Class Geography, Environment and Territory

The objective of the discipline Geography, Environment and Territory is to convey to the student of architecture the importance of the natural environment, in particular the climate, vegetation and natural risks in the exercise of the profession of architect.
The territory is a complex system and susceptible to suffer several impacts caused by environmental and human factors and for that reason planning, transforming and managing the space is increasingly a demanding task, requiring a holistic and balanced view of the territory. It is intended to instill the idea that the sustainable architecture project constitutes the synthesis of the acquired knowledge integrating the environmental and human components of the territory.
 

1. Climatology
Concepts
Structure, composition and circulation of the atmosphere
Main polluting gases
Energy transfer processes
Radiation and environment
Main bioclimatic domains

2. Bioclimatic architecture
Movement of the sun in architectural design, local winds and urban implantation of buildings
Heat stroke and solar diagrams
Human comfort, sustainable architecture and bioclimatic techniques
Air quality inside buildings.
Energy efficiency
National strategy for adaptation to climate change

3. Natural hazards
Concepts
Main environmental risks: Fog, snowfall, cold and heat waves, forest fires, floods and floods, droughts, coastal overturns, tsunami, radon, water erosion and slope instability.

4. GIS as tools to support bioclimatic architecture.
Slope, hypsometric and sun exposure charts
Use of GIS tools in solar architecture.

The teaching methodology is based on theoretical-practical classes, using computer resources and digital content, namely the video-projector, the internet and various software.

¿ A/V, (2008), Atlas de Portugal, IGP.

(versão digital disponível na Internet)

¿ Ciência e Cultura (Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa), 1: 91-102

(versão digital disponível na Internet)

¿ DAVEAU, S. (2005), O Ambiente Geográfico Natural, Edições João Sá da Costa, Lisboa.
Cota: GF/25-BC

¿ Matos, João, (2001), Fundamentos de Informação Geográfica, Lidel. Lisboa.

Cota: GF/135-BC

¿ Material didático (policopiado) fornecido pelo docente na plataforma moodle.

Nota: Todas as cotas são da Biblioteca Victor de Sá da ULHT.