The article deals with three methodologies for mapping vulnerabilities in application in Brazilian and Portuguese territories. The first, VS-CES-OSIRIS MODEL (University of Coimbra and University of Lisbon) of multivariate analysis of the Criticality and Carrying Capacity components for disasters and emergencies, seeks to create comparative indices of social vulnerability between territories. The methodology ha...
The media sector is constantly evolving and, in the last few years, such evolution has been driven by a number of convergence paradigms, notably, that between broadband and broadcast technologies with the introduction of IT and IP technology. The present trend is to switch totally from a closed niche that uses highly specialized equipment to off-the-shelf IT-centric solutions, offering easy configuration and re...
<jats:p>Os danos resultantes da ocorrência de sismos podem resultar da combinação da excitação sísmica e/ou de incrementos de pressão neutra no solo (liquefação). Estes dois efeitos estão interligados, uma vez que a redução da rigidez do solo por efeito da diminuição da tensão efetiva altera o comportamento mecânico do solo, nomeadamente a sua resposta sísmica. Assim, o nível e o tipo de danos são dependentes d...