Practical: Environmental Impact Assessment & Remote Sensing

Paper Code: 
25DENV 806
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

1.  Gain hands on experience to evaluate the potential impacts of a proposed project

2.    Use various methodologies for impact prediction and evaluation

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Course outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

25DENV 806

Practical

Upon completion of this

course, student will:

CO154: Develop skill to conduct Environmental impact   assessment

independently by examining the environmental consequences of projects prior to its establishment CO155: Execute Environmental Audit

independently for sustainable management of industrial processes.

CO156: Evaluate the development projects and suggest mitigative methods for            sustainable development

CO157: Apply knowledge        of remote sensing, GIS and GPS for

Environmental conservation

CO158: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in

teaching:

Interactive Lectures,

Group Discussions,

Case studies

Learning activities for the students: Report writing, Power point presentations, Assigned questions, Weekly class assessment

Power point presentations, Assignments, Class test, Semester end examinations

 

Contents

  • Collection of data on the potential impacts of any developmental project
  • Preparation of Environmental Impact statement for a given case study
  • Preparation of Environmental Management plan for a given case study
  • Evaluation of impacts using Interaction Matrix method
  • Use of Prediction models using baseline information of any development project
    • Principal component Analysis (PCA)for source apportionment
    • ARIMA model for prediction of impacts
  • Latest case studies from website of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change
  • Preparation of LULC maps using GIS software
  • Study of Impact zone during EIA using buffer tool in GIS
  • Preparation of digital maps of Impact zones

 

 

Note: Any other practical exercise (related to theory) may be conducted besides the ones mentioned above

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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