Environmental Impact Assessment and Remote Sensing

Paper Code: 
24ENV222
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Impart knowledge and develop interdisciplinary skills for conducting Environmental impact assessments for new development projects and understand the role of EIA in sustainable development,
  2. Promote environmentally sound and sustainable development through the identification of appropriate enhancement and mitigation measures for development projects.
  3. Understand applications of remote sensing and GIS in Environmental Conservation.
Course Outcomes: 

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and  teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24ENV 222

 Environmental   Impact Assessment and Remote Sensing

CO40: Evaluate          the   development projects and suggest mitigative methods for sustainable development

CO41: Design new methods for evaluating Environmental problems for proposed development projects

CO42: Develop skill to conduct Environmental impact assessment independently by examining          the environmental consequences of projects before their establishment

CO43: Establish Environmental Consultancy for conducting EIA and preparing EIS

CO44: Compute knowledge of remote sensing, GIS and GPS for environmental conservation    

CO45: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Group Discussions, Case studies

Learning activities for the students:

Report writing, PowerPoint presentations, Assigned questions, Weekly class assessment

PowerPoint presentations, Assignments, Class tests, Semester end examinations

 

10.00
Unit I: 
EIA and Sustainable Development
  • Objectives and principles of EIA
  • Concept of Sustainable Development
  • Relationship of EIA to sustainable development
  • EIA Notification 2006 and 2020
12.00
Unit II: 
Process and Methods Used in EIA
  • The procedure of EIA: screening, scoping, description of the project, collection of baseline, information, impact identification, prediction and evaluation, and post-project monitoring.
  • Methods used in EIA:- Checklists, Matrices, Networks, Adhoc, Overlays, BEES (Battelle Environmental Evaluation System)
  • Environment Management Plan.
14.00
Unit III: 
Prediction and assessment of Impacts
  • Prediction and assessment of impacts on
    • Air environment
    • Water Environment
    • Noise environment
    • Biological environment
    • Socio-economic environment
  • Basics of Environmental Modeling
    • Role of Modeling in Environmental Science
    • Model Classification- Deterministic Models, Stochastic Models, Dynamic Models, Steady State Models
12.00
Unit IV: 
Environmental Auditing and preparation of Environmental Impact Statement
  • Methods and procedures of EIA report (EIS) preparation
    • Planning Phase
    • Detailed planning phase
    • Writing phase
  • Environmental Auditing: Definition, functions, benefits and costs
  • Auditing stages (process)
  • EIA of Energy Projects (Thermal power plants, Nuclear power plants and Hydroelectric projects)
  • Mining Projects
  • Cement Industry
  • Concept of CDM
12.00
Unit V: 
Remote sensing and its applications
  • Concept of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR): EMR properties, EMR wavelength regions and their applications
  • EMR-Atmospheric Interactions: Scattering, absorption, transmission, atmospheric windows
  • EMR-Earth Interactions: Concept of Spectral Signature and Spectral Reflectance Curves
  • Types of Remote Sensing: Passive, Active, Thermal and Microwave
  • Sensors and Orbits: Types and characteristics of Sensors, types of sensor resolutions, types of satellite orbits
  • Application of remote sensing in EIA:
    • Urban/rural area planning and land use
    • Soil, water and air quality monitoring
    • Geology and geomorphology
    • Forestry and ecology
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
References: 

e-RESOURCES

JOURNALS

  • Journal of Science of Total Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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