102-0516-01L  Environmental Impact Assessment

SemesterSpring Semester 2021
LecturersS.‑E. Rabe
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionGerman



Courses

NumberTitleHoursLecturers
102-0516-01 GUmweltverträglichkeitsprüfung2 hrs
Tue09:45-11:30HIL E 9 »
S.‑E. Rabe

Catalogue data

AbstractFocus of the course are the method, the process and content of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as well as the legal bases and methods for compiling an environmental impact study (EIS).
Using examples, a comprehensive view of the EIA is made possible by means of excursions.
In the frame of a project the process of am EIA will be workt out by the students.
Objective- Understanding the context of spatial planning and environmental protection
- Ability to use central planning instruments and procedures for assessing the environmental impacts and risks of projects
- Ability to apply quantitative methods to assess the environmental impacts and risks of projects
- Knowledge about the process and content of an EIA
- a capacity for critical review of environmental impact assessments
Content- Nominal and functional environmental protection in Switzerland
- Instruments of environmental protection
- Need for coordination between environmental protection and spatial planning
- Environmental Protection and environmental impact assessment
- Legal basis of the EIA
- Procedure of EIA
- Content of the EIA
- Content and structure of the EIS
- Application of the impact analysis
- Monitoring and Controlling
- View regarding the strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
- Excursions projects obligated under the EEA
Lecture notesNo script. The documents for the lecture can be found for download on the homepage of the Chair of Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems.

Download: Link
Literature- Bundesamt für Umwelt 2009: UVP-Handbuch. Richtlinie des Bundes
für die Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung. Umwelt-Vollzug Nr. 0923,
Bern. 156 S.
- Leitfäden zur UVP (werden in der Vorlesung bekannt gegben)
Prerequisites / NoticeAdditional information on mode of examination:
No calculators allowed

Performance assessment

Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits3 credits
ExaminersS.-E. Rabe
Typegraded semester performance
Language of examinationGerman
RepetitionRepetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit.
Additional information on mode of examinationDie benotete Semesterleistung setzt sich zusammen aus:
- schriftliche Prüfung während des Semesters (30%), welche nicht für sich allein bestanden werden muss;
- schriftlicher Bericht (70%).

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Offered in

ProgrammeSectionType
Integrated Building Systems MasterSpecialised CoursesWInformation
Geospatial Engineering BachelorSpatial and Environmental PlanningWInformation
Environmental Engineering BachelorAdditional Compulsory CoursesOInformation
Environmental Sciences BachelorEnvironmental PlanningWInformation