It is expected that the student acquires the capacity for analysis and a solid
understanding of the main challenges, reasons, and consequences of the
(in)sustainability of the cities, in their various dimensions and in an
integrated and systemic perspective
At the end of this Curricular Unit, the students will have acquired the
knowledge, skills, and competences that allow them: - To understand the
sustainability challenges associated with the complex system of cities; both
in their various spatial-territorial scales, as well as in the various
thematic components of sustainability. The intervening actors and their role
in producing cities are also analyzed. Special focus on environmental
sustainability, but without neglecting other components of the urban
sustainable system. - To know, analyze, and critically discuss case studies
of cities (or urban zones) leaders in the best practices in the transition to
urban sustainability. - To develop analyses and audits of urban
sustainability applying knowledge in real cases in the Lisbon Metropolitan
Area. - To understand the different spheres of application of paradigms and
intervention strategies, which differ from European contexts to other contexts
in other regions of the globe. - Understand how the climate crisis affects
the sustainability of cities and identify the main human thermal risk factors
in a warming city