Land Use Planning and Management

Code:

EA0076

Acronym:

POT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environmental Sciences

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	https://moodle.fe.up.pt/
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	60	Syllabus since 2006/07	3	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main objectives of this course are to provide students with theoretical and practical skills on Urban and Regional Planning, and provide technical expertise in analysis and decision support regarding urban and regional planning. The aim is to provide tools for the description and interpretation of the current problems of the urban environment and frame the main strategies, methodologies and instruments of action to solve them.

Learning outcomes and competences

The main learning outcomes concern, firstly, abilities of description and interpretation of the current urban environment problems, including methodologies for characterization, diagnosis and prediction in the thematic areas of population, housing, employment, equipment, mobility and transport, and secondly, knowledge on the main instruments of territorial management (type, content, goals and scales).

Working method

Presencial

Program

0. Presentation
1. Urban and Regional Planning: A Historical Perspective
1.1. The evolution of territorial occupation and the arising problems
1.2. The emergence of planning and its evolution
1.3. The planning trends
2. Sustainable Development. The Contribution of Spatial Planning
3. The planning process in Portugal
4. The functioning of Urban and Regional spaces. Methodologies for characterization, diagnosis and prediction.
4.1 Demographics
4.2 Housing.
4.3 Economy
4.4 Public Services.
4.3 Transport and Mobility.
5. Planning Instruments (Plans). The plans their typology, content, objectives and scales.
5.1 General Concepts
5.2 The Environmental component of Instruments.
5.3 Evaluation of Environmental Impact

Mandatory literature

Mafra, F; Silva, J; Planeamento e Gestão do Território, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, 2004

Complementary Bibliography

Teresa Fidélis; Planeamento territorial e ambiente. ISBN: 972-8500-58-0
Maria do Rosário Partidário, Paulo Pinho; Avaliação de impacte ambiental. ISBN: 972-8577-09-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes of theoretical discussion around the presentedsyllabus.Theoretical/practical classes with presentation of analysis and planning support tools and practical applications of these analysis and planning support instrumentsto two practical assignments (applying the presented techniques and instruments). Distributed evaluation with final exam.

Software

ArcGIS Data Interoperability

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	68,00
	Exame	3,00	70,00	2013-07-31
	Trabalho escrito	70,00	30,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency of theoretical-practical classes, completion of practical work fulfilling the delivery schedule.

Calculation formula of final grade

Exame = 14 credits

Practical Work = 6 credits