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Environmental Impact Assessment
Scholar Year: 2018/2019 - 1S
| Code: |
LEA27 |
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Acronym: |
AIA |
| Scientific Fields: |
Controlo e Processos, Termodinâmica Aplicada |
Courses
| Acronym |
N. of students |
Study plan |
Curricular year |
ECTS |
Contact time |
Total Time |
| EA |
2 |
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3º |
6,0 |
60 |
162,0 |
Teaching language
Portuguese
Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)
The course of the Environmental Impact Assessment's main objective is the development of knowledge on the subject in question, while ensuring a solid background in this scientific area, incorporating the latest developments from a theoretical perspective, applied or in methodology.
Other specific objectives focus on the development of skills and attitudes, enhancing autonomous learning ability in relation to the topics covered in the training and the more general aspects such as scientific work of future realization, communication, synthesis and interconnection of knowledge and critical analysis.
It aims to enable students to develop professional activity in the field of consulting and environmental
management, in particular in the evaluation and monitoring of environmental impacts.
Syllabus
1. Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment as management and environmental policy instrument
2. Fundamental concepts in AIA
3. Scope and impact scales
4. EIA as regulatory instrument
5. The EIA Process
6. Public Participation in EIA Process
7. Methods in EIA
8. Methodologies and identification techniques, prediction and assessment of environmental impacts
9. Identification, assessment and comparison of alternatives
10. Sector Impacts
11. Analysis and management under uncertainty
12. Monitoring and post-evaluation in the context of follow-up in EIA. Connection to
13. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) policies, plans and programs
14. Institutional framework of SEA in the US and Portugal
Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes
These CU pretends that the students acquire knowledge and skills to participate in environmental impact assessment processes. For this, it is discussed the various documents involved in the EIA process, the entities responsible for managing the process and the time associated with each stage of the process. It also focuses on the analysis methods and impact assessment for the different descriptors analyzed in EIA processes. It will also refer the importance of strategic environmental assessment processes. With these concepts, the students will be able to evaluate environmental impacts of projects and plans in the context of environmental science and applying the knowledge acquired in other areas of the course.
Teaching methodologies
Expository method involved, prevailing the interactive training in the introduction of theoretical concepts and through analysis of case studies in practical classes. It pretends to lead the students to draw conclusions, guiding them in the process.
Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes
The teaching methodology refers to the lecture method of the syllabus, with the support of slides that accompany the classes. Examples and case studies and application to case studies are referred, in order to the student understand the concepts and apply them in practice if the students need to develop some work in this area. The course has a strong practical component, intending to illustrate in practice, the theoretical concepts and develop in students: (1) the ability to analysis and apply of the scientific method; (2) 'know-how' skills associated with the acquisition of technical knowledge; (3) teamwork; and (4) development of critical spirit and data and results interpretation of environmental impact studies. All material classes and syllabus is provided in the Moodle platform. The way how the teaching methodology was developed in the course, enables the students to achieve great success.
Assessment methodologies and evidences
The evaluation is carried out by continuous assessment by performing one work or final exam on the dates specified in the exams schedule. The work delivery is made at the end of the semester.
The final score is obtained 100% by the developed work. The final grade should higher than 9.5 to obtain approval in the CU.
Bibliography
[1] Barrow, C. J. 2001. Environmental and social impact assessment. Arnold: London.
[2] Therivel, R. (2004). Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action. London and Sterling, VA: Earthscan.”
[3] Glasson, J.; Therivel, R. & Andrew, C. 2005. Introduction to environmental impact assessment. 3rd edition. Routledge: London.
[4] Morris, P., Therivel, R. 2001. Methods of environmental impact assessment. 2nd edition. Spon Press: London.
[5] Nebel, B. J., Wright, R. T. 1996. Environmental science. 5th edition. Prentice Hall: New Jersey.
[6] Canter, L.W., 1996. Environmental impact assessment, 2nd edition, McGraw Hill.
[7] Santos Oliveira, J. F. 2005. Gestão ambiental. Lidel, Lisboa.
[8] Treweek, J. 1999. Ecological impact assessment. Blackwell: Oxford.
[9] Wood, C. 2003. Environmental impact assessment: a comparative review. 2nd edition. Prentice Hall: Edinburgh.
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