Enviromental Impact Assessments 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

       (Battelle Environmental Evaluation System)

  • 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
    • 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: 
  1. Canter, L. (1995). Environmental Impact Assessment. McGraw Hill.
  2. Eccleston,C. (2011). Environmental impact assessment : a guide to best professional practices. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group
  3. Glasson, J., Therivel, R., & Chadwick, A. (2012). Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (Natural and Built Environment Series). Routledge.
  4. Mahhub ul Haq (2002) Human Development Centre, Human Development in South Asia. Oxford University Press.
  5. Rao, P. (2000). Sustainable Development: Economics and Policy. Wiley Blackwell.
  6. Smith, Keith (1996). Environmental Hazards- Assessing risk and reducing disaster, 2nd Edition, London & New York.
  7. Warthen,P.(1990). Environmental impact assessment: theory and practice. Routledge publication USA
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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