O projeto UPHI-STAT “Planeamento Urbano e Desigualdades em Saúde – passando das estatísticas macro para as micro”, financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia de Portugal, foi implementado em três zonas da cidade da Praia, em Cabo Verde, tendo como objetivo pesquisar como a morfologia urbana e as desigualdades socioeconômicas e culturais afetam a saúde dos residentes. Aproveitando essa vasta experiênci...
Background: Reducing alcohol consumption and improving urban planning in African cities are public health priorities. The aim of this study was to explore gender and age differences in recreational activity participation and their link with self-reported alcohol consumption in three urban areas of Praia. Methods: A questionnaire was applied to a probabilistic sample of 1912 adults, with a median age of 35.0 (IQ...
It is well known what happened to the investment bank Lehman Brothers on September 2008 and the financial impact of such event. The consequences it had spread globally, as seen in Europe, where a sovereign debt crisis emerged subsequently. The impact of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the related crisis – the subprime crisis - was transversal to different sectors, with the banking sector probably being th...
Após o momento de choque que Portugal sofreu com o incêndio de Pedrogão Grande (2017), equacionar as dimensões e responsabilidade social da Geografia torna -se especialmente relevante na construção de respostas capazes de assegurar a defesa das pessoas, dos bens e dos recursos naturais. Neste artigo reflecte -se sobre uma relação causa -efeito -solução a estabelecer para a prevenção de incêndios florestais que ...
A document management system (DcMS) for the efficient organization and visualization of the data related to conservation projects in cultural heritage buildings applied to a case study is presented. The objective of the system is to allow for the interchange of information between different specialists, to prevent the loss of data through time and to promote technical awareness of general public. For this purpo...
A 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) virtual reconstruction of the medieval monastery of Santa Maria de Salzedas (Portugal) is presented. This monastery is the second largest Cistercian monastery of Portugal. However, the majority of the monastery disappeared after the extinction of the religious orders in the Age of Enlightenment without letting any vestige, and with almost no existing documentation. In order to a...