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An ICT-enhanced methodology for the characterization of vernacular built herita...
Arias Tapiero, Juan Camilo; Graus, Sandra; Khei, Soon; Silva, Dener; Conde, Otávio; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Ortega, Javier; Luso, EduardaThe characterization of vernacular buildings is crucial for understanding the historical, social, and cultural significance of a community. These buildings reflect a collective memory and result from a long adaptation process to the local environment. Documenting them facilitates better decisionmaking regarding the preservation of their intrinsic values and long-term conservation. Unfortunately, depopulation pr...
Multi-vulnerability analysis for seismic risk management in historic city centr...
Baquedano-Juliá, Pilar; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Arriagada-Luco, Camilo; Sandoval, Cristián; Palazzi, Nuria Chiara; Oliveira, Daniel V.A comprehensive understanding of the elements at risk, through the identification of the main hazards, level of exposure and different dimensions of the vulnerability of the communities, is an essential step toward the definition and adoption of more effective risk reduction strategies. Historic urban centres have received special attention in the assessment of damage and physical vulnerability to earthquakes, ...
Assessing the accuracy of the Wildland–Urban Interface Index in portuguese rura...
Silva, Dener; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Rodrigues, HugoClimate change and human interventions can boost wildfires. Although naturally happening, massive events are becoming more frequent and severe. In Portugal’s mainland, many rural settlements are populated mainly by older people, and uninhabited houses are frequently poorly conserved. This combination leaves the Wildland–Urban Interface (WUI) dangerously exposed to the fires. Pursuing the understanding of WUI ar...
Wildland-urban interface fire exposure of rural settlements: the case of Montes...
Silva, Dener; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Rodrigues, HugoCoexistence with wildfires has always been part of human life. However, the severity of these events has intensified due to the combined effects of climate change and interventions on the environment. Rural settlements, especially those with heritage values, are vulnerable, leaving their existence under constant threat. Montesinho Natural Park, characterised by many settlements with remarkable vernacular buildi...
On the seismic vulnerability assessment of urban areas using census data: the L...
Xofi, Maria; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Domingues, José Carlos; Santos, Pedro Pinto; Pereira, Susana; Oliveira, Sérgio; Reis, Eusébio; Zêzere, JoséThis paper presents a procedure for the application of an index-based vulnerability assessment method to the seismic risk assessment of 292,978 reinforced concrete and 152,916 unreinforced masonry buildings in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (LMA). A singular innovation of this proposed methodology is that it is tailored to be fed with data from the 2011 national population and housing Census. The vulnerability re...
Understanding flood risk in urban environments: spatial analysis of building vu...
Santos, Pedro Pinto; Pereira, Susana; Zêzere, José Luís; Reis, Eusébio; Oliveira, Sérgio Cruz; Garcia, Ricardo A. C.; Ferreira, Tiago MiguelClimate change has brought about new risks while exacerbating existing ones, with floods now accounting for about 45% of global disasters. This trend indicates that the exposure to floods and resulting damages will continue to rise. This paper aims to contribute to the global efforts to enhance flood resilience in urban areas by introducing a physical vulnerability index for buildings in flood-prone urban areas...
A simplified approach to estimate seismic vulnerability and damage scenarios in...
Chieffo, Nicola; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Vicente, R. da Silva; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Formisano, A.The research attempts to provide a method for evaluating the susceptibility of heritage buildings and potential damage considering local site effects, using as a case study an urban sector situated in Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal. The physical vulnerability of the investigated structures was appraised using an index-based method devised for structural masonry aggregates to emphasize their likelihood of seismi...
The INHAVIT project: sustainability-led approaches for the rehabilitation of th...
Ortega, Javier; Vasconcelos, Graça; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Rodrigues, Hugo; Luso, Eduarda; Arias, Juan; Graus, Sandra; Khei, Soon; Silva, DenerThe INHAVIT research project, funded by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), aims to study and identify the social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities that may be contributing to the current state of progressive abandonment of the rural villages of Montesinho Natural Park (MNP), in Portugal. Once the vulnerabilities are better understood, the main research question is whether the c...
Mechanical characterisation of adobe samples from the state of Morelos, Mexico
Eudave, Rafael Ramírez; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Peña, Fernando; Chávez, MarcosAdobe properties are highly dependent on the local soil composition and can vary significantly depending on fabrication techniques, configurations and state of conservation. The effect of the 2017 Earthquakes in Mexico relaunched the discussion regarding the adequacy and safety of adobe-based constructions - a debate that involves many economic, cultural and social facets related to the vernacular expressions a...
On the seismic vulnerability assessment of urban areas using census data: The L...
Xofi, Maria; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Domingues, José Carlos; Santos, Pedro Pinto; Pereira, Susana; Oliveira, Sérgio C.; Reis, Eusébio; Zêzere, José LuísThis paper presents a procedure for the application of an index-based vulnerability assessment method to the seismic risk assessment of 292,978 reinforced concrete and 152,916 unreinforced masonry buildings in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (LMA). A singular innovation of this proposed methodology is that it is tailored to be fed with data from the 2011 national population and housing Census. The vulnerability re...