Overall objectives:

1 - Understand the importance of Environmental Sustainability.
2 - To know the relationship between Man and the Environment.
3 - Understand the importance of water and air quality for humanity and for environmental balance.
4 - Know the implemented procedures that aim at the treatment of drinking water, as well as waste water.
5 - Understand the environmental and human implications of noise pollution.
6 - Understand the importance of soil conservation.
7 - Understand the importance of the treatment and conditioning of solid urban waste as well as good practices in the use of energy.
8 - Know the environmental monitoring measures in terms of fauna and flora.
9 - Know the environmental legislation, rules and regulations relevant to the training area in question.
10 - Know the environmental impacts of tourist activities and ways to minimize them.
11 - Understand the importance of assessing the environmental impact of ecotourism activities.

Syllabus:

1 - Fundamental concepts in Environmental Sustainability.
2 - Introduction to the problems resulting from the interaction between Man and the Environment.
3 - Water resource management
3.1 - Pollution and scarcity of water resources.
3.2 - Good practices in the management of water resources.
4 - Air quality.
4.1 - The degradation of air quality.
4.2 - Good practices in air quality management.
5 - Noise pollution.
5.1 - Pollution sources and main effects.
5.2 - Ways to mitigate noise pollution.
6 - Soils and deforestation.
7 - The problem of invasive species.
8 - Waste management.
9 - Good energy saving and efficiency practices.
10 - The assessment and mitigation of environmental impacts in ecotourism activity.
11 - The standards, regulations and legislation related to environmental quality.

Literature/Sources:

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Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
One test (with no minimum grade and which can be recovered on appeal) that corresponds to 50% of the final grade. An oral test (presentation) whose minimum score is 9 (cannot be recovered on appeal) which corresponds to 25% of the final grade. A written work whose minimum score is 9 (cannot be recovered on appeal) which corresponds to 25% of the final grade.