, several hydro-geomorphological events were recorded. However, until now, there wasn´t a uniform database of those occurrences and respective damage. Thus, the research project DISASTER, aims to build a database, to mai...
The aim of this study is to identify the landslide predisposing factors' combination using a bivariate statistical model that best predicts landslide susceptibility. The best model is one that has simultaneously good performance in terms of suitability and predictive power and has been developed using variables that are conditionally independent. The study area is the Santa Marta de Penaguião council (70 km2) l...
The analysis of road accidents within the Municipal Emergency Plans and Civil Protection is critical for the prevention and mitigation of road accidents. This article presents the methodology and results of mapping accidents and dangerous road, using the Geographic Information System (GIS). The case study are the municipalities of Santo Tirso and Trofa, within the Oporto district and the data of road accidents ...
Civil Protection Local Means are a very important issue for Municipality Civil Protection Emergency Plans. So, it is crucial to have a detailed Geodatabase of the Civil Protection Local Means in order to produce a better and quick response in case of natural or technological hazard. In this work, we discuss the importance and the utility of a dynamic Geodatabase of Civil Protection Local Means, presenting the c...
What differentiates the transport of dangerous substances and preparations from other types of goods transport is, of course, the risk associated with its eventual release during transport, since they can be extremely harmful to the environment and human health. The release of these materials during transport is a hazard, ie a process capable of producing identifiable damages (Julian, RP et al, 2009). Among exi...
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