OCE434 Environmental Impact Assessment Syllabus:
OCE434 Environmental Impact Assessment Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To make the students to understand environmental clearance, its legal requirements and to provide knowledge on overall methodology of EIA, prediction tools and models, environmental management plan and case studies.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Historical development of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Environmental Clearance- EIA in project cycle. legal and regulatory aspects in India – types and limitations of EIA –EIA process screening – scoping – terms of reference in EIA- setting – analysis – mitigation. Cross sectoral issues –public hearing in EIA- EIA consultant accreditation.
UNIT II IMPACT INDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION
Matrices – networks – checklists – cost benefit analysis – analysis of alternatives – expert systems in EIA. prediction tools for EIA – mathematical modeling for impact prediction – assessment of impacts – air – water – soil – noise – biological –– cumulative impact assessment
UNIT III SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Socio-economic impact assessment – relationship between social impacts and change in community and institutional arrangements. factors and methodologies- individual and family level impacts. communities in transition-rehabilitation
UNIT IV EIA DOCUMENTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
Environmental management plan – preparation, implementation and review – mitigation and rehabilitation plans – policy and guidelines for planning and monitoring programmes – post project audit – documentation of EIA findings – ethical and quality aspects of environmental impact assessment
UNIT V CASE STUDIES
Mining, power plants, cement plants, highways, petroleum refining industry, storage & handling of hazardous chemicals, common hazardous waste facilities, CETPs, CMSWMF, building and construction projects
OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
CO1 Understand need for environmental clearance, its legal procedure, need of EIA, its types, stakeholders and their roles
CO2 Understand various impact identification methodologies, prediction techniques and model of impacts on various environments
CO3 Understand relationship between social impacts and change in community due to development activities and rehabilitation methods
CO4 Document the EIA findings and prepare environmental management and monitoring plan
CO5 Identify, predict and assess impacts of similar projects based on case studies
REFERENCES:
1. EIA Notification 2006 including recent amendments, by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
2. Sectoral Guidelines under EIA Notification by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
3. Canter, L.W., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill, New York. 1996
4. Lawrence, D.P., Environmental Impact Assessment – Practical solutions to recurrent problems, Wiley-Interscience, New Jersey. 2003
5. Lee N. and George C. 2000. Environmental Assessment in Developing and Transitional Countries. Chichester: Willey
6. World Bank –Source book on EIA ,1999
7. Sam Mannan, Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Hazard Identification Assessment and Control, 4th Edition, Butterworth Heineman, 2012.