ECOS1085 Environmental assessment and land-use planning (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
Principles of environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment (EIA), strategic environmental assessment (SEA), environmental assessment as a part of land-use planning and permission processes, methods of multi-criteria decision analysis in environmental assessment, impact significance, cumulative impacts, comparison of alternatives, impact mitigation and monitoring
Completion methods
Lectures, written assignments, computer exercises and seminar
Assessment details
Written assignments about the theory (60%), group assignments and seminar (40%
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course the student
- can describe different effects of human activities on environment
- recognizes the need for environmental impact assessment in different planning situations (large developments, strategic planning, land-use planning and permission processes)
- knows the principles and phases of environmental assessments
- is able to search and apply the most fundamental methods in environmental assessment
- can describe different effects of human activities on environment
- recognizes the need for environmental impact assessment in different planning situations (large developments, strategic planning, land-use planning and permission processes)
- knows the principles and phases of environmental assessments
- is able to search and apply the most fundamental methods in environmental assessment
Description of prerequisites
BSc studies in Natural resources and environment or comparable studies
Completion methods
Method 1
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Parts of the completion methods
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Unpublished assessment item