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Assessing Wildfire Hazard in the Wildland–Urban Interfaces (WUIs) of Central Po...

In Portugal, the rapid growth in housing in and near wildland–urban interfaces (WUIs) increases the wildfire risk to lives and structures. The goal of our study was to assess wildfire hazard in the Central Region of Portugal and in the contact areas of the 60,373 km of WUIs existing in the study area. The degree to which wildfire is a hazard to the landscape and the different urban interfaces areas was assessed...

An Evaluation of Wildfire Vulnerability in the Wildland–Urban Interfaces of Cen...

Vulnerability assessment is a vital component of wildfire management. This research focuses on the evaluation of wildfire vulnerability in the Central Region of Portugal, an area historically affected by catastrophic fire events. The overall methodology entailed applying an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to the relevant spatial variables for evaluating vulnerability associated with exposure, sensitivity, an...

Developing a Geologically Based VS30 Site-Condition Model for Portugal: Methodo...

The inclusion of site-specific conditions is essential to adequately represent the seismic hazard and the seismic risk for a region. We acquired, gathered, and organized a near-surface shear-wave velocity database for Portugal and applied a three-step methodological approach for developing a VS30 site-condition map using extrapolation based on surface geology. The methodology includes (1) defining a pre- limina...

Developing a Geologically Based VS30 Site‐Condition Model for Portugal: Methodo...

Updated geothermal assessment of Lower Cretaceous aquifer in Lisbon region, Por...

Avaliação do potencial geotérmico do Aquífero Cretácico Inferior na Região de L...

Avaliação do potencial geotérmico do Aquífero Cretácico Inferior na Região de L...

Tectonic and neotectonic implications of a new basement map of the Lower Tagus ...

In this paper we present a new basement (defined here as Paleozoic, Precambrian and Mesozoic igneous rocks) map of the Lower Tagus Valley area. This map is a contribution to the understanding of the structural evolution of the top of the basement in the Lower Tagus Valley area during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras. The map was produced using aeromagnetic, well, seismic reflection and geological outcrop data. It...

Earthquake mitigation in the Lisbon and Lower Tagus Valley area, Portugal

Earthquake mitigation in the Lisbon and Lower Tagus Valley area, Portugal