OS ESPAÇOS MUSEOLÓGICOS NA PROMOÇÃO DO DESTINO ÉVORA (PORTUGAL): ESTUDO DE CASO

Os museus exercem um papel fundamental na promoção do turismo e no desenvolvimento de áreas rurais e urbanas. Eles preservam a identidade cultural de uma sociedade e possibilitam aos mais jovens um contato com a cultura e história do passado. Os museus desempenham uma função crucial dentro do turismo cultural e são, em muitos casos, um motivo de atração para muitos turistas. É, muitas vezes, através dos museus que os visitantes ficam a conhecer os hábitos e costumes de uma certa sociedade. O presente artigo pretende analisar o contributo dos museus da cidade de Évora na promoção do destino. Para atingir o objetivo foi aplicado um inquérito por questionário aos visitantes dos museus e núcleos museológicos e uma entrevista aos responsáveis pelos referidos espaços.

Contribution to the diffuse radiation modelling in Évora, Portugal

Solar radiation data is crucial for the design of energy systems based on the solar resource. Since diffuse radiation measurements are not always available in the archive data series, either due to the inexistence of measuring equipment, shading device misplacement or missing data, models to generate these data are needed. In this work, one year of hourly and daily horizontal solar global and diffuse irradiation measurements in Évora are used to establish a new relation between the diffuse radiation and the clearness index. The proposed model includes a fitting parameter, which was adjusted through a simple optimization procedure to minimize the Least Square Error as compared to measurements. A comparison against several other fitting models presented in the literature was also carried out using the Root Mean Square Error as statistical indicator, and it was found that the present model is more accurate than the previous fitting models for the diffuse radiation data in Évora.

A new look into the archaeological materials from the Museum of Évora, Portugal – the case study of the Zambujeiro Dolmen

This paper presents the results of a multidisciplinary and multi-analytical study of the amber beads, red pigments, lithic arrowheads and selected ceramics from the Museum of Évora’s collection of the Zambujeiro Dolmen. Amber beads were studied by Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and Pyrolysis coupled to Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) to confirm their chemical nature and provenance. The red pigments, frequently found in funerary Neolithic context of the Iberian Peninsula, were studied with micro-Raman, and Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled to Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) to identify their chemical nature and provenance. The lithic arrowheads were analysed by portable X-Ray Fluorescence (p-XRF), micro X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), SEM-EDS, and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The ceramic materials were studied to infer provenance and production technology by p-XRF, XRD and SEM-EDS; ceramic contents were evaluated by GC/MS. The studies have shown that while some materials travel hundreds or thousands of kilometres to arrive to the Zambujeiro Dolmen, local materials were also used in the items selected by the communities to honour their deceased.

Urban public policies: towards the improvement of landscape ecological system. The case-study of the city of Évora, Portugal.

The Charter of European Planning 2013 presents a Vision for the future of European cities and regions, highlighting the sustainability of cities and the preservation of urban ecosystems, integrating the man-made environment with the natural ecosystems and contribute to the well-being and quality of life of their inhabitants and other stakeholders. Thus, urban public policies are crucial to the improvement of the landscape ecological system, achievable by city planning and design. The paper aims to analyse if public urban policies in Portugal have been integrating strategies and/or guidelines to enhance the ecological system of the landscape. Then, which new perspectives are possible, framed by the recently approved law Bases of Public Policy of Soils, Land Management and Urban Planning (2014). This new law, in contrast with the previous ones, don’t allow reserving land to urbanize, in municipal master plans. Moreover, it is possible to revert land classified for urban purposes in those plans into rustic soils (when it is not yet infra-structured or built). It allows creating new planning and design dynamics, convert several areas and including them in the urban ecological structure, essential to the enhancement of landscape ecological system. This is a filed of work where landscape architecture has huge responsibilities, by associating and harmonize man-made environment with natural systems, enlightening sustainability consistent with conservation and improvement of Nature while contributing to the well-being and quality of life of Man. A sustainability that is ethical, aesthetic, ecological and cultural. The study is supported by a case study – the city of Évora. The ultimate goal is to propose measures to promote larger and better integration of ecological component in urban public policies, framed by the new territorial management law, taking into account and highlighting the specificities of the landscape system – Man and Nature – at the local level.

TURISMO E AUTENTICIDADE EM CIDADES PATRIMÓNIO MUNDIAL: O GRAU DE SATISFAÇÃO DO TURISTA CULTURAL NA CIDADE DE ÉVORA (PORTUGAL)

As Cidades Património Mundial são um elemento fundamental para a captação de turistas e visitantes. O estatuto de ‘Património Mundial’ faz com que estas cidades, com a chancela da UNESCO, funcionem como uma distinção simbólica para atraírem turistas que procuram conhecer e experienciar uma cultura com autenticidade e a história de um outro povo. A cidade de Évora foi classificada, em 1986, pela UNESCO como Património Mundial devido, especialmente, ao seu centro histórico que contempla características arquitetónicas singulares. O turista cultural apresenta diferentes motivações que podem estar associadas a questões sociais, pessoais e educativas. São as motivações do turista cultural ligadas aos atributos culturais do destino que contribuem para o seu grau de satisfação. Compreender o processo da satisfação do turista cultural em cidades património mundial é fundamental para o futuro de um destino turístico. O presente artigo pretende identificar o grau de satisfação global do turista e/ou visitante na cidade de Évora.

O TERRITÓRIO NA BASE DA CONSTRUÇÃO DE UM PROJECTO DE INOVAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E PEDAGÓGICA NA UNIVERSIDADE DE ÉVORA

A Universidade de Évora (Portugal) tem vindo a concretizar um projecto de promoção de uma fileira de trabalho, desde o ano 2000, nas áreas da investigação, formação e serviço à comunidade. Tendo como objecto de trabalho, os diferentes contextos que a Educação e a Formação assumem, na região Alentejo (região do sul de Portugal, que ocupa cerca de um terço do território do país e que possui uma população de, aproximadamente, meio milhão de indivíduos), tem vindo a construir-se uma nova fileira universitária.

Comparison of Poaceae Pollen Counts Recorded at Sites in Portugal, Spain and the UK

The main aim of this study was to analyse the temporal and spatial variations in grass (Poaceae) pollen counts (2005–2011) recorded in Évora (Portugal), Badajoz (Spain) and Worcester (UK). Weekly average data were examined using nonparametric statistics to compare differences between places. On average, Évora recorded the earliest start dates of the Poaceae pollen seasons and Worcester the latest. The intensity of the Poaceae pollen season varied between sites, with Worcester usually recording the least and Évora the most grass pollen in a season. Mean durations of grass pollen seasons were 77 days in Évora, 78 days in Badajoz and 59 days in Worcester. Overall, longer Poaceae pollen seasons coincided with earlier pollen season start dates. Weekly pollen data, from March to September, from the three pollen-monitoring stations studied were compared. The best fit and most statistically significant correlations were obtained by moving Worcester data backward by 4 weeks (Évora, r = 0.810, p < 0.001) and 5 weeks (Badajoz,r = 0.849, p < 0.001). Weekly data from Worcester therefore followed a similar pattern to that of Badajoz and Évora but at a distance of more than 1,500 km and 4–5 weeks later. The sum of pollen recorded in a season was compared with monthly rainfall between January and May. The strongest positive relationship between season intensity and rainfall was between the annual sum of Poaceae pollen recorded in the season at Badajoz and Évora and total rainfall during January and February. Winter rainfall noticeably affects the intensity of Poaceae pollen seasons in Mediterranean areas, but this was not as important in Worcester.

O Mestrado em Ensino do Português no 3 Ciclo do Ensino Básico e Ensino Secundário e de Espanhol-Francês nos Ensinos Básico e Secundário da Universidade de Évora. 'El Máster en Enseñanza del Portugués en Tercer Ciclo de Educación Básica y Educación Secundaria y en Español-Francés en Educación Básica y Educación Secundaria de la Universidad de Évora'.

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Lope de Vega y Portugal.

Noticia sobre la existencia de manuscritos y ediciones antiguas y raras de Lope de Vega en la Biblioteca de Évora (Portugal), así como la existencia de algunas ediciones de Lope salidas de imprentas o de trabajos portugueses.

As crises de mortalidade no concelho de Évora na segunda metade do século XIX

Orientadora: Teresa Ferreira Rodrigues

Liuro intitulado Cuyday o bem : ensina meyo breue, facil e seguro para se saluar ... : accrescentado com a filosofia do verdadeiro christam, [et] de nouo com hum exercicio cotidiano mui proueytoso para o mesmo fim que praticaua o Serenissimo Principe de Portugal D. Theodosio /

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Annual Average Value of Solar Radiation and its Variability in Portugal

Solar resource assessment is essential for the different phases of solar energy projects, such as preliminary design engineering, financing including due diligence and, later, insurance phases. An important aspect is the long term resource estimation. This kind of estimation can only be obtained through the statistical analysis of long-term data series of solar radiation measurements, preferably ground measurements. This paper is a first step in this direction, with an initial statistical analysis performed over the radiation data from a national measurement network, consisting of eighty-nine meteorological stations. These preliminary results are presented in figures that represent the annual average values of Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) and its Variability in the Portuguese continental territory. These results show that the South of Portugal is the most suitable area for the implementation of medium to large scale solar plants.

Subjective Aspects of People with Chronic Ulcers: a Qualitative Study in Brazil and Portugal

Introduction: The experience built in the process of living with chronic ulcer is marked by changes such as the inability to work, to relate socially and causes the need to adapt to a routine care. Understanding this network of meanings is important to develop techniques of individual or collective care. Objective: To understand impregnated subjectivities in the everyday experiences of Brazilian and Portuguese patients with chronic ulcers, in the light of the Oral History of life. Method: Comparative study with a qualitative approach, using Oral History as method and technique. The network of collaborators, formed by males and females, aged 39-82 years, was structured into two groups, one consisting of 06 people in Natal/RN, Brazil and another composed of 10 people in Évora/Portugal. In both groups, the narratives were collected through open questions, which were recorded, transcribed and analyzed by the technique of thematic content analysis. Results: Through the analysis, three themes were revealed: Social repercussion in Brazil and in Portugal; Trajectory of theinjured person; and Coping mechanisms. Conclusion: Changes were observed in social life, leading contributors to isolation, in addition to confronting the stigma experienced. There were also identified points as the reinterpretation of chronic wound carrier about their disease and coping strategies of their chroniccondition.

Satisfação laboral dos docentes no ensino superior: um estudo comparativo Portugal- Espanha

Nas instituições do ensino superior, a satisfação dos docentes surge como uma componente essencial para garantir o bom funcionamento da mesma. Um nível adequado da satisfação laboral dos docentes permite aumentar o seu desempenho e acima de tudo, permite atingir níveis superiores de qualidade dos serviços que se oferece aos alunos. Este trabalho baseia-se na investigação de uma dissertação da área de Gestão de Recursos Humanos, cujo objetivo é analisar e comparar o nível de satisfação laboral dos docentes de ensino superior, conhecer o nível de qualidade percecionado pelos docentes, dos serviços oferecidos ao aluno, assim como, identificar as motivações que determinaram estes professores a elegerem a carreira docente. Para alcançar os objetivos propostos adotou-se o método quantitativo e a recolha de dados realiza-se através de um questionário elaborado com base na revisão de literatura. A população alvo abrange 180 professores da Escola de Ciências Socias da Universidade de Évora (Portugal), e 74 da Facultad de Empresa, Finanzas y Turismo da Universidade de Extremadura (Espanha). O resultado deste trabalho será o fruto da pesquisa da dissertação que está em curso, uma consequência derivada da colaboração do programa Erasmus entre a Universidade de Évora e Universidade de Extremadura.

Análise de investimentos em suínos, aves e florestas no estado de Santa Catarina.

2005