Class Environmental and Land Use Law

This curricular unit provides advanced knowledge of the legal and political regimes in the field of environmental law and land use planning, from an international, European and national perspective.

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1 - Introduction to Environmental and Territorial Law 1.1. Origins, evolution and challenges of Environmental and Territorial Law 1.2 Environmental values, principles and rights 2 - Integrated perspectives of Environmental Law 2.1. International Law and environmental protection 2.2. The European Union, the environment and the territory Environmental protection in national legal systems 2.4. Local perspectives of environmental protection and management of the territory 3 - The Legal Protection of the Environment of the Territory 3.1 Regulation of environmental protection 3.2 Environmental crime, liability and law enforcement 4 - Integrated Application of Environmental and Territorial Policies 4.1 Territorial Planning and Urban Licensing Instruments for Environmental Assessment Environmental Licensing in Economic Activities 5 - Combating Pollution, Climate Change and Nature Conservation 6 - Future Challenges of Environment and Territory

Theoretical-practical classes and application of active learning methods. Evaluation through a final exam. Alternative (subject to approval by the Scientific Council): Elaboration of a final essay on one of the themes identified in the programme of the curricular unit. Maximum limit of 7,500 words in 1.5 space (body of the text, excluding bibliography), font Times New Roman, size 12 (75%); Oral presentation on the same theme (25%).

Bell, Stuart / McGillivray, Donald / Pedersen, Ole W. / Lees, Emma / and Stokes, Elen, Environmental Law, 9th ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017). Bosselmann, Klaus, The Principle of Sustainability: Transforming Law and Governance, 2nd ed. (Abingdon: Routledge, 2016). Condesso, Fernando Reis, Direito do Urbanismo e do Ambiente (Coimbra: Almedina, 2020). Gomes, Carla Amado, Introdução ao Direito do Ambiente, 4.ª edição (Lisboa: AAFDL, 2019). Gomes, Carla Amado, Direito Internacional do Ambiente: Uma Abordagem Temática (Lisboa: AAFDL, 2018). Oliveira, Fernanda Paula, Direito do Urbanismo: do Planeamento à Gestão (Braga: AEDRL, 2018) Ost, François, A Natureza à Margem da Lei: A ecologia à prova do direito (Lisboa: Instituto Piaget, 1998). Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, Andreas / Brooks, Victoria (eds.), Research Methods in Environmental Law: A Handbook (Handbooks of Research Methods in Law series), (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2017).