The Challenges of Sustainable Development

Code:

DDS01

Acronym:

DDS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Engineering and related techniques

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S (edição n.º 1)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	The Challenges of Sustainable Development

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DDS	0	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.BIO	4	Syllabus	2	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.EA	13	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.EC	37	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.EEC	20	Syllabus	2	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.EGI	0	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.EM	4	Syllabus	2	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.EMAT	3	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.EMG	0	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	2	-	1,5	13	40,5
L.EQ	1	Syllabus	2	-	1,5	13	40,5

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This curricular unit (UC) has as its main objective the acquisition of skills on the fundamental aspects of the connection between Engineering and Sustainability and respective challenges. To that end, this UC addresses fundamental concepts about sustainability in its environmental, economic, and social aspects.

Learning outcomes and competences

This Transversal Competence Unit is aimed at 1st cycle students of the various engineering courses. It aims to promote the learning of a set of knowledge in the area of ​​sustainable development, namely, obtaining an overview of:

• The fundamentals of Sustainable Development;


• The regulatory and strategic framework for Sustainable Development, namely the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Action Plan for Financing Development.


• The business approach to sustainable development and environmental, social, and corporate governance standards.


• The challenges of climate and energy transition: scenarios and impacts; regulatory framework; carbon neutrality trajectories and cost-benefit evaluation of decarbonisation; strategies to promote renewable energies, energy efficiency, and sustainable mobility.


• Challenges, strategies, regulation, technologies, and economic assessment in the management of water resources, protection of biodiversity, and enhancement of natural capital.


• Sustainable development financing mechanisms, the relevance of development cooperation, and innovative sustainable financing instruments.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The fundamentals of Sustainable Development
2. The strategic framework of Sustainable Development
3. The challenges of the climate and energy transition
4. The challenges of protecting and enhancing natural capital
5. Sustainable development financing mechanisms

Mandatory literature

Jennifer A. Elliott; An Introduction to sustainable development. ISBN: 0-415-19151-3
Karel Mulder; Sustainable development for engineers. ISBN: 1-874719-19-5

Complementary Bibliography

Valentine Udoh James; Sustainable development in Third World countries. ISBN: 0-275-95307-6
S. Baker; The politics of sustainable development. ISBN: 0-415-13874-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes of exposition and discussion of different themes, including examples, exercises, case studies, group work, and thematic sessions.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	27,50
Frequência das aulas	13,00
Total:	40,50

Eligibility for exams

Frequency of classes according to FEUP rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation will be distributed with a final exam.
The following components will be considered: participation in classes (PA); exam (E)
Formula for calculating the final classification = 20% PA + 80% E

Classification improvement

Preparation of work on the topic to be assigned.