Seminar on Environmental Policy and Innovation
Code
10389
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
João Miguel Dias Joanaz de Melo
Weekly hours
2
Total hours
28
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
A. Understanding of the general principles of public law; understanding of the principles of environmental law and environmental policy; acknowledgement of the main environment-related regulatory instruments, at national, European and international level.
B. Contact with the major actors of environmental policy.
C. Innovation perspectives on environmental technology and institutions.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of environmental scince and enginnering.
Subject matter
Part A: Fundamentals of public law, environmental policy and law:
1. General principles of Law
2. Environmental law in Portugal
3. Environmental law in the EU and international
4. Environmental liability and environmental NGO
5. Environmental litigation
6. Major trends
Part B: Debate with key environmental policy actors:
1. Environmental NGO
2. Business
3. Legislators
Part C: Institutional and technological innovation:
1. Global governance and institutions
2. The ecologic conversion
3. Inventing new institutions and business models
Bibliography
Environmental Law: national, European and international.
Case studies and jurisprudence.
Teaching method
A combination of different teaching methods is employed: lectures, debates and seminars with invited speakers; development of practical assignments that integrate the course materials.
Evaluation method
Evaluation is based on three items: (i) essay on environmental policy and intervention in the debates (25%, individual); (ii) mini-test (25%); (iii) paper on a topic of environmental law and its defence (50%, groups 2-3 students). Delays delivering assignments and absence in classes with invited speakers entail penalties in final grade.