The Challenges of Sustainable Development
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
CNAEF |
Engineering and related techniques |
Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S (edição n.º 1)
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.AERO |
0 |
Syllabus |
2 |
- |
1,5 |
13 |
40,5 |
L.BIO |
2 |
Syllabus |
2 |
- |
1,5 |
13 |
40,5 |
L.EA |
9 |
Syllabus |
1 |
- |
1,5 |
13 |
40,5 |
L.EC |
35 |
Syllabus |
1 |
- |
1,5 |
13 |
40,5 |
L.EEC |
27 |
Syllabus |
2 |
- |
1,5 |
13 |
40,5 |
L.EGI |
3 |
Syllabus |
1 |
- |
1,5 |
13 |
40,5 |
L.EM |
9 |
Syllabus |
2 |
- |
1,5 |
13 |
40,5 |
L.EMAT |
4 |
Syllabus |
1 |
- |
1,5 |
13 |
40,5 |
L.EMG |
2 |
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 Staff - Responsibilities
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.