Study on the Environmental Impact

NAME OF THE COURSE Study on the Environmental Impact

Code

KTC221

Year of study

2.

Course teacher

Prof Marina Trgo

Credits (ECTS)

5.0

Associate teachers

Type of instruction (number of hours)

P S V T

30

30

0

0

Status of the course

Elective

Percentage of application of e-learning

0 %

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to get knowledge about analysis of environmental impact of any activity in the environment. They will able to analyse location of the impact, environmental sensitivity, to create base of all discharges and evaluate their impacts.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

 

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

It is expected that the learning outcomes provide knowledge about:
- Activities which needs elaborate of environmental impact
- Ability to identify impacts
- Methods development for evaluation and pondering of environmental impacts
- Elaborate performance.

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1st week: Importance of Environmental impact elaborate as document according to directive 97/11/EC.
2nd week: Types of activities which needs evaluation of environmental impact
3rd week: definition of the main steps and criteria for evaluation
4th week: Screening and scoping of the project idea.
5th week: Prediction of specific impacts, evaluation of importance.
6th week: Techniques of collecting data and analysis of particular impact
7th week: Analysis of location of the project, geological and hydrographical situation related to climatic conditions
8th week: Flora and fauna analysis, distance from buildings.
10th week: Interaction of the project with live organisms, application of the models..
11th week: Definition of the mail elements for elaborate as document.
12th week: Suggestion of methods of protection according to positive practice examples.
13th week: Presentation of the elaborate, resting of modelled impacts. Evaluation of the costs of the project.
14th week: Methods of decreasing of the negative impacts and disabling of extreme negative impacts.
15th week: Interdisciplinary approach to the environmental evaluation, publication of results.
SEMINARS:
1st week: Law regulative in area of environmental protection.
2nd week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the Centre for the solid waste treatment – part 1.
3rd week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the Centre for the solid waste treatment – part 2.
4th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the Centre for the solid waste treatment – part 3.
5th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the Marine with tourist accommodation – part 1.
6th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the Marine with tourist accommodation – part 2.
7th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the Marine with tourist accommodation – part 3.
8th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the solid waste incineration – part 1.
9th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the solid waste incineration – part 2.
10th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the solid waste incineration – part 3.
11th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the fish aquaculture growing plant – part 1.
12th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the fish aquaculture growing plant – part 2.
13th week: Analysis of the Study of environmental impact of the fish aquaculture growing plant – part 3.
14th week: Oral presentations of the students.
15th week: Oral presentations of the students.

Format of instruction:

Student responsibilities

Attending lectures is 80%, while seminars 100% of the total hours.

Screening student work (name the proportion of ECTS credits for eachactivity so that the total number of ECTS credits is equal to the ECTS value of the course):

Class attendance

1.5

Research

0.0

Practical training

0.0

Experimental work

0.0

Report

0.0

 

 

Essay

0.0

Seminar essay

1.0

 

 

Tests

0.5

Oral exam

0.5

 

 

Written exam

0.5

Project

0.0

 

 

Grading and evaluating student work in class and at the final exam

Final written exam or two partial exams (50% of the total evaluation).
A written essay (25% of the total evaluation).
Oral presentation of written seminar paper (20% of the total evaluation) and poster presentation based on a written seminar paper (5% of the total evaluation). Passing threshold is 60%. Grades: successful (60% – 69%), good (70% – 79%), very good (80% – 89%), excellent (90% – 100%).

Required literature (available in the library and via other media)

Title

Number of copies in the library

Availability via other media

Podloga za predavanja u obliku ppt prezentacije

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Dostupno kod predmetnog nastavnika

Studija o utjecaju na okoliš za zahvat-izgradnja pomorskih i kopnenih objekata na ,prostoru "Giričić"-Kaštel Gomilica , Hidroelektra-projekt d.o.o., Zagreb, 2004.

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Dostupno kod predmetnog nastavnika

Studija o utjecaju na okoliš centra za gospodarenje otpadom Dubrovačko-neretvanske županije, IPZ Uniprojekt, Zagreb, 2010.

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Dostupno kod predmetnog nastavnika

A. Gilpin, Environmental Impact Assessment; Cutting Edge for the 21st Century, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1995.

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Dostupno kod predmetnog nastavnika

Optional literature (at the time of submission of study programme proposal)

Directive 97/11/EC

Quality assurance methods that ensure the acquisition of exit competences

Quality assurance will be performed at three levels:
(1) University Level;
(2) Faculty Level by Quality Control Committee;
(3) Lecturer’s Level.

Other (as the proposer wishes to add)

Suggestions and reactions of participants during the semester.
Student survey.