Environment and Biophysical Planning - 2nd semester
Code
711041000
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Geografia e Planeamento Regional
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Pedro Cortesão Casimiro
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Know the human impact on the natural environment;
b) Know the past and present of these impacts and their nature;
c) Understand future impacts and their consequences;
d) Distinguish the domains and frame of impacts;
e) Relate biophysical limitations to territory planning;
f) Discuss and present the legal support to biophysical planning;
g) Discuss and present measures of human activity impact reduction;
h) Apply and analyze methods of biophysical impact assessment using GIS practical exercises.
Concepts
Use, function
Aptitude, capacity
Impact, potential
Sustainability
Prerequisites
Not Applicable
Subject matter
Past and Present
Human impact on the vegetation
Human influence on animals
Human impact on the soil
Human impact on waters
Human agency in geomorphology
Human impact on the climate and atmosphere
The future
Coastal environments
Hydrological impacts
The cryosphere
Drylands
Impacts and planing
Legal context
Impact reduction measure
Bibliography
GOUDIE, Andrew, The Human Impact on the Natural Environment, 6ª ed, Oxford, Blackwell, 2009, 357 p.
SIMMONS, I.G., Changing the Face of the Earth Culture, Environment, History, Oxford, Blackwell, 1991, 487 p.
MANION, A.M. Global Environmental Change, Londres, Longman, 1991, 404 p.
Teaching method
In class teaching:
-Theory, expositive and participative classes.
-Practical classes with GIS exercises on environmental hazards related to human impacts.
Evaluation method
Continuous evaluation on practical classes (essay 35%), with attendance control (5%). Written test (60%).