Geochemical study of the rehabilitation of a shallow anoxic reservoir, in volcanic terrains, under semi-arid climate, in Cape Verde Archipelago

Poilão dam reservoir (Cape Verde Archipelago) is in critical conditions, owing the excessive silting up, the high concentration of nitrates and the pronounced anoxia all over the lake. Considering that the most suitable remediation strategy is the removal of the bottom sediments where nutrients are preferentially concentrated, we have done a geochemical study, in order of evaluating their suitability to agricultural use. Analyses indicate that sediments are rich in a few key nutrients, when compared with parent soils. Thus, adding suitable sediments to nearby degraded soils can improve food crops for smallholder farmers living in close proximity to this system.

Cultural Values Change in the Rehabilitation of Historic Schools in Portugal

Despite the importance of the preservation of the historic built environment for the benefit of present and future generations, there is a lack of knowledge of the effects of architectural rehabilitation decisions on the cultural significance of historic buildings. Architectural heritage conservation literature has focused almost exclusively on providing principles and guidelines, describing intervention methodologies, and discussing predicted impacts of design on material values. This thesis argues that a focus on the actual effects is needed if the sociocultural sustainability of historic buildings significance is to be achieved. Supported by an extensive literature review and informed by personal insights from the researcher’s everyday practice, an adapted model of the Theory of Change based on Weiss (1995) was designed, providing a tool to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation on cultural significance [ERECS]. Using a selection of six recently rehabilitated historic secondary schools in Portugal (liceus), this research investigated architectural decisions and their effects on the cultural values of this building typology for education, focusing on three objectives, corresponding to three stages of interventions: understanding the existing cultural significance, identifying the design strategies applied and assessing the short-term effects of design decisions on the cultural values. Stressing the role of stakeholders in rehabilitation processes, data were collected from the buildings and architectural projects, the decision makers in the conservation process, and the school community. Although confirming that the evaluation of the effects of architectural decisions on cultural values is a complex task, the findings demonstrate that the historic liceus have historical, architectural and sociocultural values, and whilst strategies did not value social values, material cultural values were generally considered and preserved, contributing to the enhancement of intangible values. The implications of this theory-based and evidence-based research highlight the importance of evaluating actual effects for cultural heritage theory, architectural conservation practice and heritage management policy.

Reabilitação psicossocial do doente com depressão

A evidência demonstra que as patologias do humor ocupam um lugar de destaque no panorama nacional. Elas são objeto de atenção dos enfermeiros e impõemse como um compromisso para a formação pessoal e profissional. Procurei então desenvolver competências clínicas de avaliação diagnóstica e de intervenção em contexto de cuidados, no domínio da saúde mental e psiquiatria. E apresentar sob a forma de relatório de estágio todo este processo. Dotado de um conjunto de conhecimentos prévios desenvolvi com os doentes estratégias de intervenção. Estas foram definidas a partir de uma avaliação diagnóstica que sistematicamente foi reformulada em função dos resultados que iam sendo obtidos com as respetivas intervenções. Os resultados demonstram que esta intervenção permitiu aos doentes mudar a forma como se veem, aumentar a sua capacidade de afirmação, expressar os seus sentimentos e pensamentos e, estabelecer a autoconfiança no sentido de facilitar o processo de reintegração familiar e social; ABSTRACT: PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION OF THE PATIENT WITH DEPRESSION Evidence shows that the pathologies humour occupy a prominent place on the national scene. They are nurses object of attention and impose themselves as a commitment to personal and professional development. I looked then develop clinical skills diagnostic assessment and intervention in the context of care in the field of mental health and psychiatry. And in the form of internship report this whole process. With a set of previous knowledge developed with patients intervention strategies. These were defined from a diagnostic evaluation that has been systematically reformulated depending on the results that were being achieved with the respective intervention. The results show that this intervention allowed the patients change the way they come, increase their assertiveness, express their feelings and thoughts and establish the confidence to facilitate the process of family and social reintegration.

El retardo en el desarrollo

Lectures on Applied Behavior Analysis techniques for diagnosis and rehabilitation of children with SEN. Theoretical, social and technical aspects.

Integração e recuperação paisagística em pedreiras

Esta dissertação, elaborada no âmbito da obtenção do grau de mestre em Arquitetura Paisagista, tem como tema a “Integração e Recuperação Paisagística em Pedreiras”, a qual foi desenvolvida com base no trabalho de investigação desenvolvido, enquanto colaborador no Centro Tecnológico da Pedra Natural de Portugal (CEVALOR) localizado em Borba, desde o ano 2000, até à atualidade. A recuperação de pedreiras pode ser caracterizada, como um processo de intervenção local, inserido no âmbito da gestão visual, da conservação e de valorização da paisagem. Para realizar o processo de recuperação, não só é necessário o correto enquadramento legal, como entender o contexto paisagístico, que permite avaliar os impactes visuais potenciais e propor medidas de mitigação adequadas. O conteúdo metodológico desta dissertação apresenta a análise, interpretação e caracterização estrutural da paisagem assim como da avaliação do impacte visual, assim como as opções de recuperação com vista à sua integração das pedreiras na paisagem; Abstract: Integration and landscape reclamation in quarries This dissertation concerning the theme “landscape integration and rehabilitation of quarries” aims to obtain the master degree in landscape architecture, as the result of my research as a collaborator at CEVALOR since the year of 2000. The integration and rehabilitation of quarries can be described has a process of local intervention within the fields of visual management, conservation and amelioration of the landscape. In order to accomplish the rehabilitation process, not only is necessary to consider all legal obligations but understand the landscape context, through the analysis of the visual quality and the assessment of the visual impacts in order to propose the most adequate mitigation measures. This dissertation presents a methodological approach that describes the process of landscape analysis, landscape visual impact assessment and the feasible rehabilitation options regarding the visual integration of quarries in the landscape.

Industrial Heritage: Atarazanas Market’s squares in Málaga

This abstract tries to make known one of the first attempts to recuperate the buildings heritage at the end of the 19th century in Spain: It’s called Atarazanas Market’s squares in Málaga, a marvellous Joaquín Rucoba’s architect work. It is one of the first examples in iron architecture in Spain which opted preservation building heritage from the respect of the place memory even in his last restoration.