Aplicação da legislação sobre ruído à escala do aglomerado urbano

Na presente comunicação quantificam-se os limites de tráfego rodoviário cor-respondentes a diferentes valores de referência dos níveis sonoros nas facha-das dos edifícios, tendo em vista facultar informação facilmente interpretável que possa servir de orientação no planeamento urbano, para dar satisfação aos requisitos regulamentares aplicáveis. Para tal são analisadas diferentes situações tipo de rodovias e envolvente urbana e apresentados alguns comen-tários sobre as opções mais adequadas.

Development of the sustainability of coastal activities through ICZM process

Dissertação de Mestrado, Gestão da Água e da Costa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2008

Viabilização da reutilização de efluente tratado, usos, aplicações e respectivos impactos na gestão dos mesmos

Dissertação mest., Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Algarve, 2008

Motivação profissional em contexto de educação: o internato médico de medicina geral e familiar

A motivação é essencial ao processo formativo, adquirindo particular relevância no âmbito da educação de indivíduos adultos, em contexto profissional. A percepção empírica da existência de baixos níveis de motivação para a especialidade de Medicina Geral e Familiar nos jovens médicos licenciados justifica a realização da presente investigação. Com a finalidade de analisar a motivação profissional no Internato Médico de Medicina Geral e Familiar, desenvolveu-se uma linha de investigação observacional (2005 – 2010), de natureza quantitativa (transversal e longitudinal), seguida de uma abordagem qualitativa, complementando os seus resultados (triangulação metodológica). O estudo teve como alvo a totalidade da população de médicos internos de Medicina Geral e Familiar que iniciaram a sua formação em 2005, em Portugal continental (N = 228). A colheita de dados realizou-se através de um inquérito (questionário postal), tendo respondido 109 médicos internos (análise quantitativa), seguido de entrevistas semiestruturadas a um grupo de 16 médicos, seleccionados a partir da população-alvo (análise qualitativa). Os resultados desta investigação revelam que, na sua globalidade, a população estudada se encontra motivada para o exercício da especialidade de Medicina Geral e Familiar, contrariamente ao esperado. Contudo, a evolução pouco expressiva das dimensões em estudo, ao longo daquele Internato, sugere uma ausência de influência do mesmo na motivação profissional dos médicos estudados, que consideramos pertinente, atendendo à sua estrutura, organização e programa de formação. Os dados apurados na abordagem qualitativa confirmam a existência de múltiplos factores que influenciam a motivação profissional dos médicos internos ao longo do programa no Internato, apontando o papel crucial do Orientador na manutenção (ou variação) da orientação motivacional da referida população. Limitada pela inexistência de estudos anteriores realizados nesta área em Portugal, esta investigação sugere a necessidade de uma reformulação do Programa de Internato Médico de Medicina Geral e Familiar, que deverá ser centrada na melhor preparação dos seus Orientadores e em estratégias direccionadas para a qualidade da formação dos futuros Médicos de Família, neste país.

Recreational shore fishing in southern Portugal: biological and socio-economic aspects and perspectives for management

Although overfishing is a concern for many fish stocks, it was for a long time only associated with commercial fishing exploitation, with less or no attention being given to the recreational fisheries. Recent research has shown however that the impact of recreational fishing on particular species can be considerable, and that the recreational harvest needs to be taken into account if fisheries are to be accurately assessed and effectively managed. In Portugal, the first recreational fishing regulations were only recently implemented. However, mirroring other European countries, regulations lacked scientific support, and specific knowledge of the activity was limited to a few studies with limited coverage. This thesis aimed to characterize the biological and socioeconomic aspects of the recreational shore angling activity in southern Portugal, to investigate whether the regulations in place were adequate and effective, and to provide recommendations for improved management and conservation of the inshore fisheries resources. A combined aerial-roving survey was conducted to gather data on fishing effort, catch, fishing trips and socioeconomic aspects (including anglers’ perceptions of regulations) of the recreational angling activity. The analysis of anglers’ catches suggested that compliance with daily bag limits was high, with less than 0.5% of creels exceeding the 10 kg angler-1 day-1 bag limit. Overall, 11.5% of the retained fishes were undersized, but non-compliance with minimum size limits was found to be high for some species (e.g. seabass, 73% undersized). In terms of the impact of recreational shore angling, the total estimated catches corresponded to less than 1% of the commercial landings for the same period (shared species). However, shore angling catches for white sea bream (Diplodus sargus) were found to be considerable, corresponding to 65% of the commercial landings (39.4% of total catch). In terms of anglers’ perceptions about the recreational fishing regulations in Portugal, the present study has shown that the majority of anglers accepted the existence of some kind of SRF regulations, but in general there was a partial or total disagreement with the recreational fishing restrictions recently put in place. Most anglers perceived themselves as not being involved in the decision-making process and claimed that some restrictions lacked a meaningful rationale (e.g. prohibition of fishing from piers/jetties). Fishers’ awareness with regard to specific aspects of the restrictions (such as the rationale for minimum size limits) was found to be very limited. During the same period, catches from sport fishing competitions were examined to test for differences with the recreational activity in terms of catches, and evaluate long term trends in catch and mean size of fish. Catches of the sport fishing competitions were found to be different from those observed for recreational fishing, being dominated by different species (e.g. garfish, mullets), and suggesting different fishing strategies of the the two types of anglers. High percentages of undersized fish were observed to be captured (and retained) during the competitions (in particular seabass, with 100% undersized), probably as a result of a single allowable minimum size (AMS) of 15 cm for all species in use in competitions. Lastly, catch and release fishing experiments were carried out to assess post-release mortality of three recreationally important species: two banded sea bream Diplodus vulgaris; black sea bream Spondyliosoma cantharus; and gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata. Post-release mortalities were found to be low (0-12%). The main predictor of mortality for Sparus aurata was anatomical hooking location, with 63% of the fishes that died being deeply hooked. The results support the release of fish, either from mandatory (e.g. minimum landing sizes) or voluntary practices. In summary, this thesis has demonstrated that the impact of recreational fishing for particular species is significant and needs to be taken into account for more effective management and stock assessment purposes. It has also highlighted several management issues that should be addressed in order to promote more adequate regulations in the future and prevent noncompliance issues. A periodic monitoring of the recreational fishing activity including all fishing modes (i.e. spear fishing, boat, and shore angling) would also be beneficial to ensure a timely knowledge on the global recreational fishing activity and support future management actions.