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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
9.00
Unit II:
Process of EIA
- Major Steps of EIA
- Screening
- Scoping
- Collection of baseline information
- Identification
- Prediction
- Evaluation
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:
- 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.
