CH3020 Environmental Impact Assessment Syllabus:
CH3020 Environmental Impact Assessment Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
• To impart the knowledge and skills to identify, assess and mitigate the environmental and social impacts of developmental projects
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Impacts of Development on Environment – Rio Principles of Sustainable Development Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) – Objectives – Historical development – EIA Types – EIA in project cycle –EIA Notification and Legal Framework.
UNIT II ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Screening and Scoping in EIA – Drafting of Terms of Reference, Baseline monitoring, Prediction and Assessment of Impact on land, water, air, noise, flora and fauna – Matrices – Networks – Checklist Methods – Mathematical models for Impact prediction.
UNIT III ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
Plan for mitigation of adverse impact on water, air and land, water, energy, flora and fauna – Environmental Monitoring Plan – EIA Report Preparation – Public Hearing-Environmental Clearance
UNIT IV SOCIO ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT
Baseline monitoring of Socio economic environment – Identification of Project Affected Personal – Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan- Economic valuation of Environmental impacts – Cost benefit Analysis
UNIT V MONITORING STUDIES AND APPLICATIONS
Environmental monitoring – guidelines – policies – planning of monitoring programmes; Environmental Management Plan- Post project audit ; Case studies of EIA of developmental projects in Food, Fertilizer and Petrochemical industry.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course, the students will be able to
CO1:Understand the concept of environmental Impact assessment
CO2: Know various components and assessment techniques of EIA.
CO3:Understand Environmental management plan
CO4: Understand socio economic assessment plans
CO5: gain knowledge about EIA monitoring studies through various industrial exposure
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Canter, L. W., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill, New York, 1996.
2. Petts, J., Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment Vol. I and II, Blackwell Science, London, 2009.
3. Lawrence, D.P., Environmental Impact Assessment – Practical solutions to recurrent problems, Wiley-Interscience, New Jersey, 2003.
4. Anjaneyulu, Y., and Manickam, V., Environmental Impact Assessment, Methodologies, 2nd Edition, BS Publications, 2007
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Becker H. A., Frank Vanclay, “The International handbook of social impact assessment” conceptual and methodological advances, Edward Elgar Publishing,2003.
2. Barry Sadler and Mary McCabe, “Environmental Impact Assessment Training Resource Manual”, United Nations Environment Programme,2002.
3. Judith Petts, “Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment Vol. I and II”, Blackwell Science New York, 1998.
4. Ministry of Environment and Forests EIA Notification and Sectoral Guides, Government of India, New Delhi, 2010.
5. Urban, L.V., Stracy, G.S., Environmental Impact Analysis, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1991.
6. Rau, J.G. and Wooten, D.C., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill Pub. Co., New York, 1996.
7. Morris, P., and Therivel, R., Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment, 3rd Edition, Taylor & Francis, 2009.