Overall objectives:

O1 - Qualify the student for a qualified, strategic and mediating professional role in the process of sustainable territorial planning, directed towards sustainability and resilience.
O2 - Deepen and understand the national and community legal framework in the field of sustainable territorial planning.
O3 - Develop capabilities for the application of urban indicators and identify local measures for mitigation and adaptation to climate change, which allow for their evaluation and monitoring.

Syllabus:

C1 - Introduction: Sustainable territorial planning. The concept evolution. Territorial planning and management instruments. The indicators and general parameters in territorial planning.
C2 - Territorial Planning Legislation: Public policy on sustainable territorial planning. National and European territorial policies. National territorial planning systems - typologies and critical assessment. Territorial management system in Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira - legal framework and its practice.
C3 - Climate Change: Future Climate Scenarios. Mitigation Measures. Adaptation and resilience in the face of vulnerabilities resulting from global climate change. Consequences of extreme events (droughts, and floods). Case relating to the Madeira archipelago.
C4 - Planning for Sustainability: Emerging approaches to territorial planning for sustainable development, concepts, objectives and methodological and procedural approaches. Territorial specificities. Sustainable regions and communities.
C5 - Territorial Planning Decision Support Systems: Components and applications of decision support systems. Monitoring and evaluation of spatial plans.

Literature/Sources:

Alves, R.A. , 2007 , Políticas de Planeamento e Ordenamento do Território. , FCG
Barbero, S. & Bicocca, M. , 2017 , Systemic Design approach in policy- making for sustainable territorial development. , The Design Journal
Etingoff, K. , 2016 , Sustainable Cities: Urban Planning Challenges and Policy. , CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group
Farinós Dasi, J. , 2018 , Territorios y Estados. Elementos para la Coordenación de las Políticas de Ordenación del Territorio en el Siglo XXI. , Tirant Humanidades
Ferrão, J. , 2010 , Ordenamento do Território como Política Pública. , FCG
Haughton, G. et al. , 2010 , The New Spatial Planning. , Routledge
Lousada, S. et al. , 2022 , Land-Use Changes in Insular Urban Territories: A Retrospective Analysis from 1990 to 2018. The Case of Madeira Island - Ribeira Brava. , Sustainability
Prada, S. et al. , 2015 , Recursos Hídricos. In: Gomes, A., Avelar, D., Duarte Santos, F., Costa, H. E Garret, P. (Eds.). Estratégia Clima-Madeira: Estratégia de Adaptação às Alterações Climáticas da Região Autónoma da Madeira. , Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais
Reckien, D. et al. , 2018 , How are cities planning to respond to climate change? Assessment of local climate plans from 885 cities in the EU-28. , Journal of Cleaner Production
Voronkova, O. et al. , 2019 , Sustainable territorial development based on the effective use of resource potential. , Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The teaching component of the Curricular Unity is organized into theoretical and theoretical-practical classes in which all the subjects included in the program are explained and the methodologies for carrying out work on sustainable territorial planning are defined. Theoretical classes use audiovisual media and are dedicated to presenting the program content. Theoretical-practical classes are dedicated to learning about territorial planning, encouraging the use of skills in operating with Geographic Information Systems, to solve a case study. The continuous evaluation methodology is composed of: 1 - Frequency: weighting of 50%; 2 - Work: The work is evaluated by report, presentation and discussion, with a weighting of 50%. In the Appeal Season and Special Season, the exam is worth 50% of the final assessment, that is, only the frequency is recoverable. The part of the evaluation corresponding to the work is not recoverable.