Environmental Assessment

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Course ID:	1900-1-OOŚ-F
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	Environmental Assessment
Name in Polish:	Oceny oddziaływania na środowisko
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe, dzienne studia I stopnia (kierunek Geografia)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Main fields of studies for MISMaP:	geography
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Basic elements and principles of conducting environmental assessment.
Full description:	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.
Bibliography:	Roge-Wiśniewska M. (ed.), 2010, Environmental Management and Assessment, University of Warsaw, Warsaw. Ustawa z dnia 3. października 2008 r. o udostępnianiu informacji o środowisku i jego ochronie, udziale społeczeństwa w ochronie środowiska oraz o ocenach oddziaływania na środowisko, [The Access to Information on the Environment and its Protection, Public Participation in Environmental Protection and on Environmental Assessment Act], 2008, Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland, No. 199, item 1227, with subsequent amendments.
Learning outcomes:	Students: – know main elements and procedures of environmental assessment, – get ability to construct environmental impact assessment report.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Lectures: test (100%). Supervised practical: test (20%), presentations (80%) and attendance. Score: a weighted average ratings of lectures and exercises.
Practical placement:	No.

This course is not currently offered.

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