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New Rural Realities
Courses Degree in Environmental Sciences
Cod: 21084
Department: DCET
ECTS: 6
Scientific area: Environmental Science and Technology
Total working hours: 156
Total contact time: 26

When the agriculture is not firmly intensive, the rural region provides different roles that tend to remove the traditional agriculture task. In this context, it is important to take into account the consumer behaviour towards food stuffs and the Portuguese agriculture as drivers of new rural development.

1. Consumer
2. Portuguese agriculture
3. Tourism in rural areas
4. Traditional products

- To explain the consumer behaviour towards food stuff;
- To characterize the Portuguese agriculture;
- To understand the new rural opportunities.

1. Consumer behaviour towards food stuff;
2. Portuguese agriculture into EU context;
3. New Rural opportunities: rural tourism; traditional food products.

Fonseca, M. L. (Ed.) (2006), Desenvolvimento e Território: Espaços Rurais Pós-Agrícolas e Novos Lugares de Turismo e Lazer, Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa
Gomes et al. (2005), Novos produtos de valor acrescentado, SPI, Principia, Porto
Publicações do Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Moura, A. P. (2006), Segurança e Qualidade Alimentares na Perspectiva do Consumidor_ In Segurança e Qualidade Alimentares: Perigos, Implementação ao longo da Cadeia Alimentar e Percepção do Consumidor, Cap. 10, Universidade
Aberta, Lisboa (formato Cd-rom)

E-learning.

Continuous assessment is privileged: 2 digital written documents (e-folios) during the semester (40%) and a final digital test, Global e-folio (e-folio G) at the end of the semester (60%). In due time, students can alternatively choose to perform one final exam (100%).