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2. Strategic environmental assessment in higher education: portuguese and brazilian cases

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Marcelo Pereira de Souza, Ana Rita Domingues, Alexandra Polido, Tomás B. Ramos, Clara Carvalho de Lemos, João Joanaz de Melo, Marcelo Montaño, and Ramos T.B., Montaño M., Joanaz de Melo J., Souza M.P., Carvalho de Lemos C., Domingues A.R., Polido A.

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Engineering, Higher education, Strategy and Management, Impact assessment, Higher education for sustainable development, Environmental adult education, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION, PORTUGAL, Environmental impact assessment, Strategic environmental assessment, Curriculum, Curricula, General Environmental Science, Sustainable development, Portugal, business.industry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental resource management, Public relations, Strategy and Management1409 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Sustainability, Strategic Environmental Assessment, business, Brazil
Abstract

Environmental Impact Assessment is well established in higher education worldwide, with a history going back to the 1970s. In contrast, the teaching and training of Strategic Environmental Assessment is a relatively novel, less consolidated and implanted, but of growing importance as a decision support tool in planning and policy. Therefore, training needs in this domain have grown accordingly, demanding new answers from higher education institutions. Despite the existence of relevant work on sustainability in higher education, and on impact assessment education, there is a dearth of research on education of environmental assessment approaches for strategic levels of decision making. The goal of this research paper is to characterize the profile of Strategic Environmental Assessment in higher education in two distinct situations; Portugal and Brazil. Surveys were conducted to assess Strategic Environmental Assessment integration in their higher education institutions' curricula. Bachelor and masters' programmes and course curricula were analysed through a content analysis based approach. The main results showed a medium state of integration for Strategic Environmental Assessment, while stressing that it is still an unconsolidated area. These results also emphasized that there is a need to discuss the design of Strategic Environmental Assessment specialized courses that respond to societal needs, rethinking the impact assessment educational initiatives and approaches. The integration of this assessment instrument in curricula could have significant implications for the enhancement of higher education practices for sustainable development, by promoting better assessment and management of strategies, policies, legislation, plans and programmes and the decision-making processes involved.

Published
2015

3. Environmental performance policy indicators for the public sector: the case of the defence sector.

Author

Ramos TB, Alves I, Subtil R, and Joanaz de Melo J

Subjects
Portugal, Systems Analysis, Conservation of Natural Resources legislation & jurisprudence, Conservation of Natural Resources methods, Environmental Monitoring methods, Military Personnel, Models, Organizational, Public Policy
Abstract

The development of environmental performance policy indicators for public services, and in particular for the defence sector, is an emerging issue. Despite a number of recent initiatives there has been little work done in this area, since the other sectors usually focused on are agriculture, transport, industry, tourism and energy. This type of tool can be an important component for environmental performance evaluation at policy level, when integrated in the general performance assessment system of public missions and activities. The main objective of this research was to develop environmental performance policy indicators for the public sector, specifically applied to the defence sector. Previous research included an assessment of the environmental profile, through the evaluation of how environmental management practices have been adopted in this sector and an assessment of environmental aspects and impacts. This paper builds upon that previous research, developing an indicator framework--SEPI--supported by the selection and construction of environmental performance indicators. Another aim is to discuss how the current environmental indicator framework can be integrated into overall performance management. The Portuguese defence sector is presented and the usefulness of this methodology demonstrated. Feasibility and relevancy criteria are applied to evaluate the set of indicators proposed, allowing indicators to be scored and indicators for the policy level to be obtained.

Published
2007
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4. Noise and the respiratory system.

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Alves-Pereira M, Reis Ferreira JM, Joanaz de Melo J, Motylewski J, Kotlicka E, and Castelo Branco NA

Subjects
Biophysical Phenomena, Biophysics, Humans, Noise adverse effects, Respiratory Tract Diseases etiology
Abstract

Noise-induced pulmonary pathology is still an issue that is regarded with much suspicion despite the significant body of evidence demonstrating that acoustic phenomena target the respiratory tract. The goal of this review paper is threefold: a) to describe acoustic phenomena as an agent of disease, and the inadequacies of current legislation regarding noise-induced, non-auditory pathology; b) to trace how the interest in noise-induced pulmonary pathology emerged within the scope of studies on vibroacoustic disease; and c) to bring to light other studies denouncing noise as an agent of disease that impinges on the respiratory tract. As concluding remarks, future perspectives in LFN-related research will be discussed. The need for animal models will be emphasized.

Published
2003
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