PTCME350 Environment Sustainability and Impact Assessment Syllabus:

PTCME350 Environment Sustainability and Impact Assessment Syllabus – Anna University Part time Regulation 2023

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1 To make the students to understand the concepts of Environmental Sustainability & Impact Assessment
2 To familiarize the students in environmental decision making procedure.
3 Make the students to identify, predict and evaluate the economic, environmental, and social impact of development activities
4 To provide information on the environmental consequences for decision making
5 To promote environmentally sound and sustainable development through the identification of appropriate alternatives and mitigation measures.

UNIT – I ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESMENT

Environmental impact assessment objectives – rationale and historical development of EIA – Conceptual frameworks for EIA Legislative development – European community directive – Hungarian directive.

UNIT – II ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING

Strategic environmental assessment and sustainability appraisal – Mitigation, monitoring and management of environmental impacts- Socio economic impact assessment.

UNIT – III ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, PLANNING AND LEGISLATION

Regional spatial planning and policy – Cumulative effects assessment – Planning for climate change, uncertainty and risk.

UNIT – IV LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Life cycle assessment; Triple bottom line approach; Industrial Ecology. Ecological foot printing, Design for Environment, Future role of LCA, Product stewardship, design, durability and justifiability, measurement techniques and reporting

UNIT – V SUSTAINABLE URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Spatial economics – Knowledge economy and urban regions.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course the students would be able to
1. Explain the concepts of Environment Sustainability and trained to make decision related to Environment.
2. Make decision that has an effect on our environment
3. Evaluate the basics of environmental policy, planning and various legislation Get valuable information for exploring decisions in each life stage of materials, buildings, services and infrastructure.
4. Explain the Life cycle assessment of Environmental sustainability.
5. Explain sustainable urban economic development.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. The Application of Science in Environmental Impact Assessment, by Aaron J. MacKinnon, Peter N. Duinker , Tony R. Walker , Routledge; 1st edition (14 May 2019), ISBN-10 : 0367340194
2. Routledge Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment, by Kevin Hanna, Routledge; 1st edition (11 April 2022), ISBN-10 : 0367244470

REFERENCES:

1. Clive George, C. Collin, H. Kirkpolarice – Impact Assessment and sustainable development – Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007
2. Robort B Gibsan, Sustainability Assessment, Earth Scan publishers, 2005
3. Simon Dresner, The principle of sustainability – Earth Scan publishers, 2008
4. Canter, R.L., “Environmental Impact Assessment”, McGraw Hill Inc., New Delhi, 1996.
5. Shukla, S.K. And Srivastava, P.R., “Concepts In Environmental Impact Analysis”, Common Wealth Publishers, New Delhi, 1992.
6. John G. Rau And David C Hooten “Environmental Impact Analysis Handbook”, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1990.