Geological Hazards

Conteúdo Programático

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Natural Disasters and History

1.2 Meaning of hazard and risk

1.3 Meaning of multirisk

2. GLOBAL TECTONICS AND MAGMATISM

2.1 The origin of the Earth and its internal structure

2.2 Geographical distribution and characterization of plate boundaries

2.3 Geographical distribution and geostructural framework of volcanism

2.4 The geological cycle and the main rock types

2.5 Geological setting of the Azores archipelago

3. VOLCANIC HAZARD

3.1 Introduction to volcanology

3.2 Volcanic hazards

3.3 Eruptive history

3.4 Monitoring and prediction

4. SEISMIC HAZARD

4.1 Introduction to seismology

4.2 Seismicity quantification

4.3 Paleoseismicity and historical seismicity

5. LANDSLIDE HAZARD

5.1 Introduction to landslides

5.2 Triggering mechanisms

5.3 Monitoring and prediction

6. TSUNAMI HAZARD

6.1 Introduction to tsunamis

6.2 Triggering mechanisms

6.3 Paleotsunamis

Docente(s)

Nicolau Maria Berquó de Aguiar Wallenstein

Rui Moreira da Silva Coutinho

Maria de Fátima Batista Viveiros

Teresa de Jesus Lopes Ferreira

Informação Adicional

With the objective of promoting a Knowledge Society, the Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessement (IVAR), in cooperation with the School of Sciences and Technology of the University of the Azores (FCT-UAc), offered, between 11th and 23rd of July of 2022, the Geological Hazards summer course, in the IVAR Academy, an opportunity to learn about the geology of the Azores and the geological hazards that shaped our beautiful landscapes.

This 1st Edition of the summer course had the participation of two students.

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