Vijesti

COURSE OF STUDIES: Crisis Management

Course of lectures: Methods of Environmental Impact

Assessment

Semester:

Lectures + practicums:

Total:

ECTS points:

Optional

2

1

45

3

Objective of course of lectures:  Students will learn about the goals, principles, content, procedure, techniques and methods of environmental impact assessment of various (objects and human) interventions and activities

Content of course of lectures: Introduction to environmental impact assessment – history, goal, principles; types of impact assessment: strategic assessments and impact studies; legal regulations; establishing the need for assessment; establishing the content of assessment; prediction of impact; identification of measures for impact reduction; assessment of significance of impact; economic assessment of environmental impact and cost-benefit analysis; observing impact after intervention; participants in impact assessment process; public participation in the process; control of quality of environmental impact assessment; gathering and preparation of data for impact assessment; interpretation of thematic maps; integration of data from thematic maps; interpretation of assessed and measured data; use of GPS in field work in impact assessment; application of DMR in impact assessment; spatial analyses; spatial conflicts; area analysis by establishing the way of land-use, soil covering, habitat naturalness, assessments and establishing these elements through recording interpretation; multi-criteria analyses; protection measures; examples from practice.

General and specific competences (knowledge and skills):

After the course attended and the exam passed students will be able to participate individually in gathering, preparation, processing and interpretation of data necessary for impact assessment. Students will also be able to organise and implement field work necessary in impact assessment, by use of topographic and thematic data, GPS and other modern technologies. Students will also be able to prepare, implement and interpret the data by use of multi-criteria analysis method.