ZX504 Environmental impact assesment

Faculty of Science
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Stanislav Cetkovský (lecturer), RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 17:00–17:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
ZX504/01: Mon 16:00–16:50 Z3,02045, S. Cetkovský
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-GK) || PROGRAM(D-GR4) || SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is practically oriented, offering application knowledge of physical and regional geography and selected GIS tools in assessing of environmental impacts (Environmental Impact Assessment - EIA). The main objective of this course is the understanding of the EIA process, the application of selected methods for comprehensive characterization of the impact of projects and concepts to the individual components of the landscape, people, including socio-economic impacts, both in terms of their size and significance. At the end of the course a student gets the skills needed for documentation assessment of selected projects on the environment, including the orientation of the relevant legislation. These skills can be applied in practice – e.g. government sphere (departments of environment, regional development), environmental consultancy, development of investment projects, NGO’s, etc.
Syllabus
  • • Introduction, basic concepts, principles and objectives of the process of assessment of projects and concepts on the environment; overview of related legislation. Anchoring in the project development process (construction law, administrative regulations) IPPC (integrated pollution prevention and reduction). • Evaluation scale (size) and the significance of project impacts on different components of the environment: atmosphere and climate, water, soil and rock environment, biota, landscape, and the public health and assets. Risk Analysis. • Methods for comprehensive assessment of impacts, using GIS tools (gap analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis, etc.). • Methodology for evaluation of selected projects on the environment: transportation, waste disposal, mineral mining, chemical production. • Ways of dealing with potential land-use conflicts, the role of the public in the EIA process, public hearing simulation.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HERČÍK, Miloslav. 111 otázek a odpovědí o životním prostředí : chytrá kniha pro studenty, odborné pracovníky a širokou veřejnost. Ostrava: Montanex, 2004, 150 s. ISBN 8072251236. info
  • Zákon o posuzování vlivů na životní prostředí : s komentářem. Edited by Libor Dvořák. 1. vyd. Praha: ABF, 2005, 187 s. ISBN 8086905012. info
  • ŘÍHA, Josef. Posuzování vlivů na životní prostředí : metody pro předběžnou rozhodovací analýzu EIA. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2001, 477 s. ISBN 8001023532. info
  • SKLENIČKA, Petr. Základy krajinného plánování. Vyd. 2. Praha: Naděžda Skleničková, 2003, 321 s. ISBN 80-903206-1-9. info
  • PRIMACK, Richard B. Biologické principy ochrany přírody. Translated by Pavel Kindlmann - Jana Jersáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2001, 349 s. ISBN 80-7178-552-0. info
  • Methods of environmental impact assessment. Edited by Peter Morris - Riki Therivel. London: UCL Press, 1995, xx, 378. ISBN 1857282159. info
  • MARSH, William M. and John GROSSA. Environmental geography : science, land use, and earth systems. 3rd ed. New York: J. Wiley, 2005, 455 p. ISBN 0471482803. URL info
  • Zpravodaj EIA IPPC SEA: http://www.mzp.cz/osv/edice.nsf/e75c7074f3a42826c1256b0100778c9a/83d9b55f1771cf2fc1256f54004d88c9?OpenDocument
Teaching methods
lectures, discussions, practical examples, the seminar focused on the processing of seminar papers (model evaluation project on the environment)
Assessment methods
evaluation of processed essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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