Environmental and Social Assessment

Code:

EC0012

Acronym:

IASO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Territory Planning and Environment

Instance: 2006/2007 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://elearning.up.pt/lrcportal/frmStart.asp
Responsible unit:	Spatial Planning and Environment Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEC	9	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	2	4,5	4,5	60	118
MIEC	242	Syllabus since 2006/2007	2	-	4,5	60	118
		Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	2	-	4,5	60	118

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

· Raise students’ awareness of issues related to the preservation of the quality of the Environment
· The nature of environmental and social impacts related to projects of Civil Engineering
· Introduction to the elaboration of EIS, the process of EIA and legal procedure in Portugal
· Methodologies of prediction and evaluation of environmental and social impacts; mitigation of impacts
· Discussion of the nature of environmental and social conflicts related to specific projects and presentation of methodologies to identify and solve those conflicts

Program

PROGRAMME – Theoretical lectures
1. Introduction; Concepts of ESI (Environmental and Social Impacts)
2. Structure and methodology of the elaboration of EIS (Environmental Impact Statement)
3. Reference to the EIA Process and legal procedure in Portugal
4. Methodologies of impact prediction and assessment
5. Description of environmental and social impacts; Prediction, assessment and mitigation of impacts For each environmental or social component: – concepts, introduction to the techniques of prediction and mitigation of impacts. – examples of Civil Engineering projects with relevant impacts
5.1 Air
5.2 Water
5.3 Noise
5.4 Territorial features
5.5 Population, Employment and Housing
5.6 Economic Activities
5.7 Quality of Life.
6. Public participation. Resolution of environmental and social conflicts.
7. Global Assessment of impacts. Techniques for project evaluation.
8. Supervising of projects application and Monitoring of impacts

PROGRAMME – Practical lectures
1. Description of environmental and social impacts: prediction, assessment and mitigation
• Air
• Water
• Noise
• Territory (municipal plans), cultural environment
• Population and Employment
• Economic Activities
• Quality of Life
2. Summary of the information from the several components and global assessment

Main Bibliography

CANTER, L. (1996). Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw-Hill International Editions.
COMISSÃO EUROPEIA. Indicadores de acompanhamento e avaliação: uma metodologia indicativa. Disponível em http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/working/doc/indic-pt.pdf
GUERRA, I.C. (2000). Fundamentos e Processos de uma Sociologia de Acção. Cascais: Principia.
MORRIS, P., THERIVEL, R. (Eds) (1995) Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment, Spon Press.
PARTIDÁRIO, M.R., JESUS, J. (1994). Avaliação do Impacte Ambiental, CEPGA.
PARTIDÁRIO, M.R., PINHO, P. (2000). Guia de apoio ao novo regime de Avaliação de Impacte Ambiental, IPAMB e Ministério do Ambiente e do Ordenamento do Território.

Complementary Bibliography

Instituto do Ambiente (site) http:\\www.iambiente.pt

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Lectures
- presentation of case studies
- lecture with invited professors

Work group

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Attendance to classes
Elaboration of:
- Layouts
- Two individual reports

Calculation formula of final grade

FC - Final classification
FE - Final exam - 17 values
A - Assignments done during the classes (layouts and reports) - 3 values

FC = FE + A = 20

Examinations or Special Assignments

Final exam
Assignments done in classes

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Final exam for 20 values

Observations

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Working time estimated out of classes: 3 hours