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| ENVT2052-1 | Environmental impact : concepts and methodology
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 6h SEM |
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| Lecturer : | Catherine Dubois |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course includes five sections:
1. Environmental impact assessment of projects and plans: its purpose, procedures, actors, legal references;
2. Two examples of environmental impact assessment of projects and plans: content, general methodology and concepts;
3. Lectures given by experts on specific themes of impact assessment (mobility, acoustic, landscape...): relevant issues, methods, specific assessment criteria and tools, legal framework, data sources;
4. Lecture given by a project manager about his job as environmental consultant: project management from the offer to legal decisions;
5. Workshop: a case study |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Train to implement an environmental impact assessment:
- by understanding the role of environmental impact assessment in territorial planning conception and decision procedures ;
- by knowing legal references and principles from European and Walloon law;
- by understanding the methodology and structure of environmental impact assessment;
- by learning legal, methodological and technical basis of impact assessment in specific themes presented during the course;
- by being able to define the content of an impact assessment for a specific project, to identify the most relevant impacts, to use specific assessment methods and technics. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Co-requisites :
GEAT0003-1 Introduction à l'aménagement du territoire ENVT3051-1 Incidence environnementale : applications |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The teaching is illustrated with examples of projects and environmental impact studies. More specific themes are presented by experts and project managers. This also aims to illustrate the day to day work of a environmental consultant.
A workshop provides an opportunity for students to practice environmental impact assessment with a case study. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Course and lectures (student participation highly recommended): 6 three-hour sessions = 18h
Workshop (student participation required): 2 three-hour sessions = 6h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slides (PowerPoint) are available before / during each session.
Recommended readings are mentioned during the course. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The assessment includes the work done during the workshop (25%) and the oral examination (75%). |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| PhD Catherine Dubois
duboisc@live.be
Professional contact :
CSD Ingénieurs
Namur Office Park
Av. des Dessus-de-Lives, 2
B-5101 Loyers
Belgium
+32 81/43.40.76 |
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