Sustainable Development and Territorial Policies

Recommended Prerequisites

There are no specific requirements beyond the general conditions for admission to the study cycle.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods: lectures combining theoretical explanations with exercise solving and conceptual and real-case discussions.

Learning Outcomes

Provide students with:
(1) a deep understanding of sustainable development issues;
(2) knowledge with respect to the sustainable development strategies adopted at the world, European, and national level;
(3) skills for an effective participation in the definition of sustainable development policies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- The dimensions of sustainable development.
- Critical Changes and Territorial Trends: climate change, sociodemographic, economic and technological changes.
- Indicators of sustainable development. Composite indicators.
- Complex Systems and System Dynamics.
- Global context of sustainable development and international policies.
- EU Sustainable Development Policies: general principles and specific programs.
- Sustainable development in Portugal. Agenda 2030 and territorial challenges.

Head Lecturer(s)

Oxana Anatolievna Tchepel

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

- Acetatos utilizados nas aulas teóricas
- Rogers P., Jalal K., Boyd J. (2006) An Introduction to Sustainable Development, Harvard University Press, Cambridge.
- Dresner, S. (2008) The Principles of Sustainability. 2nd ed., London: Earthscan
- Kraft M. (2014) Environmental Policy and Politics. 6th ed.. Pearson Education.
- Documentos da ONU, UE e Estado Português sobre políticas de desenvolvimento sustentável.