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Environment and Planning

Code	10334
Year	5
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Hidráulica e Ambiente
Entry requirements	-----
Mode of delivery	Face-to-Face (Theoretical and practical classes).
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	To sensetize the student for the main decurrent ambient problems of the construction, exploration, whitewashing and desactivação of infrastructures and urban equipment, as well as of the implementation of plans of development.
Syllabus	1. The Human Built Environment 2. Analysis of urban areas. 3. The local Agenda 21 4. The revival of the cities 5. The role of architecture in Strategic urban planning 6. Environmental management Instruments
Main Bibliography	- Hall P., (2002), Urban and Regional Planning, Routledge, Londres. - Ravetz, J., (2002), City Region 2020 Integrated Planning For Sustainable Environment, Earthscan Publications, NY, EUA. - Ferreira, A., (2005), Gestão Estratégica de Cidades e Regiões, FCG, Lisboa. - Roseta, H., (1995), Agenda Local do Ambiente, Instituto de Promoção Ambiental, Lisboa, Portugal. - Santos F., Forbes K. e Moita, R, (2002), Climate Change in Portugal. Scenarios - Impacts and Adaptation Measures, SIAM Project, Gradiva, Portugal. - Selman, P., (1996), Local Sustainability managing and Planning Ecologically Sound Places, Paul Chapmen Publishing Ltd., Londres, - Sheldon C. e Yoxon M., (2006). Environmental Management Systems: A StepbyStep Guide to Implementation and Maintenance, 3rd edition, Earthscan, Londres.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The assessment is carried out through the completion, presentation and discussion of 4 theoretical-practical works throughout the academic semester. The works are individual. The percentage of the grade for each work is 25%.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.