Methods in Environmental Management

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Objectives

1. Learning the basics of the ecosystem approach
2. Introduction to climate change, general notions of mitigation and adaptation strategies and accounting of greenhouse gases
3. Notions Introduction Environmental management and sustainable development and developing strategies at European, national and regional level.
4. Familiarity with concepts, legal framework, procedures and experiences related to Environmental Impact Assessment;

Program

1- Ecosystem Approach

Documents of International Environment

Operationalization

2- Climate Change

Framework and Evolution

The IPCC

Mitigation and Adaptation

Accounting for GHG

3- Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

Introduction

-Historical evolution of environmental degradation and worldwide major environmental problems.

-The environment in Europe, Portugal and the Azores

Definitions and Strategies

-International and European Context

-Context Portuguese

-PReDSA

4- Environmental Management Instruments

Environmental Management Systems ;

Environmental Performance Evaluation and Audits , Improving Environmental Performance , Environmental

Surveys and Sustainability Reports

Life Cycle Analysis

Eco label

Other Instruments

Cleaner technologies and Eco-Efficient

Directive IPCC

Environmental Impact Assessment

5- Environmental Impact Assessment

Background and Evolution of EIA

Legal framework for EIA

Practical exercise

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. Practical exercise of calculating Ecological Footprint. Exercise phase of "SCOPE" 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

Partidário, M. R., Guia de Boas Praticas para a Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica, ed. Ag. Portuguesa do Ambiente, Amadora, 2007.

Partidário, M. R., Pinho, P. Guia de Apoio ao Novo Regime de Avaliação de Impacte Ambiental, ed. Ministério do Ambiente e do Ordenamento do Território, Lisboa, 2000.

Pinto, A. (2005). Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental: Guia para a sua implementação. Lisboa: Edições Silabo.

Instituto para a Qualidade na Formação, I.P. (2006). O sector do ambiente em Portugal. Coleção de Estudos Sectoriais, nº 30. Lisboa: Instituto para a Qualidade na Formação, I.P.

Mendes, B. & Oliveira, J.F. Santos (2004). Qualidade da Água para consumo Humano. Lousã: LIDEL Edições Técnicas, Lda.

Oliveira, J.F. Santos (2005). Gestão Ambiental. Lousã: LIDEL Edições Técnicas, Lda.

Canter, L. (1998). Manual de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental: técnicas para la elaboración de los estudios de impacto. Ed. Mc Graw-Hill/Interamericana, Madrid

Decreto-Lei 69/2000 de 3 de Maio

Code

0105983

ECTS Credits

3

Classes

  • Teórico-Práticas - 45 hours

Evaluation Methodology

  • Individual and/or Group Work: 100%