Planning for Sustainability
Code
11691
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
Understanding of the concept of sustainability and its practical implications. Identification of major environment and development problems, in Portugal and in the World. Identification of major instruments for sustainability and environment policy. Understanding the role of citizens in the path towards sustainability.
Prerequisites
No particular requirements to enroll in this course.
Subject matter
1. Basic concepts: sustainability and its corollaries; the ecologic, social and economic dimensions; the need for a new development model and new mentality.
2. Problematic and instruments for environment and development: regulatory instruments; environmental tax reform; integrated and voluntary policies and instruments.
3. The role of citizens and NGO: history, perspectives and practice.
4. Planning for sustainability, with a focus on energy and territorial management.
Bibliography
CMAD: O Nosso Futuro Comum (Brundtland Report). Comissão Mundial para o Ambiente e Desenvolvimento / Meribérica-Liber, Lisboa, 1991 (publicação original 1987)
CMIO: O Oceano… Nosso Futuro (Soares Report). Comissão Mundial Independente para os Oceanos. Edição portuguesa: Expo 98/Fundação Mário Soares, 1998. ISBN: 972-97147-2-X
Papa Francisco: Carta Encíclica Laudato Sí – O Cuidado da Casa Comum. Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Maio 2015
APA: Relatório do Estado do Ambiente, Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, Lisboa (publicação anual)
WWF: Living Planet Report 2018: aiming higher. WWW International, Gland, Switzerland, 2018.https://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/all_publications/living_planet_report_2018/
UN: Sustainable Development Goals: 17 goals to transform our world. http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
Teaching method
Tutorials, debates, independent research and field work.
Evaluation method
Three assigments:
1. Analysis of sustainability report;
2. Home environmental diagnosis;
3. Contact organization interested in divulgation of (a) Encyclic Laudato Sí, or (b) UN Sustainable Development Goals.