Sustainable Development Policies

Year
5

Academic year
2019-2020

Code
02006797

Subject Area
Environmental Management

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Other Languages of Instruction
English

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
4.5

Type
Elective

Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Urban and Regional Planning.

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)

Syllabus

(1) Concept of sustainable development.

(2) Dimensions of a sustainable development policy: economic dimension; environmental dimension; social dimension.

(3) Sustainable development indicators.

(4) Sustainable development strategy of the United Nations: the Agenda 21.

(5) Sustainable development strategy of the European Union: general principles and specific programs.

(6) Sustainable development strategy of Portugal: qualification of human resources; increase of economic competitiveness; conservation of nature; land-use planning; social cohesion; cooperation with developing countries.

Head Lecturer(s)

Oxana Anatolievna Tchepel

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 40.0%
Exam: 60.0%

Bibliography

- Acetatos utilizados nas aulas teóricas / Handouts from theoretical lectures

- Rogers, P. Jalal, K. and Boyd, J. (2006), An Introduction to Sustainable Development, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Mass), 2006.

- Documentos da ONU, UE e Estado português sobre políticas de desenvolvimento sustentável (documents of the UN, EU and the Portuguese State on sustainable development policies).