CP 4210: Environmental Planning and Impact Assessment
Course objectives
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To understand the process of environmental planning and the role of impact assessment in decision-making.
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To learn how to identify, predict, and evaluate the consequences of proposed plans and their alternatives.
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To understand the methods and processes of environmental impact assessment and regulation.
Course activities include lectures, readings, and exams.
Course schedule
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Overview of environmental planning: process and methods
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Environmental impact assessment
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(as both a planning process and a methodological tool)
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Bases for environmental choices
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Integration of EIA with planning and decision-making
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Implementation and practice of environmental impact assessment
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Environmental Regulations
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Federal, State, Local, International: perspectives and participants
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The NEPA process
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Planning's unique role in environmental protection
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Incentives (regulatory, market-based, citizen-based, etc.)
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Methods and techniques for impact assessment
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(strengths and limitations)
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Alternatives analysis
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Impact Identification, Prediction, Evaluation
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Project planning and evaluation
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Public participation in the environmental planning process
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Environmental systems, impacts, and interactions
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Water resources planning and impact assessment
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Risk assessment and risk management
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Direct, indirect, secondary impacts
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Case studies
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Evaluating EIA's effectiveness
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Contemporary issues, future directions of EIA
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Pulling it all together: holistic environmental planning and management