MSc Management and Implementation of Development Projects

• The EIA process
• History of EIA
• Screening
• Scoping
• Alternatives in EIA
• Impact prediction
• Mitigation measures
• Preparing EIA reports
• Quality and Review of EIA reports
• Consultation and participation
• EIA and decision-making
• Monitoring and auditing
• The future for EIA
• Practitioner’s Views of EIA,

 

• Explain and assess the process, and underlying principles and concepts, of environmental impact assessment (EIA).
• Explore the methods and techniques used in the stages of the EIA process.
• Evaluate the operation of EIA in the UK and other countries.

 

Lectures and workshops: each element of the course unit will be covered within the lectures and several will also involve a workshop to allow discussion and application of knowledge and skills in small groups followed by plenary discussion

Discuss the stages and operation of EIA process

Discuss current trends in EIA

Evaluate the wider role of EIA in the context of sustainable planning

Discuss impact assessment concepts

Evaluate information to make decisions

Conduct screening, scoping, report review stages of EIA

Write reports

Analyse and synthesise previous research

Work effectively in groups.

Write reports

Make in-class presentations

Formative Essay (1250 words)

Summative Essay (3000 words) 100%

Written formative feedback will be provided on essay 1.

Written summative feedback will be given on essay 2.

Formative feedback will also be given verbally through Q&A and discussion within lecture sessions and in workshops, together with written comments as appropriate, and through the Blackboard Discussion Board..

Glasson, J., Therivel, R. and Chadwick, A. (2012) Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment, 4th edition, Routledge, London.
Holder, J. and McGillivray, D. (eds.) (2007) Taking Stock of Environmental Assessment- law, policy and practice, Routledge, London.
Lawrence, D.P. (2003) Environmental Impact Assessment: practical solutions to recurrent problems, Wiley-Interscience, New York.
Lee, N. and George, C. (eds.) (2000) Environmental Assessment in Developing and Transitional Countries, Wiley, Chichester
Therivel, R. and Wood, G. (2017) Methods of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Routledge, 4th edition.
Morris, P. and Therivel, R. (eds.) (2009) Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment, 3rd edition,  Routledge, London.
Noble, B. (2006) Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment: a guide to principles and practice, OUP, Oxford.
Wood, C. (2003) Environmental Impact Assessment: A Comparative Review, 2nd edition, Longman, Harlow.