Environmental Impact Assessment

Paper Code: 
ENV 402
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
7.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to EIA
  • Definition of EIA
  • EIA and sustainable development
  • Need for EIA
  • EIA Notification  2006
9.00
Unit II: 
Process of EIA

 

  • Major Steps of EIA
  • Screening
  • Scoping
  • Collection of baseline information
  • Identification
  • Prediction
  • Evaluation
10.00
Unit III: 
Methods used in EIA
  • Adhoc approach
  • Overlay method
  • Questionnaire method
  • Checklist method
  • Network method
  • Matrix method
10.00
Unit IV: 
Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement
  • Basic principles of writing an EIS
  • Phases of writing EIS : Initial planning phase, Detailed planning phase and writing phase 
9.00
Unit V: 
Environmental Auditing
  • Objectives of Environmental auditing
  • Importance of Environmental auditing
  • Steps of EA (outline)
Essential Readings: 
  1. Mahhub ul Haq (2002) Human Development Centre, Human Development in South Asia, Oxford University Press.
  2. Smith, Keith (1996) Environmental Hazards- Assessing risk and reducing disaster, 2nd Edition, London & New York.
  3. Study Material(Handbooks) of Sikkim Manipal University for Science Health and Technology for the Degree of Post Graduation in Ecology and Environment
  4. Warthen, Peter, Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment
  5. Canter,L.W., Environmental Impact Assessment
  6. Khan, T.I., Environmental Impact Assessment
     
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