| Unit name | Environmental Impact Assessment |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EASC30060 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Tim Elliott |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
Successful completion of all mandatory units in years 1 and 2 of the Environmental Geoscience degree programme curriculum |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Students are introduced to the essentials of preparing an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), including European and UK Legislation, history of the EIA process, content of an Environmental Statement, and obligate consultations. They areprovided with examples of major EIA projects and then assigned the task of individually researching and preparing an EIA for a fictional, but realistic, development in the Bristol area.
Students will be introduced to the use of the Multi-Agency Geographical Information for the Countryside (MAGIC) which is used to prepare an Environmental Constraints Plan. Accompanied by the unit lecturer, they will visit the site of the proposed development to conduct a field survey to verify the contents of their desk study and to compile additional environmental baseline data about the human environment, flora and fauna, soil, water, air, climate and the landscape, material assets and cultural heritage.
Following the site visit students are instructed in the preparation of an assessment matrix, mitigation design and non-technical summary. The exercise will culminate in the submission of their EIA, a hypothetical public meeting and a group feedback session.
Full details of the coursework assignments are provided via Blackboard.
On successful completion of the unit, students will:
The unit will be taught through a combination of
Students who either begin or continue their studies in an online mode may be required to complete laboratory or field work, or alternative activities, in person, either during the academic year 2020/21 or subsequently, in order to meet the intended learning outcomes for the unit, prepare them for subsequent units or to satisfy accreditation requirements.
100% course work (the final submitted Environmental Impact Assessment document)
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
