Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment
Strategische Umweltprüfung und Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung
6 LPWiSeEN
Inhalte
The contents of lectures will be discussed in more detail and applied to different case studies during seminars. While the lecture provides theoretical background, the seminars utilise a more practice-oriented approach. Students will apply various methods explained during the lectures with the help of relevant case studies. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) • The history and development of EIA in the USA and the European Union • The legal context of EIA (NEPA and the European Union EIA Directive) • EIA system in Germany • The EIA process – screening, scoping, environmental baseline, impact assessment, environmental impact statement (EIS) and its review, public participation, decision making and monitoring • Methods used for identification of impacts and assessing their significance (checklists, matrices, networks, map overlays etc.) Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) • Basic concept and understanding of SEA, its benefits and importance for transition towards sustainability • The objectives and implementation of the EC's SEA Directive 2001/42/EC • The differences and similarities between EIA and SEA • The SEA procedure and its integration into the process of planning
Lernziele
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) After completing the module, the students will be able: • to compare the origins and development of EIA in the USA, Europe and worldwide; • to critically review the EIA process, explaining its various steps; • to select appropriate impact identification and prediction methods for the use within the EIA process. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) After completing the module, the students will be able: • to understand the key principles, procedure and application of SEA; • to discuss SEA as a policy instrument and a way to improve strategic actions; • to explore benefits and barriers to a successful SEA; • to highlight the links and differences between SEA and Project EIA; • to understand the importance of strategic objectives and their alternatives at SEA level.
Prüfungsleistung
• Oral performance verification (duration 10 minutes, maximum 15 points) • Presentation (duration 10 minutes, maximum 15 points) To pass the module students need to gain a minimum of 12 points (the sum of points for the above mentioned module components).
Literatur (21)
- Environmental Impact Assessment Review published by Elsevier
- Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal published by the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01959255
- https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tiap20
- Glasson J and Therivel R (2019) Introduction to environmental impact assessment: 5th Edition. Routledge, London
- Noble BF (2021) Introduction to Environmental Assessment: A Guide to Principles and Practice, 4th Edition.Oxford University Press, Toronto
- Morris P, Therivel R (eds.) (2001) Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment (2nd edition). Spon Press, London
- Petts J (ed.) (1999) Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment. Volume 1. Environmental Impact Assessment: Process, Methods and Potential. Volume 2. Environmental Impact Assessment in Practice: Impact and Limitations. Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford.
- Schmidt M et al. (Eds.) (2008) Standards and Thresholds for Impact Assessment. Environmental Protection in the European Union, Volume 3. Springer, Heidelberg.
- Wood C (2003) Environmental Impact Assessment. A Comparative Review: Second Edition. Pearson Education Limited, Harlow.
- Dalal-Clayton B, Sadler B (2005) Strategic environmental assessment: A sourcebook and reference guide to international experience. Earthscan, London.
- Fischer TB (2002) Strategic Environmental Assessment in Transport and Land Use Planning. Earthscan, London.
- Fischer TB (2007) Theory and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment: Towards a More Systematic Approach. Earthscan, London.
- Gühnemann A (2000) Methods for Strategic Environmental Assessment of Transport Infrastructure Plans. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden.
- Jones C et al. (eds) Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning – an international evaluation. Earthscan, London.
- Marsden S (2008) Strategic Environmental Assessment in International and European Law: A Practitioner’s Guide. Earthscan, London.
- Partidario MR and Clark R (Eds.) (2000) Perspectives on Strategic Environmental Assessment. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton.
- Schmidt M, João E and Albrecht E (Eds.) (2005) Implementing Strategic Environmental Assessment. Environmental Protection in the European Union, Volume 2. Springer, Heidelberg.
- Therivel R (2004) Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action. Earthscan, London.
- Therivel R, Partidario MR (eds.) (1996) The Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment, Earthscan, London.
- Therivel R, Wilson E, Thompson S, Heaney D and Pritchard D (1992) Strategic Environmental Assessment. Earthscan, London.
Bemerkungen
Registering for Examination of the module SEA/EIA is mandatory! No registration means no final grade in the end.
Quelle: Modulbeschreibung der BTU · abgerufen 29.09.2026Original