Advances in Natural Hazards and Hydrological Risks: Meeting the Challenge, 1st ed. 2020
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ'19), Pico Island—Azores 2019
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Series

Coordinators: Fernandes Francisco, Malheiro Ana, Chaminé Helder I.

Language: English
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This book gathers the proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ'19), held in Lajes do Pico, Pico Island, Azores in 2019.
 
Natural hazards constitute the threat of a naturally occurring event having a negative effect on human beings. These effects are often called natural disasters. Among the natural hazards and potential disasters to be considered are: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, subsidence, floods, droughts and coastal erosion. In addition, there are anthropogenic hazards that occur as a result of human interactions with the environment. They include technological hazards, which occur due to exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.
 
Grasping the behaviour of natural systems requires a comprehensive understanding of climatology, geology and hydrology data and dynamics. Thus, it is important to conduct hazard and risk assessment studies for meaningful hazard mitigation. Further, the book demonstrates that an accurate understanding of natural systems and interactions between engineering and natural resources is of vital significance to the entire socio-economic sector.
 
This volume offers an overview of natural hazards in model regions in Europe, America, and Atlantic islands. Providing new insights on the characterisation, assessment, protection and modelling of geological hazards, water systems, urban areas and coastal zones, it represents a valuable resource for all researchers and practitioners in the fields of Geosciences, Hydrology, Water Resources, Natural Hazards, Environments and Engineering.
 
Main topics include:
1. Natural Hazards and Disasters
2. Sustainable Water Systems and Climate Change
3. Technological Hazards and Engineering Design

PART I    Hydrological hazards, hydrogeomorphology, groundwater and disasters.- PART II   Hazard assessment, spatial planning and climate change.- PART III  Natural hazards, hydrodynamics and engineering design.- PART IV  Around of Pico island geology: meeting natural hazards.

Francisco Fernandes

F. Fernandes is a skilled Engineer, with over 22 years of experience in practice and research in civil engineering. After an internship at the ‘Sociedade de Empreitadas e Trabalhos Hidráulicos’ he began his career in 1997 in ​​budgeting and cost control at Engil. He was also a controller and responsible for several management areas at Eng. Luís Gomes company. He worked as a project manager in the Marques, Engil and Eng. Luís Gomes companies, and as director of production.

Senior Member of the Institution of Portuguese Engineers has a master’s degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of the Azores (2003), is Qualified Expert in the Energy Certification System (SCE–RCCTE), ADENE (Agency for Energy and Technical Superior of Safety and Hygiene of Work – Level 5).

Other activities include participation in various courses, seminars and vocational training actions in the fields of engineering, safety and hygiene at work, energy certification and management, as a designer and qualified expert of the energy certification system.

Presently, since 2012 he is Head of the Regional Laboratory of Civil Engineering in Azores. Currently, he is a board member of the Portuguese Seismic Engineer Society (SPES) and a member of the Fiscal Council of the Fund for the Development of Construction Sciences.

As president of the organizing committee, he was responsible for several scientific events, namely the 10th Portuguese Congress of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, the 16th Portuguese Geotechnical Congress, the 6th Luso-Spanish Geotechnical Conference and the I International Workshop on Natural Hazards. Currently, is in Organizing Committee of the International Workshop “Natural Hazards – Hydrological Risks” (LREC, Pico Island, Azores, May 2019).

Ana Malheiro

A. Malheiro is a skilled Geologist with 34 years of experience in practice and research in engineering geology, geotechnics an

Enhances readers’ understanding of natural hazards studies in model regions in Europe, America, and Atlantic volcanic islands

Provides new insights on natural hazard mapping, characterisation, assessment, protection and geoethics

Includes case studies that illustrate how understanding natural hazards can contribute to promoting a more sustainable environment and better engineering design with nature

Discusses the latest advances in natural hazards in diverse fields, and highlights the role of variability and climate change in water systems