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14644
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
PL(15H)/T(30H)/TP(15H)
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| Scientific area |
Planning and Urbanism
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Entry requirements |
N/A
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Learning outcomes |
Goals: to study the general characteristics of Urban Planning in Portugal within the European context.
Skills:
1. To understand urban planning proposals and analyse their potential and challenges.
2. To understand the main Urban Planning instruments, their objectives and content, considering different scales of intervention — national, regional, intermunicipal and municipal.
3. To understand the types of land use and the role of urban areas in comparison with rural spaces, with regard to building and urbanisation processes.
4. To understand emerging themes in Urban Planning (such as housing, soft mobility, territorial resilience, and digital cities) within the context of Civil Engineering.
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Syllabus |
1. INTRUDOCTION TO URBAN PLANNING
a. Goals, meanings and challenges
b. The role of the civil engineer in a multidisciplinary field
2. URBAN PLANNING SYSTEM IN PORTUGAL
a. Main goals and contents
b. Territorial management instruments: national, regional, intermunicipal and municipal levels
c. Land-use restrictions: influence on building and urban development processes
3. THE URBANISATION PROCESS IN PORTUGAL
a. Land subdivision and urban development works
b. Technical requirements and practical examples
4. EMERGING TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING
a. The housing issue, soft-mobility solutions, and urban green infrastructure
b. Digital cities
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Main Bibliography |
ADAMS, D.; TIESDELL, S.: Shaping Places, Urban Planning, Design and Development. Routledge, New York, 2013.
EU: "The New Leipzig Charter: the transformative power of cities for the common good", 30 november 2020, EU2020.de, European Union. 2020.
MARGARAS, Vasilis: "A New Policy Agenda for the EU:addressing cities' current challenges", Briefing Regional Policy, EPRS European Paliamentary Research Service, October 2025.
OLIVEIRA, Fernanda Paula: Novas Tendências do Direito do Urbanismo: de um Urbanismo de Expansão e de Segregação a um Urbanismo de Contenção, de Reabilitação Urbana e de Coesão Social. Almedina, Coimbra, 2011.
PARDAL, Sidónio, Lobo, Manuel Costa, Correia, Paulo V.D.: Normas Urbanísticas, Volume IV: Planeamento Integrado do Território, Elementos de Teoria Crítica. UTL, DGOTDU, Lisboa, 2000.
PURKARTHOTER, Eva: "Spatial Planning and the European Union: Europeanisation from within", Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy, Routhedge. 2025.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
1. Frequency/Written Test (50%, 10 out of 20).
This will assess whether students have assimilated the taught material and acquired the defined competencies. The test will have a theoretical and a practical component on the program content and the analysis of municipal plans developed in the classroom.
2. Practical work with oral presentation in the classroom and report (50%, 10 out of 20).
A practical assignment will be carried out, concerning the analysis of a subdivision and urbanization works, with the calculation of urban planning indices and parameters, to verify its compliance with the Municipal Master Plan and other technical requirements.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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