ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Paper Code: 
ENV 421
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
14.00
Unit I: 
EIA and Sustainable Development
  • Definition of EIA
  • Objectives and principles of EIA
  • Concept of Sustainable development
  • Sustainable development at Rio,1992
  • Relationship of EIA to sustainable development
  • EIA Notification 2006

 

16.00
Unit II: 
Process and Methods Used in EIA
  • EIA in project planning and implementation
  • Procedure of EIA: screening ,scoping, description of project, collection of baseline,information, impact identification, prediction and evaluation, post project monitoring.
  • Methods used in EIA:-Checklists, Matrices,Networks, Adhoc, Overlays, BEES

       (Battelle Environmental Evaluation System)

  • Environment Management Plan.

 

15.00
Unit III: 
Preparation of EIA Reports
  • Methods and procedures of EIA report (EIS) preparation
  • Efforts of participation and consultation
  • Mitigation criteria, project modification

 

14.00
Unit IV: 
Prediction and assessment of Impacts
  • Prediction and assessment of impacts on the air environment
  • Water environment
  • Noise environment
  • Biological environment
  • Cultural (Architectural, Historical and Archeological)
  • Socio-economic environment
16.00
Unit V: 
Environmental Auditing and Sectoral Experience
  • 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
  • Concept of CDM

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Lang, Winfried (Ed.) (1995) Sustainable Development and International Law,
  • London: Grahm and Tort.
  • 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.
  • Study Material(Handbooks) of Sikkim Manipal University for Science Health and Technology for the Degree of Post Graduation in Ecology and Environment
  • Rao, P.K. (2000) Sustainable Development, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers
  • Warthen, Peter, Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Canter,L.W., Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Khan, T.I., Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Study Material(Handbooks) of Sikkim Manipal University for Science Health and Technology for the Degree of Post Graduation in Ecology and Environment

 

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