Environmental Management

Objectives

1. Get familiar with the Legal Framework EU, National and Regional;

2. Knowledge of Economic Instruments in particular incentives system and instruments of the EU;

3. Knowledge of economic valuation methods under the Environmental Management;

4. Capacity of developing a SWOT analysis;

5. Capacity to develop and identify environmental indicators.

6. Knowledge about the requirements for preparation of a scientific paper;

7. Familiarity with concepts, legal framework, procedures and experiences related to Environmental Impact Assessment;

8. Knowledge of Land Management Instruments.

Program

Theoretical and practical program

1. Environmental Legislation

1.1. Community

1.2. National/Regional

2. Economic Instruments

2.1. Incentives Systems/European Union Instruments

2.2. Economic valuation methods for environmental management

3. Environmental Management and Volunteers Tools

3.1. Environmental Management Systems

3.2. Life Cycle Analysis

3.3. .Ecolabelling

3.4. Other Instruments for Environmental Management

4. Protected Areas - Spatial Plans and Management Plans

5. Development of a scientific article on the Natura 2000-Azores

5.1. Criteria for development of a scientific article

5.2. Technical and scientific content of a scientific article

6. SWOT matrix

6.1. Rules of developing a SWOT matrix

7. Environmental Indicators

7.1. Principles and Indicators construction

7.2. Pressure-State-Response Model

7.3. Other indicators of organizational models

8. Environmental Impact Assessment

8.1. Definition and Goals

8.2. Framework legislation

8.3. Process and procedures

8.4. Case Studies

Teaching Methodologies

The methodologies used are based on expository methods of theoretical content; Reading, critical analysis and oriented discussion. Presentation of practical examples. Cases of success and failure, lessons learn. Practical exercise of calculating Ecological Footprint. Exercise of "SCOPE" phase of an EIA. The teaching method is mostly classroom, but can co-exist moments of e-learning platform by using Moodle to guide discussion of some specific content.

Bibliography

APA, SIDS-Portugal, ed. Ministério do Ambiente, do Ordenamento do Território e Desenvolvimento Regional, 2007

APA, Sinais da AEA 2009, Publications Office, Dinamarca, 2008

Partidário, M. R. Guia de Boas Praticas para a Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica, Amadora, 2007

Partidário, M. R. e Pinho, P. Guia de Apoio ao Novo Regime de Avaliação de Impacte Ambiental, Lisboa, 2000