Environmental Management
Code
10378
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Maria Paula Baptista da Costa Antunes
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Students should develop new capacities, in particular to:
1. Analyse and assess environmental problems with an integrated and interdisciplinary perspective
2. Apply concepts learned in other courses in the development of solutions to environmental problems
3. Understand the sustainability concept and develop sustainability strategies
4. Apply environmental management instruments and tools in real-world problem solving contexts
5. Communicate orally and in written form.
Subject matter
Introduction to integrated environmental management. Environmental management principles: precautionary, polluter/user pays, responsibility, non-degradation and adaptive management principles. Integrated environmental assessment: types of indicators used; DPSIR model. Reporting environmental management information: State of the Environment Reports. Environmental scenarios. Establishment of environmental management priorities and targets. Environmental management systems – ISO 14001 standard and the Eco-management and Auditing Scheme (EMAS). Environmental audits – audit types; general methodology. Life cycle analysis: scope and objectives, life cycle inventory- allocation procedures, life cycle impact assessment; interpretation of results.
Bibliography
C. J. Barrow, (1999), Environmental Management: Principles and Practice, Routledge.
J. Roberts, (2004), Environmental Policy, Routledge.
R. Costanza, C. Perrings, C. Cleveland, (1997), The Development of Ecological Economics, Edward Elgar.
Revistas principais:
Environmental Management
Journal of Environmental Management
Ecological Economics
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Evaluation method
Evaluation Method
The course evaluation includes:
1. Oral presentation describing one environmental problem using the DPSIR framework. Each group presents one problem and discusses the presentation of another group (groups of 2-3 students) (20%)
2. Group assignment about Environmental Management Systems (groups of 2-3 students) (20%)
3. 2 mini-tests - 30% each
4. Final written exam, corresponding to 60% of the final grade.
A minimum grade of 8 in the mini-tests average or in the exam is required.