Coastal Environments

Code:

EA0064

Acronym:

ACT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Complementary Area

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEA	10	Syllabus since 2006/07	5	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Raising awareness to the characteristics, problems and specific interventions of coastal areas as systems of very dynamic interface and polarizer of occupations, uses and transformations. Environmental problems. Introduction to planning methodologies. Introduction to the typologies of coastal defence intervention.
Analysis of case studies.

Program

Coastal environment. Demographic attraction by the coast. Use, occupations and interventions. Use conflicts.
Physiographic agents: wind, tides, maritime agitation, currents.
Interaction between agents and solid borders.
Morphologic evolution of beaches, dunes and estuaries. Coastline general regression.
Cause of erosion. Vulnerability and risk. Planning figures.
Coastal management strategies. Protection. Models of expansion of coastal areas.
Reduction of specific anthropic actions. Coastline “maintenance”. Coastal defence. Functioning. Design, Construction. Impact minimization. Mixed solutions. Monitoring. Case studies.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of course unit themes by giving a great variety of practical examples both national and international. Presentation of specific concepts and terminology. The importance of coastal zones planning, the reduction of anthropic factors and requalification and coastal defence.
Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches. Environmental aspects. Study visits. Applications.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	26,00
	Total:	-	0,00