Overview
Aims
-to help students to use and interpret the specific legislation in the field;
-to help students to draw up different types of environmental assessment;
-to help students to understand as well as to use appropriately the specific notions of the discipline;
Course contents
-Introduction to environmental impact assessment. Types of evaluations. -Presentation of the procedure for carrying out environmental balances -Presentation of the sampling methodologies necessary for the preparation of the environmental balances -Environmental balance level 0 and 1. Method of preparation. Examples. -Environmental balance level 2. Method of preparation. -Preparation of the compliance program. Preparation of the monitoring plan. Presentation of the limits allowed by the legislation in force. -Environmental banalce - case studies -Strategic environmental assessment. Legislative framework. -Strategic environmental assessment methodology for plans and programs -The framework content of the environmental report -Establishing environmental objectives for plans and programs -Strategic environmental assessment methods for plans and programs -Case studies on strategic environmental assessment for plans and programs at national level -Case studies on strategic environmental assessments for plans and programs in a transboundary context
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to help students acquire and develop practical skills for compiling an environmental assessment and an environmental report.
Assessment
Solving the requirements of the exam subjects - 70%. Project quality - 30%