Sustainability and Social and Environmental Impact (2500035) – Course 2025/26 PDF
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
Definition and concept of social-environmental impact. Methods of evaluating socio-environmental impact. Socio-environmental problems in the urban and territorial environment. Case studies, framed in urban and territorial areas and linked to transformations in planning: coastal spaces, open spaces, urbanization, road infrastructures. Ability to assess the social impact of an infrastructure and the modifying effect it produces in the territory. Provide the student with basic knowledge about the social impact of public works from the different analysis methods and case studies. Understand the basic concepts that are used in the field of urban planning and civil engineering. Know the main effects of infrastructures in the urban environment and understand the modifying effect that infrastructures produce on the territory, potentials and weaknesses of the cause-effect relationship. Provide students with basic knowledge about the social impact of public works from the different methods of analysis and case studies. Understand the basic concepts used in the field of urban planning and civil engineering.
Competencies
Especific
Ability to analyze the problem of safety and health in construction sites. (Common module to the Civil branch)
Knowledge of the typology and calculation bases of prefabricated elements and their application in manufacturing processes. (Specific technology module: Civil Construction)
Knowledge about the project, calculation, construction and maintenance of building works in terms of structure, finishes, facilities and own equipment. (Specific technology module: Civil Construction)
Capacity for the construction and conservation of roads, as well as for the dimensioning, the project and the elements that make up the basic road equipment. (Specific technology module: Civil Construction)
Capacity for the construction and conservation of railway lines with knowledge to apply specific technical regulations and differentiating the characteristics of the mobile material. (Specific technology module: Civil Construction)
Ability to apply construction procedures, construction machinery and construction planning techniques. (Specific technology module: Civil Construction)
Capacity for the construction of geotechnical works. (Specific technology module: Civil Construction)
Total hours of student work
| Hours | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervised Learning | Large group | 45h | 100.00 % | |
| Self Study | 67.5h | |||
Teaching Methodology
The course consists of 2 hours per week of classroom activity (large size group) and 1 hours weekly (medium size group). The 1.5 hours in the large size groups are devoted to theoretical lectures, in which the teacher presents the basic concepts and topics of the subject, shows examples and solves exercises. The 1.5 hours in the medium size groups is devoted to solving practical problems with greater interaction with the students. The objective of these practical exercises is to consolidate the general and specific learning objectives. Support material in the form of a detailed teaching plan is provided using the virtual campus ATENEA: content, program of learning and assessment activities conducted and literature. Although most of the sessions will be given in the language indicated, sessions supported by other occasional guest experts may be held in other languages.
Grading Rules
The evaluation calendar and grading rules will be approved before the start of the course.
The subject's grade is obtained from the continuous assessment grades. Continuous assessment consists of: - 3 individual assignments made during the course, (related to activities inside and outside the classroom). 40% of the grade - 1 group work, carried out throughout the course. 50% of the grade - Monitoring and participation in classes inside and outside the classroom. a 10% Criteria for re-evaluation qualification and eligibility: students that failed the ordinary evaluation and have regularly attended all evaluation tests will have the opportunity of carrying out a re-evaluation test during the period specified in the academic calendar. Students who have already passed the test or were qualified as non-attending will not be admitted to the re-evaluation test. The maximum mark for the re-evaluation exam will be five over ten (5.0). The non-attendance of a student to the re-evaluation test, in the date specified will not grant access to further re-evaluation tests. Students unable to attend any of the continuous assessment tests due to certifiable force majeure will be ensured extraordinary evaluation periods. These tests must be authorized by the corresponding Head of Studies, at the request of the professor responsible for the course, and will be carried out within the corresponding academic period. Si l'estudiant que es presenta a la reavaluació no supera l'assignatura, es conserva la nota més alta entre el resultat de l'avaluació ordinària i el de la reavaluació.
Office Hours
Thursday 12 to 2 p.m.
Bibliography
Basic
- Riera, P. Avaluació d'impacte ambiental. Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Medi Ambient, 2000. ISBN 8449700868.
- Nogueira, A. (dir). Evaluación de impacto ambiental: evolución normativo-jurisprudencial, cuestiones procedimentales y aplicación sectorial. Barcelona: Atelier, 2009. ISBN 9788496758896.
- Pardo, M. La evaluación del impacto ambiental y social para el siglo XXI: teorías, procesos, metodología. 1a ed. Madrid: Fundamentos, 2002. ISBN 8424509447.
- Baigorri, A. (ed.). Transiciones ambientales y participación: estudios de sociología ambiental. Salamanca: Amarú, 2012. ISBN 9788481963472.
Complementary
- Nel·lo, O. Aquí, no!: els conflictes territorials a Catalunya. Barcelona: Empúries, 2003. ISBN 8475963803.
- Territori: observatori de projectes i debats territorials de Catalunya.