Spatial Planning System

Code:

M.EC052

Acronym:

SPGT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Planning

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle2324.up.pt/course/view.php?id=6672
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M.EC	3	Syllabus	2	-	6	45,5	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Provide the students with a deep knowledge of the Portuguese spatial planning system, from the point of view of its conception and from the point of view of its practice, including the perception of the European context. To develop capacities of critical analysis of the conditions of development of spatial plans and of the necessary articulation between scales of planning and between sectoral and territorial perspectives and policies. To develop capacities of professional action in the field of territorial management.

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills and learning outcomes:
KNOWLEDGE: of the Portuguese spatial planning system; of the different systems in the European context; of the debate on the European dimension of spatial planning.
ANALYSIS: of the foundations of spatial planning systems and its main elements of change
APPLICATION AND SYNTHESIS: development of reflective practice skills.
EVALUATION: capacities to create and use evaluation methodologies

Working method

Presencial

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

Not applicable.

Program

1. The need and rationale for spatial planning. Space - land - property nexus.
2. The organisation of the spatial planning system.
3. The regulatory dimension of spatial planning.
4. The implementation of spatial planning instruments and its programming.
5. Compensation instruments for inequalities generated by mandatory provisions of the plans.
6. Planning and the articulation of scales. The role of the national scale.
7. Planning and the articulation of policies and sectors. The role of sectoral and special programmes.
8. The European context. Diversity of spatial planning systems and policies and tendencies of change. The European dimension of spatial planning.
9. Evaluation of/in spatial planning.

Mandatory literature

ed. by Louis Albrechts, Jeremy Alden, Artur da Rosa Pires; The changing institutional landscape of planning. ISBN: 0-7546-1374-7
Alves, Rui; Políticas de planeamento e ordenamento do território no estado português , Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2007. ISBN: 978-972-31-1210-8
Oliveira, Fernanda Paula; Direito do Urbanismo. Do Planeamento à Gestão, CEJUR, 2010. ISBN: 978-989-96672-0-4
Folque, André; Curso de Direito da Urbanização e da Edificação , Coimbra Editora, 2007. ISBN: 978-972-321-492-5
ed. D R Diamond and J B Mcloughlin; Progress in Planning
João Ferrão; O ordenamento do território como política pública. ISBN: 978-972-31-1415-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and case studies. Students will develop a group work, focusing on the comparison of planning systems in different national contexts and an individual work, presenting and discussing a theme of spatial planning.

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences > Public law > Town planning law
Social sciences > Political sciences > Public policy > Public administration

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	42,00
Frequência das aulas	48,00
Trabalho de campo	8,00
Trabalho escrito	14,00
Total:	112,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the FEUP assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% classes is not exceeded.

Calculation formula of final grade

Group work report (75%) + individual essay (25%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the provisions of General Regulation of Student Evaluation.

Classification improvement

The improvement of the final classification can occur through a Written Exam or, alternatively, through an Oral Exam if this is the alternative agreed with the students.