Analysis of the Curricular Matrices of Architecture and Civil Engineering Courses in Recife focusing on Sustainable Construction

Authors

  • Elisabeth Maria Ferreira Severo Faculdade de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Porto - FEUP, Portugal.
  • Hipólito José Campos de Souza Faculdade de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Porto – FEUP. Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2015v4i3.p47-63

Abstract

In order to allow the main actors who work in the construction industry develop their activities, focused in sustainability of environmental built, it is proposed to higher education institutions the insertion of subjects into the curriculum of courses in Civil Engineering and Architecture related to sustainability. It was found that the Architecture course has a curricular profile with emphasis on technological, environmental and social innovation subjects. In the course of Civil Engineering it was found a greater presence in subjects related to technological innovation, economy and social. It was found also that, despite the fact that private ‘IES’ provides more vacancies than the public one, the public IES has better quality indicators, both regarding the institutions themselves, about their courses in Civil Engineering and Architecture. The lack of sustainability disciplines in those courses may result in inadequate buildings to the built environment.

Keywords: Sustainability of the Built Environment; Higher Education Institutions; Architecture and Civil Engineering in Recife.

Author Biographies

Elisabeth Maria Ferreira Severo, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Porto - FEUP, Portugal.

Mestre em Engenharia Civil pela Escola Politécnica da Universidade de Pernambuco - POLI-UPE. Docente na Faculdade de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Porto - FEUP, Portugal.

Hipólito José Campos de Souza, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Porto – FEUP. Portugal.

PhD em Civil Enginnering pela Universidade do Porto. Docente na Faculdade de Engenharia Civil da Universidade do Porto – FEUP. Portugal.

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Published

2015-12-20

How to Cite

SEVERO, Elisabeth Maria Ferreira; SOUZA, Hipólito José Campos de. Analysis of the Curricular Matrices of Architecture and Civil Engineering Courses in Recife focusing on Sustainable Construction. Fronteiras - Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science, [S. l.], v. 4, n. 3, p. 47–63, 2015. DOI: 10.21664/2238-8869.2015v4i3.p47-63. Disponível em: https://revistas.unievangelica.edu.br/index.php/fronteiras/article/view/1409. Acesso em: 13 may. 2024.

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Section

Dossier - Technologies, Epistemological Convergence of Complexity