Environmental Assessment 1900-5-OOS
Theory of environmental impact due to investments, planning, policies. Legal background and general procedures of environmental assessment (EA). Decision-making process. Screening and scoping as the elements of environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures. Sector analysis. The role of administration, investors, designers and public in EIA process. Main regulations of public participation and negotiations. Alternatives for location, technology, process, sub-activities. Quantificational analysis; questionnaires, matrices, special operates. Using of GIS. Expertise methods. Predictions and forecasting to spatial plans. Transboundary analysis. Using the EIA system to environmental certification, according the sustainable development rules. Examples – big investments in Poland, EIA procedures. EIA in EU and USA. Consulting and administration in EIA activities.
Main fields of studies for MISMaP
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Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Students obtain:
- knowledge of the basic elements, principles and procedures of of environmental assessment,
- the ability to understand and present selected elements of environmental assessment.
Assessment criteria
Test, written work, presentations and attendance.
Practical placement
Without.
Bibliography
Bohatkiewicz J., 2007, A handbook of good practice in performing environmental studies of domestic roads edited by J. , GDDKiA/EKKOM Sp. z o.o. Krakow 2007.
Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public
and private projects on the environment.
OJ L 124, 25/04/2014, p. 1–18.
Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
Gałaś S., 2014, Assessment of the Quality of the Environment in the V4 Countries, AGH University of Science and Technology Press, Krakow.
Roge-Wiśniewska M. (ed.), 2010, Environmental Management and Assessment, University of Warsaw, Warsaw.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes: