Environment, GIS and Spatial Modeling
1
2018-2019
02014970
Geographic Information Technologies, Environment and Spatial Planning
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Students should have solid knowledge of geomatics at the user level, in particular relating to the handling of graphic and alphanumeric information in a GIS environment.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and theoretical-practical presentation and discussion of the syllabus, complemented with practical classes for application of acquired concepts..
Learning Outcomes
- Reflect on the role of New Geographic Information Technologies in contemporary society;
- Idealize and implement Multicriteria analysis models applied to spatial analysis;
- Idealize and implement Probabilistic Analysis models with geographical data;
- Develop analytical models of physical accessibility following network models.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Geographic Information Science and Technology and (neo) Geography.
2. Environmental Multicriteria GIS Analysis: application to natural hazards.
3. Spatial Modeling Probabilistic: application of predictive models in geo-archeology.
4. Modelling and analysis of physical accessibility.
Head Lecturer(s)
Rui Ferreira de Figueiredo
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Project: 50.0%
Research work: 50.0%
Bibliography
Kanevski, Mikhail (ed) [2008]- Advanced Mapping of Environmental Data, ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London, 313 p.
Malczewski, Jacek [1999]- Gis and multicriteria decision analysis, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 392 p.
Mehrer, Mark W.; Wescott, Konnie L. [2006]- GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 454 p.
Munier, Nolberto [2011]- A Strategy for Using Multicriteria Analysis in Decision-Making: A Guide for Simple and Complex Environmental Projects, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 298 p.
Parker, Robert Nash; Asencio,Emily K. [2008]- GIS and Spatial Analysis for the Social Sciences: Coding, Mapping, and Modeling, Routledge, New York, 246 p.
Rocha, Fernando Jorge Pedro da Silva Pinto da [2012]- Sistemas Complexos, Modelação e Geosimulação da Evolução de Padrões de Uso e Ocupação do Solo, Dissertação de Doutoramento, Universidade de Lisboa (FL), Lisboa, 954 p.