Class Civil Protection Planning

The curricular unit falls within the scientific field of Protection of People and Property and is essential for training specialized professionals in civil protection. With a theoretical-practical approach, this unit equips students to think and structure territorial planning in relation to risks, from prevention to the restoration of normality. Its relevance within the study cycle lies in the development of strategic and operational skills, crucial for the effective performance of civil protection agents, strengthening the connection between the Municipal Civil Protection System, local communities, and the legal and technical instruments for emergency response.

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The organization of the Civil Protection System in Portugal Legislative and other normative instruments. Concepts of planning and spatial planning, given risks. Identification of territory risks. The role of Municipal Civil Protection Services and Local Civil Protection Units. Risk mitigation and its importance for reducing vulnerabilities and susceptibilities to risks. Risk education as an instrument to reinforce risk prevention for the population. The emergency and family plan. Warning and alert systems for population safety. The emergency cycle. National, regional, district or municipal emergency plans, general or special. Operational planning from preliminary intervention plans to mission orders in the theater of operations. Normality planning, assessment of the impacts of the emergency and inventory of the damage caused.  

The teaching method is based on the presentation and discussion of the course's programmatic contents, focusing on exposure to the theoretical-practical aspect focusing on real situations, experienced or known to the students. Students are required to carry out research, critical analysis and study of practical cases, in accordance with the presentation of content, motivating them to study outside contact hours with the aim of developing their skills. The participation of students in classes, through their contributions to debates and small assignments, is valued and will constitute an evaluation factor. A factor of lesser importance, as indicated in the following section, but, nevertheless, a compensatory stimulus for what is intended. Meanwhile, tutorial sessions will be dedicated to informal contact with the student, aimed at supporting their daily work and guiding them in their studies.

Avaliação Nacional de Riscos 2019 – ANEPC. Caderno Técnico nº 01 da ANEPC – Manual de avaliação de impacte ambiental na vertente de proteção-civil. Caderno Técnico nº 09 da ANEPC – Caracterização de risco-planos de emergência. Caderno Técnico nº 15 da ANEPC – Riscos costeiros. Caderno Técnico nº 27 da ANEPC - Guia de Orientação para Constituição de Plataformas Locais para a Redução do Risco de Catástrofes. Decreto-lei nº 2/2019 AVISOS E ALERTAS. EBook - História, Riscos e Crises, Luciano Lourenço e António Amaro, Universidade de Coimbra, dezembro de 2018. Lei da Bases da Proteção Civil. Lei de Bases do ordenamento do território. Manual de Planeamento de recuperação pré-desastre - Guia para Governos Estaduais, 2016 da FMA/USA. Manual de Planeamento de recuperação pré-desastre Guia para governos locais, 2017 da FMA/USA. Plano Nacional de Emergência de Proteção Civil, da ANEPC. Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 160/2017, Estratégia para a Proteção Civil Preventiva.