Bi6920 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Faculty of Science
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Anděl, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Course gives complex overview on environmental impact assessment. At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- orient in the contemporary legislative of EIA, including the links to the EU legislative
- define and explain basic topics and steps of EIA
- identify potential critical points of individual intents with regard to environment
- classify impacts on environment (direct, indirect, synergism, temporal aspects etc.)
- interpret the data from EIA information system Czech Environmental Agency
- involve public to EIA
Syllabus
  • Familiarization with Environmental Impact Assessment process - methodology of the greatness and the significance of impacts assessment, screening process, scoping process, scope and significance valuation of impacts on selected environmental field.
  • Methodology of the documentation processing - entry data, sources and correctness of the data, description of the technology and building, specification of concerning area, determination of pained villages in the assessment process, obligatory and optional variants of the buildings or objects, the assessment of expected impacts meaning, and the objectivity of acquired results.
  • The review for the environmental impact assessment documentation (the object and purpose of the review, methodology, the proposal of the viewpoint) and the public discussion of the review.
  • Introduction to strategic environmental assessment (SEA).
Literature
  • Zákon č, 100/2001 Sb. o posuzování vlivu na životní prostředí v platném znění.
  • ANDĚL P.: Posuzování vlivů na životní prostředí. – Studijní materiál, RECETOX, Brno 2013, 66 s.
  • ŘÍHA, Josef. Hodnocení vlivu investic na životní prostředí : vícekriteriální analýza a EIA. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1995, 348 s. ISBN 8020002421. info
  • DUSÍK, Jiří and Zdeněk KOUBA. EIA :principy procesu posuzování vlivů na životní prostředí. Praha: PEAC, 1994, v, 73 s. ISBN 80-901771-0-7. info
  • Rukověť EIA. Praha, 1993. info
Teaching methods
• lectures • presentations of case studies • discussions with students • exercises of evaluation of environmental impacts • seminar focusing on seminar works (This work is drawn up as a model documentation of EIA)
Assessment methods
• evaluation of seminar work • final oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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