Urbanism and Environmental Law

Code:

D311

Acronym:

DUA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S (since 09-02-2026 to 22-05-2026)

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LDB	151	Novo Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2016	3	-	6	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The objectives of this course are to provide 
students with a solid, broad, up-to-date and 
critical education in the subjects that are the 
subject of the UC, with a view to their capacity 
to adequately respond to the needs and 
challenges that they are likely to face as 
future lawyers.

Learning outcomes and competences

It seeks to provide solid training to future 
lawyers in the area of ​​urbanism and environment, 
adequately training them for the good exercise 
of their future activity. This learning is part 
of, with particular emphasis, the jurisprudence, 
in a critical perspective.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Solid knowledge of constitutional law and administrative law in general.

Program

Part I

Urban Planning Law



Chapter I - Genesis, evolution, object and 
characterization

Chapter II - Constitutional foundation of urban 
planning law

Chapter III - Public administration of urbanism 
and environment

Chapter IV - Public policy on land, land use 
planning and urban planning

Chapter V - Territorial management instruments

Chapter VI - Spatial planning programs and plans

Chapter VII - Legal regime for urbanization and 
building

Chapter VIII - Urban rehabilitation

Chapter IX - Architectural heritage

Chapter X - Expropriation for public utility

Chapter XI - Urbanism police



Part II

Environmental law



Chapter XII - Constitutional foundations, European 
Union law and public international law

Chapter XIII - General bases of environmental policy 
and law

Chapter XIV - NGOs

Chapter XV - Fundamental principles of environmental 
law

Chapter XVI - Environmental administrative 
information

Chapter XVII - Environmental components: air, 
water, soil, biodiversity

Chapter XVIII - Waste management

Chapter XIX - Environmental responsibility

Chapter XX - Environmental police

Chapter XXI - Administrative and jurisdictional 
protection of the environment

 

Mandatory literature

Raquel Carvalho; Introdução ao Direito do Urbanismo, Universidade Católica, 2017. ISBN: 9789898835178
Gomes Carla Amado 1970-; Introdução ao direito do ambiente. ISBN: 5606939007155
Gomes Carla Amado 1970-; Textos dispersos de direito do ambiente
Correia Fernando Alves; Manual de direito do urbanismo. ISBN: 978-972-40-3571-0
Correia Fernando Alves; As^garantias do particular na expropriação por utilidade pública
Moreno Molina Ángel Manuel; Derecho comunitario del medio ambiente. ISBN: 84-9768-305-6
Fernando dos Reis Codesso; Direito do Ambiente - Ambiente e Território. Urbanismo e Reabilitação Urbana, Almedina, 2017. ISBN: 9789724068169
António Francisco de Sousa; A^estrutura jurídica das normas de planificação administrativa
António Francisco de Sousa; Recurso de vizinhança
António Francisco de Sousa; Conceitos indeterminados no direito administrativo

Complementary Bibliography

António Francisco de Sousa; Administração Pública e direito administrativo - novos paradigmas
António Francisco de Sousa; Direito administrativo europeu
António Francisco de Sousa; Direito administrativo em geral
António Francisco de Sousa; A discricionariedade administrativa

Comments from the literature

Detailed bibliography will be registered in the summaries.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical teaching. Expository, 
interactive methods and case studies.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Frequência das aulas	50,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable.

Calculation formula of final grade

Mandatory written exam - 100%

Alternatively:


written exam - 50%

preparation and presentation of a paper - 50%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Knowledge Assessment Regulation.

Classification improvement

According to the Knowledge Assessment Regulation.