Duration
24h Th, 12h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in landscape architect, professional focus | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is structured in a general introduction to the different types of impact studies followed the testimony of various practitioners (lawyer, public servant, consultants, ...).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of this module, students will be able, within the context of a planning project:
- to situate environmental assessment within the design, authorisation and decision-making processes;
- to identify the main applicable European and Walloon legal references;
- to define the scope of an assessment by specifying the decision to be informed, the alternatives, the affected receptors and the spatial and temporal boundaries of the study;
- to construct causal chains linking a project's actions to the pressures exerted and their likely impacts;
- to identify and prioritise significant environmental impacts, taking into account the value and sensitivity of the receptors;
- to select and justify appropriate methods, criteria, indicators and reference values;
- to have the basis for critically assessing the quality of an impact assessment, in particular its baseline, alternatives, assumptions, uncertainties and proposed measures;
- to formulate measures for avoidance, reduction, restoration or offsetting, as well as a verifiable monitoring mechanism;
- to present and defend a clear, well-reasoned environmental analysis based on traceable sources.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basics of landscape plannings.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
he course module combines two sessions devoted to the conceptual, methodological and legal foundations of environmental assessment with practical workshops organised around development projects.
Students work progressively on extracts from impact assessments, a recurring case study and a situation observed in the field. They are required to define the scope of an assessment, construct causal chains, identify significant impacts, select criteria and indicators, compare alternatives and discuss the proposed measures.
Practitioners contribute to the workshops in order to compare the methods taught with the real-world conditions of project design, assessment and authorisation.
Attendance at these workshops is compulsory
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Slides (PowerPoint) are available before / during each session. Reference documents, lectures and recommended readings presented during the course.
The evaluation is based on a written exam (60%) and the evaluation of a work in groups of 2 on the biodiversity component of the local impact assessment(40%). This exercise is divided into two phases, firstly the EIA analysis with an analysis grid (10%) and then an analysis of the biological evaluation criteria (30%).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
sylvain@vivus.city
(Marc.Dufrene@ULiege.be on sabbatical)