2025
Environmental Sustainability I
Name: Environmental Sustainability I
Code: PAO13052M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Environment and Ecology Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. Provide up-to-date knowledge on socio-environmental concepts, policies and practices on a planetary scale
2. Present and discuss the key historical, political and institutional milestones that inspire practices related to environmental sustainability in a bottom-up analysis (ie, local, regional, national and international).
3. Analyse the individual and collective role of building an environmentally sustainable society.
2. Present and discuss the key historical, political and institutional milestones that inspire practices related to environmental sustainability in a bottom-up analysis (ie, local, regional, national and international).
3. Analyse the individual and collective role of building an environmentally sustainable society.
Contents
1. The socio-environmental picture on the planet, in Portugal and in rural communities.
2. Dimensions of ecodevelopment. Economicism vs. Environmentalism.
3. Agenda 21. Socio-environmental sustainability policies.
2. Dimensions of ecodevelopment. Economicism vs. Environmentalism.
3. Agenda 21. Socio-environmental sustainability policies.
Teaching Methods
Exposure of basic knowledge and case studies in Portugal and worldwide; discussion of
concrete cases and proposals for intervention; seminars / mini-courses with national and international experts; participation of public discussion forums.
Participation in discussions. Elaboration of short writing works with oral presentation of limited time.
concrete cases and proposals for intervention; seminars / mini-courses with national and international experts; participation of public discussion forums.
Participation in discussions. Elaboration of short writing works with oral presentation of limited time.
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