Teaching Methodologies
Workshops with guest speakers organization, current issues on sustainable management of forest resources analysis and discussion.
Bibliographical review on public discussion current issues about sustainability, sustainable development and Case studies analysis that relates aspects addressed within this curricular unit.
Development of practical work, presentations and discussion of themes related to the issues addressed in this curricular unit.
Teaching of theoretical contents in teorical-practical classes.
Learning Results
It is intended to promote in students:
1. ability to assess the political and administrative environment that determines the formation of policies formulation process, taking into account the uncertainty and complexity associated;
2. understand the Institutions, organizations and individual agents actively engaged in the political process, including the factors that influence their involvement;
3. ability to critically examine policy responses to events related to natural resources usage;
4. ability to implement strategic analyzes and understand the resources needed for its implementation
Program
1. Elementary notions about sustainable development, economy and development. Obstacles to sustainable development. The major threats to the rural world: the human and physical desertification. Professional ethics and sustainable development.
2. Institutions, organizations and agents involved in the political processes related to forestry and natural resources, conflict management.
3. Global policies, national, regional and sectoral for forest utilization and conservation and associated natural resources.
4. Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest and associated natural spaces
5. Forest Certification. Certification processes. Social and environmental certification effects. Benefits and costs. Specifics of forest certification implementation in the Portuguese context.
6. Forest management and forest products certification.
Grading Methods
- - Exame escrito - 100.0%
- - Test 1 - 50.0%
- - Report and discussion - 50.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Cubbage, F., W., OLaughlin, J. and C. Bullock III, 1993. Forest Resource Policy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New
York
David C.Z., Ellefson, P.V., 1999. State forestry agencies and biodiversity programs: Whos responsible for
conserving forest biodiversity? Journal of Forestry, 97(4):22-28.
Cashore, B., 2007. Creating intelligent markets: lessons from forest certification. University of Michigan Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Bergh, J., 1996. Ecoligical economics and sustainable development. Theory, methods and applications.
Edward Elgar Publications
Maser, C., Smith, W., 2001. Forest certification in sustainable development: healing the landscape. Crc press
LLC
Nemetz, P., 1992. Emerging issues in forest policy. Ucb Press, Vancouver
Stine, R.A., Ellefson, P.V., 1997. Organizational effects on policy implementation in a geographical dispersed natural resources organization. Evaluation Review, 21(4):419-437.