| Department of Agricultural Sciences | |||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||
| Examination | oral examination Aid allowed Description of Examination: pass/fail, internal examiner | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | |||||||||||||
| Block Placement | 3-week course June | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | BSc in a SLUSE relevant education | ||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||
| EIA is a rapidly evolving and expanding field of activity and a potentially important professional field for SLUSE candidates as well as others. The course will introduce basic concepts and generic methodologies, and will focus on EIA within the fields of agriculture, natural resource management and water resource management projects. After completing the course, the students should have a comprehensive overview and thorough knowledge of EIA procedures and of relevant EIA methodologies. | |||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||
| All major developing projects are legally required to undergo an'environmental screening' and - if major environmental effects areconsidered likely - an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA requires insights into a wide spectrum of methodologies and procedures, as well as a range of professional qualifications. The problems and pitfalls of EIA will be discussed. The course is mainly focussing on EIA in developing countries. In combination with the professional knowledge from their individual subjects, the students should be able to contribute to design and implement EIAs in developing countries.Specification of content:· The aims of EIA· EIA in the context of Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment, Social Impact Assessment etc.· Guidelines and administrative procedures· Public involvement· The EIA-process (initial work, screening, scoping, assessing, mitigation and impact management, reporting, reviewing, decision making, monitoring/implementing/auditing)· Methodology: Checklists, matrices, models, expert systems, networks etc.· EIA-management (incl. economic valuation)The course components will be integrated in case studiesThis is an IT-supported course. Therefore, it is expected that the participants have extended knowledge in using computers and Internet | |||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| Lectures. In order to present realistic cases, a limited number of lecturers will be invited.Group work partly dealing with case studies. Group and class discussions.Role games. Individual preparation. | |||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||
| To be decided | |||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| Andreas de Neergaard, adn@life.ku.dk, Department of Agricultural Sciences/Plant and Soil Science, Phone: 35333499 | |||||||||||||
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