Environmental Impact Assessment

Paper Code: 
24CENV401
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Apply theory and practice of environmental impact assessment (EIA), as a tool to attain sustainable development. The course provides an overview of the concepts, methods, issues and various forms and stages of the EIA process.
  2. Help students learn the process of consideration of the environment in the planning and decision- making process to arrive at actions that avoid or minimize adverse impacts on the environment

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24CENV 401

Environmental  Impact Assessment

CO33: Appraise the critical theories of environmental impact assessment       for application       in varied situations

CO34: Apply the knowledge of process involved in conducting efficient EIA

CO35: Develop insight of methods and instruments that are commonly used to develop an EIA report

CO36: Analyse the outcome of EIA in order to summarize it in the form of EIS

CO37: Develop skills to conduct Environmental             Audit for different industrial and other units

CO38: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Explicit teaching, Interactive Lectures, Group Discussions, Discussion of case studies

Learning activities for the students: Discussion   of case studies, Suggesting mitigative/ remediation methods  for development projects, Power point presentations, Weekly  class assessment

Power point presentation, Assignments, Class Test, Semester end examinations

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to EIA
  • Definition of EIA
  • Advantages of EIA
  • Core values of EIA
  • EIA and sustainable development
  • EIA Notification 2006 and 2020

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Process of EIA
  • Major Steps of EIA
    • Screening
    • Scoping
    • Collection of baseline information
    • Identification
    • Prediction
    • Evaluation
    • Environmental Management Plan

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Methods used in EIA
  • Purpose of using methods in EIA
  • Methods used in EIA
    • Adhoc approach
    • Overlay method
    • Questionnaire method
    • Checklist method
    • Network method
    • Matrix method

 

12.00
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
  • EIA of Thermal power plant, River valley Project and Mining project

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Environmental Auditing
  • Objectives of Environmental auditing
  • Importance of Environmental auditing
  • Steps of EA (outline)
  • Environmental Management systems: ISO14001
  • Benefits of implementing ISO 14001.

 

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS

  • Mahhub ul Haq (2002) Human Development Centre, Human Development in South Asia. Oxford University Press.
  • Smith, Keith (1996) Environmental Hazards- Assessing risk and reducing disaster, 2nd Edition, London & New York.
  • Canter, L. (1995). Environmental Impact Assessment. McGraw Hill.
  • Rao, P. (2000). Sustainable Development: Economics and Policy. Wiley Blackwell.
  • Glasson, J., Therivel, R., & Chadwick, A. (2012). Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (Natural and Built Environment Series). Routledge.

SUGGESTED READINGS

  • Morris,P.and Therivel. R.(2005). Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment: 2nd EditionRoutledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon
  • Eccleston.C.H.(2012). Environmental Impact Assessment. A Guide To Best Professional Practices: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group
  • Wathern,P (1988). Environmental Impact Assessment .Theory And Practice. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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