O Ensaio: uma visão crítica da cultura pelo traço literário

Aspiramos abordar o conceito de “cultura literária”, perspectivando-o não apenas num prisma de aquisição de uma dada memória literária, mas encarando também cultura literária e a própria literatura como uma capacidade de Weltanschauung. Sublinhar-se-á a competência criativa da literatura, enquanto promotora de uma leitura crítico-interpretativa da sociedade, em que o escritor e o leitor estão circunstanciados. Observaremos a literatura como um espaço de criação, seja ela construção imagética ou reflexão sobre o mundo que nos pertence. O ensaio é motor de polémica social que visa uma acção efectiva, sendo por isso uma mais-valia o facto de ter uma perspectiva tripartida da realidade. Ciência, Filosofia e Literatura em osmose permitem-lhe artisticamente interferir e intervir na realidade humana. Como tal, o ensaio é uma literacia de vida, permitindo interpretá-la e modificá-la.We aim at exploring the concept of ‘literary culture’, not only seeing it as an acquisition of a given literary memory, but also understanding literary culture and literature itself as Weltanschauung. We will emphasize the creative competence of literature whilst promoter of a critic-interpretative analysis of a society in which the author and the reader are circumstantiated. We will conceive literature as a space of creation, either being an imagetic construction or a reflexion about our world. Thus we aspire at emphasizing the interventive power of literature in society, taking the essay as an example. The essay is a force of social polemics that aims at an effective action, with the advantage of having a three-fold perspective of reality. Science, Philosophy and Literature in osmosis allow the essay to artistically interfere and to intervene in human reality. As a consequence, the essay is a life literacy that allows to interpret and to modify it

A case study of the use of GPR for rehabilitation of a classified Art Deco building: The InovaDomus house

Ancient buildings in historical town centers can be protected by Cultural Heritage legislation, thus implying thatany rehabilitation must respect their main architectural features. These concerns also apply to Modern and Contemporary buildings, in particular if they are important examples of architectural styles from those periods.These extra problems, or motivations, add to the inherent structural delicacy of ancient building restoration thatrequires detailed knowledge of the building foundations, characteristics and materials, modification history, infrastructure mapping, current pathologies, etc., all relevant information for an informed rehabilitation project.Such knowledge is seldom available before the actual rehabilitation works begin, and the usual invasive preliminary surveys are frequently expensive, time-consuming and likely significantly alter/damage the building's mainfeatures or structural integrity. Hence, the current demand for indirect, non-invasive, reliable and high resolutionimagery techniques able to produce relevant information at the early stages of a rehabilitation project.The present work demonstrates that Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR or Georadar) surveys can provide a prioriknowledge on the structure, construction techniques, materials, history and pathologies in a classified ModernAge building. It is also shown that the use of GPR on these projects requires carefully designed surveys, takinginto account the known information, spatial constraints, environmental noise, nature and dimensions of the expected targets and suitable data processing sequences.Thus, if properly applied, GPR produces high-resolution results crucial for sound engineering/architectural interventions aiming to restore and renovate Modern and Contemporary buildings, with (1) focus on the overall quality of the end-result, (2) no damage inflicted to the existing structure, (3) respect of the building's historicalcoherence and architectural elements and characteristics, that is, its Cultural Heritage value.Most of the findings and applications discussed in this work can be seen as an approximation to model studies, sothat, relevant information can be drawn from the different investigated situations. Therefore, owing to the natureand the range of the problems encountered in this case study, it is also expected that the presented GPR data andinterpretation will provide important clues and guidance in the planning and investigation of similar projects andproblems

A rua como caleidoscópio cultural: as visitas de estudo

Mestrado em Ensino de Português no 3º ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário e de Língua Estrangeira (Espanhol) nos Ensinos Básico e SecundárioO presente trabalho analisa a Visita de Estudo, no contexto específico do ensino não-formal, como instrumento motivador e potenciador do estudo de língua(s), literatura(s) e cultura(s) com alunos do Ensino Secundário no sistema educativo português. Neste particular, procurou-se apresentar a necessidade e a mais-valia de o aluno de Línguas contactar com a rua – esse conceito vivo e caleidoscópico. Este projeto, baseado numa reflexão sobre o ensino formal, não-formal e informal, e no modo como estes se influenciam e amplificam, implementou duas Visitas de Estudo para alunos do Ensino Secundário na disciplina de Português (12.º ano) e de Espanhol Língua Estrangeira (10.º ano). A estas visitas acresce ainda a dinamização de Sessões de Literatura (Docere et Delectare – Literatura em Vida), de carácter facultativo, que se constituíram como momentos de motivação e sustentação teórico-analítica das temáticas abordadas durante a Visita de Estudo desenvolvida no âmbito da disciplina de Português. Participando das características da investigação-ação e do estudo de caso, neste relatório foram privilegiados como instrumentos de recolha de dados o inquérito por questionário (aplicado em três momentos precisos do projeto – a priori, in tempus, a posteriori ), notas de campo e grupo focal (focus group). Na medida em que implementámos duas visitas de estudo, obtivemos seis inquéritos, dois textos de notas de campo e realizámos dois grupos focais. Os resultados permitiram concluir que, no contexto específico da sua implementação, as Visitas de Estudo (sendo estas, sempre que possível, auxiliadas por sessões de motivação/preparação) são ferramentas produtivas e profícuas no processo de ensino-aprendizagem, permitindo aos alunos adquirir e aumentar as suas competências, formando-os como alunos e como cidadãos. Além disso, os resultados permitiram, de igual modo, apresentar as Visitas de Estudo como um modus operandi de banda larga, abrangendo áreas do conhecimento que não se confinam ao campo restrito da disciplina proponente da atividade. Como conclusão do estudo, defende-se, em estrutura de superfície, uma desmistificação do conceito de Visita de Estudo e, em estrutura profunda, uma prática eficiente do ensino não-formal, potenciando a utilização dessa ferramenta como um instrumento vital no contexto específico do Ensino de Línguas.The present work analyses the Study Visit, in the specific context of non-formal education, as a motivating and enabling instrument in the study of language(s), literature(s) and culture(s) with Secondary School pupils in the Portuguese educational system. In this regard, an attempt has been made to present the need and the added value, for the language student, to be in contact with the street - this lively and kaleidoscopic concept. This project, based on the consideration of the formal, non-formal and informal teaching, and how they influence and strengthen each other, proposed two study visits for secondary school students in the Portuguese subject (12. Grade) and Spanish as a Foreign Language (10. grade). Besides these visits, sessions of Literature (Docere et delectare – Literature in Life) were fostered. These sessions were optional, and worked as moments of motivation and theoretical-analytical support to the subjects addressed during the Study Visit developed within the Portuguese subject. Attending to the characteristics of action research and of the case study, in this report were privileged, as instruments of data collection, the questionnaire survey (used in three specific moments of the project – a priori, in tempus, a posteriori), field notes and focal group (focus group). As two study visits were organized, it was possible to obtain six questionnaires and two texts of field notes and to conduct two focal groups. The results allowed to conclude that in the specific context of its implementation, the study visits (these being, whenever possible, backed up by motivation / preparation sessions) are productive and fruitful tools in the teaching-learning process, allowing students to acquire and increase their skills, training them as students and as citizens. Moreover, the results also allowed to present study visits as a broad modus operandi, covering areas of knowledge which are not confined to the narrow field of the subject activity’s proponent. In conclusion to the study, it is argued, in a superficial framework, the unveiling of the concept of Study Visit, and at closer range, an efficient practice of nonformal education, enhancing the use of this instrument as a vital tool in the specific context of Language Teaching

O Ensaio: uma visão crítica da cultura pelo traço literário

We aim at exploring the concept of ‘literary culture’, not only seeing it as an acquisition of a given literary memory, but also understanding literary culture and literature itself as Weltanschauung. We will emphasize the creative competence of literature whilst promoter of a critic-interpretative analysis of a society in which the author and the reader are circumstantiated. We will conceive literature as a space of creation, either being an imagetic construction or a reflexion about our world. Thus we aspire at emphasizing the interventive power of literature in society, taking the essay as an example. The essay is a force of social polemics that aims at an effective action, with the advantage of having a three-fold perspective of reality. Science, Philosophy and Literature in osmosis allow the essay to artistically interfere and to intervene in human reality. As a consequence, the essay is a life literacy that allows to interpret and to modify it

Técnicas de georadar em prospecção arqueológica: Ançã e S. Martinho de Árvore

GPR techniques are fast, non destructive and non invasive that allow high resolution shallow subsoil investigations. Archaeological surveys can beneficiate from these techniques since they provide high resolution bidimensional and tridimensional results of the survey area which are not given by other geophysical techniques (magnetic and electrical resistivity). Here it is presented and discussed the application and the interpretation of field GPR data, that is two case studies. The first in a karsified landscape environment for cavity location in Ançã (near Coimbra) and the other over roman remains in S. Martinho de Árvore (near Coimbra).As técnicas de georadar são muito expeditas, não destrutivas e não invasivas que permitem investigar o subsolo com elevada resolução e a pequena profundidade. A prospecção arqueológica beneficia da utilização destas técnicas que proporcionam imagens bidimensionais e tridimensionais da área a prospectar em condições e com resultados que não são proporcionados por outras técnicas geofísicas (magnética e resistividade eléctrica). Neste artigo, apresenta-se e discute-se a aplicação deste método e a interpretação dos dados de campo, à localização de cavidades em Ançã e sobre vestígios de ocupação romana em S. Martinho de Árvore

Técnicas de georadar em prospecção arqueológica: Ançã e S. Martinho de Árvore

GPR techniques are fast, non destructive and non invasive that allow high resolution shallow subsoil investigations. Archaeological surveys can beneficiate from these techniques since they provide high resolution bidimensional and tridimensional results of the survey area which are not given by other geophysical techniques (magnetic and electrical resistivity). Here it is presented and discussed the application and the interpretation of field GPR data, that is two case studies. The first in a karsified landscape environment for cavity location in Ançã (near Coimbra) and the other over roman remains in S. Martinho de Árvore (near Coimbra).As técnicas de georadar são muito expeditas, não destrutivas e não invasivas que permitem investigar o subsolo com elevada resolução e a pequena profundidade. A prospecção arqueológica beneficia da utilização destas técnicas que proporcionam imagens bidimensionais e tridimensionais da área a prospectar em condições e com resultados que não são proporcionados por outras técnicas geofísicas (magnética e resistividade eléctrica). Neste artigo, apresenta-se e discute-se a aplicação deste método e a interpretação dos dados de campo, à localização de cavidades em Ançã e sobre vestígios de ocupação romana em S. Martinho de Árvore

UPGRADING OF DISCHARGE RATES USING GEOPHYSICAL AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: SANGEMIL SPA (CENTRAL PORTUGAL)

Sangemil spa area is located 16 km south of Viseu, Central Portugal, near the Dão river. The productive wells, F1 and F2 are located in the alluvial plain of the river and have been threatened by the river floods (Fig. 1). In order to locate new production wells, out of the alluvial plain and close to the spa unit the surrounding geological structure was surveyed. The proposed structural model claimed for a geophysical survey with two profiles P1 and P2 (Fig. 1) using dipole-dipole array. Taking into account the results obtained, three new wells, HDN1, HDN2 and HDN3 (Fig. 1) have been drilled (85 to 112m deep). The field measurements of conductivity, temperature, pH and yield are discussed in conjunction with the geophysical results

Anatomia de um Mosteiro: estudo geofísico do Mosteiro da Batalha

Trabalho de caracterização do património por métodos não destrutivos integrando aspectos geológicos e geomorfológicos locais com métodos de prospecção geofísica (Georadar, resistividade eléctrica e refracção sísmica) no sentido de desvendar estruturas soterradas sob os pavimentos do mosteiro da batalha e conhecer a estrutura das paredes e colunas do interior da basílica

Burial grounds' impact on groundwater and public health: an overview

The most common practice for disposal of dead bodies is inhumation in soil, which favours interactions with the surrounding environment and returns nutrients to the life cycle. However, when the burial ground is located where hydrogeological, geological and climatic conditions are not favourable to the process, contamination of soils and groundwater may occur, and decomposition may be inhibited, leading to social, economic and political problems. The most critical parameters when assessing the pollution potential of a burial ground are inhumation depth, geological formation, depth of the water table, density of inhumations, soil type and climate. Considering that, this paper presents an overview of the potential threat that cemeteries can pose, analysing and discussing the influence of the main variables causing environmental impacts and public health risks

A case study of the use of GPR for rehabilitation of a classified Art Deco building: The InovaDomus house

Ancient buildings in historical town centers can be protected by Cultural Heritage legislation, thus implying that any rehabilitation must respect their main architectural features. These concerns also apply to Modern and Contemporary buildings, in particular if they are important examples of architectural styles from those periods. These extra problems, or motivations, add to the inherent structural delicacy of ancient building restoration that requires detailed knowledge of the building foundations, characteristics and materials, modification history, infrastructure mapping, current pathologies, etc., all relevant information for an informed rehabilitation project. Such knowledge is seldom available before the actual rehabilitation works begin, and the usual invasive preliminary surveys are frequently expensive, time-consuming and likely significantly alter/damage the building's main features or structural integrity. Hence, the current demand for indirect, non-invasive, reliable and high resolution imagery techniques able to produce relevant information at the early stages of a rehabilitation project. The present work demonstrates that Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR or Georadar) surveys can provide a priori knowledge on the structure, construction techniques, materials, history and pathologies in a classified Modern Age building. It is also shown that the use of GPR on these projects requires carefully designed surveys, taking into account the known information, spatial constraints, environmental noise, nature and dimensions of the expected targets and suitable data processing sequences. Thus, if properly applied, GPR produces high-resolution results crucial for sound engineering/architectural interventions aiming to restore and renovate Modern and Contemporary buildings, with (1) focus on the overall quality of the end-result, (2) no damage inflicted to the existing structure, (3) respect of the building's historical coherence and architectural elements and characteristics, that is, its Cultural Heritage value. Most of the findings and applications discussed in this work can be seen as an approximation to model studies, so that, relevant information can be drawn from the different investigated situations. Therefore, owing to the nature and the range of the problems encountered in this case study, it is also expected that the presented GPR data and interpretation will provide important clues and guidance in the planning and investigation of similar projects and problems