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 Environmental Impact Assessment - GEOH3911
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Contact: Sammut,Jesmond
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Offered: Semester 1 2005
 
 
Fee Band: 2
 
  

Description

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an important part of environmental decision making throughout the world. This course will provide students with an understanding of: the Commonwealth and NSW legislative framework for EIA; guidelines for EIA; ecologically sustainable development; impact evaluation in terms of environmental and socio-economic criteria; procedures, techniques and issues in EIA; and, future directions. Case studies of environmental impact statements (EIS) from the physical and human environment are used throughout the course. The course is valuable to students interested in environmental management.

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