Direito e Políticas de Ambiente Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia do Ambiente Integrated Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering Direito e Políticas de Ambiente Environmental Policy and Law Francisco Nunes Correia Ano Lectivo 2016/2017 - 2º Semestre Academic year 2016/2017 – 2nd Semester

Francisco Nunes Correia Professors: Francisco Nunes Correia fnc@civil.ist.utl.pt António Gonçalves Henriques agh@civil.ist.utl.pt Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geo-resources

Schedule for questions: Francisco Nunes Correia Monday, from 16h30 to 17h00 after class or in office 5.39 António Gonçalves Henriques Wednesday, from 11h30 to 12h00 after class or in office 5.32

Motivation: The Environmental Engineer needs to have a broad understanding of the society in which he/she lives and of how its professional activity contributes to the major goals of that society... ...instead of... ...being limited to a blind and uncritical application of methodologies and technological tools.

Objectives of this course: Develop the capability to understand better environmental policies, its evolution and its foundations; Understand and analyse environmental policies at the level of the United Nations, at the level of the European Union, and at the national level; Convey and consolidate the fundamental concepts and a better understanding of the tools and institutions responsible for the formulation and implementation of environmental policies.

Introduction, Concepts, and United Nations

European Union

Portugal, Evaluation Process

Evaluation: Group work (40%) on a topic to be agreed Exam (60%) Minimum grade in group work: 8/12 Minimum grade in the exam: 8/12