480032 - GSGA - Fundamentals of Sustainable Management and

Last update: 06-07-2016
480032 - GSGA - Fundamentals of Sustainable Management and Environmental
Management Systems
Coordinating unit:
480 - IS.UPC - University Research Institute for Sustainability Science and Technology
Teaching unit:
736 - PE - Department of Engineering Design
Academic year:
2016
Degree:
MASTER'S DEGREE IN SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Syllabus 2013). (Teaching
unit Compulsory)
ECTS credits:
5
Teaching languages:
Spanish
Teaching staff
Coordinator:
SANTIAGO GASSO DOMINGO
Degree competences to which the subject contributes
Basic:
CB6. Knowledge and understanding to provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and app ideas, often
within a research context.
Specific:
3. The capacity to apply the methods and tools used in the identification, information management, planning,
management, execution and evaluation of programmes and projects in the fields of sustainability and environmental
management to specific problems in a collaborative manner.
2. The ability to critically analyse the features and work, business and environmental management methods and
strategies of organisations, institutions and key agents for promoting sustainable human development, sustainability
and environmental protection, particularly against climate change, by understanding and applying the concepts and
theories of business ethics and social responsibility in the fields of engineering and scientific and technical innovation.
4. The ability to design, develop and apply, in an integrated and coordinated manner, the theories and analytical
techniques of the social, economic and Earth sciences, as well as management and research-action techniques and
approaches based on sustainability science and technology in the fields of biodiversity and natural resources, the built
environment and services, and production systems and information.
Generical:
CG01. Recognize the characteristics of sustainable systems, the impacts of the solutions of science and technology in
sustainability, and be able to identify and incorporate elements of innovation and continuous improvement.
Transversal:
1. FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Achieving a level of spoken and written proficiency in a foreign language, preferably English,
that meets the needs of the profession and the labour market.
Teaching methodology
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Learning objectives of the subject
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Study load
Total learning time: 125h
Hours large group:
30h
24.00%
Hours medium group:
0h
0.00%
Hours small group:
0h
0.00%
Guided activities:
15h
12.00%
Self study:
80h
64.00%
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Content
(ENG) 1. MARCO DE DESARROLLO DE LOS SISTEMAS DE GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL Y DE
SOSTENIBILIDAD
Degree competences to which the content contributes:
(ENG) 2. ÁNALISIS DEL CICLO DE VIDA (ACV)
Degree competences to which the content contributes:
Description:
(ENG) Introducción: Conceptos y definiciones. Aplicaciones. Ventajas y limitaciones.
Desarrollo de la ACV. Fases para el desarrollo de las ACV. Principales metodologías de ACV
Related activities:
(ENG) Actividad 1; y Actividad 4
Specific objectives:
(ENG) 3. SISTEMAS DE AUDITORÍAS AMBIENTALES
Degree competences to which the content contributes:
Description:
(ENG) Introducción: Conceptos básicos. Comparativas entre sistemas. Ventajas y limitaciones de estos sistemas.
Etapas para la implementación y operación: Definición, Planificación, Implementación, Operación, Verificación.
Related activities:
(ENG) Actividad 1; Actividad 2; y Actividad 4
Specific objectives:
(ENG) 4. EVALUACIÓN AMBIENTAL
Degree competences to which the content contributes:
Description:
(ENG) Incorporación al proceso de toma de decisiones. Enfoques. Planes, Programas y proyectos. Conceptos
Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica (EAE). Concepto. Marco legislativo. Desarrollo y contenido del Informe de
sostenibilidad ambiental
Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental (EIA). Concepto. Estudio de Impacto Ambiental. Marco legislativo.
Identificación y evaluación de impactos. Medidas correctoras. Plan de vigilancia Ambiental
Related activities:
(ENG) Actividad 1; Actividad 2; Actividad 3, Actividad 4
Specific objectives:
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(ENG) 5. PREVENCIÓN Y CONTROL INTEGRADOS EN LA CONTAMINACIÓN
Degree competences to which the content contributes:
(ENG) 6. SISTEMAS DE GESTIÓN SOSTENIBLE
Degree competences to which the content contributes:
Description:
(ENG) Introducción. Concepto. Relevancia para empresas y organizaciones
Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (RSC). Definición. Ámbitos de aplicación. Tipos. Alcance y determinación
Implantación de un sistema de gestión sostenible. Definición. Planificación. Memoria de sostenibilidad.
Related activities:
(ENG) Actividad 1; Actividad 3; Actividad 4
Specific objectives:
Planning of activities
(ENG) 1. EXPOSICIONES POR EL PROFESOR
(ENG) 2. JUEGOS DE ROL. PLANTEAMIENTO DE CASOS
(ENG) 3. EXPOSICIONES ORALES POR PARTE DE LOS ALUMNOS EN GRUPO
(ENG) 4. CONTROL ESCRITO
Qualification system
-Regulations for carrying out activities
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480032 - GSGA - Fundamentals of Sustainable Management and Environmental
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Bibliography
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Gómez Orea, D. Evaluación de impacto ambiental: un instrumento preventivo para la gestión ambiental. 2a ed. rev. y ampl.
Madrid: Mundi-Prensa, 2003. ISBN 8484760847.
Glasson, J.; Therivel, R.; Chadwick, A. Introduction to environmental impact assessment. 4a ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge,
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Müller-Christ, G. Sustainable management: coping with the dilemmas of resource-oriented management. Dordrecht: Springer,
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Therivel, R. Strategic environmental assessment in action. 2nd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2010. ISBN 9781849710657.
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