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Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Energy and the Environment

Code

722041081

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Geografia e Planeamento Regional

Credits

10.0

Teacher in charge

Fernando Ribeiro Martins

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

a) To learn about the contribution of various energy sources to the development of societies;
b) To understand the energy dependence of present-day societies, as well their insecurity/instability concerning resupplying and pricing resulting from the contemporary geopolitical framework;
c) To equate environmental problems with various energy sources and the technologies utilised in their production, with particular emphasis on fuels;
d) To understand the diversity, complexity and inter-connected nature of environmental questions;
e) To envisage future possible scenarios concerning energy consumption and the replacement of fossil fuels by alternative energy sources;
f) To understand the challenges of energy sustainability and achieving compatibility between energy and the environment.

Prerequisites

None.

Subject matter

1 – Energy and the development of societies
2 – The energy dependency of present-day societies
3 – Energy / Environmental problems
4 – The emergence of the environment as an issue
5 - Energy policy in the European Union and in Portugal
6 – Global perspectives and uncertainties

Bibliography

SMIL, V., Energy at the crossroads, Londres, The MIT Press, 2005, 427p. (excertos)
JACCARD, M., Sustainable fossil fuels. The unusual suspect in the quest for clean and enduring energy, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2005, 381p. (excertos)
RODRIGUES, J., A geopolítica do petróleo. Anatomia dos conflitos, diplomacias, seguranças, soberanias, Lisboa, Atelier dos Livros, 2000, 254 pp. (excertos)
AMARAL, M., Indústria e energia: as apostas do fim do século, Venda Nova, Bertrand Editora, 1997, 646 p. (excertos)
ARAGÃO, M. A., O princípio do poluidor – pagador. Pedra angular da política comunitária do Ambiente. Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 1997, 255 p.

Teaching method

Lectures and practices which, beyond the necessary exhibits from the teaching, students are asked to reflect and participate orally on the issues under review

Evaluation method

Reading a set of themed texts, which will be subject to evaluation in a presencial written test.
Preparation of an individual research project supported by group work, bibliography and various textual information obtained through autonomous research.
Oral presentation of the results obtained in the research project.

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