ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
CE 78504
Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is to teach the students of civil engineering the functions of the various components of natural and man-made environment and their interaction with development activities. The course is aimed at imparting the knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessment (ElA) as relevant to various types of development projects. Students will be aware of prevailing practice of carrying out IEE/EIA studies for different governmental and non-governmental organizations, international donor agencies.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Fully understand the IEE and EIA regulatory framework as specified in EPA and EPR, and the steps and process involved in IEE and ElA.
  • Conduct IEE / EIA in a team and be familiar with the principles and procedures of ElA, tools and techniques used in identification and analysis of impacts, suggest appropriate mitigation measures and prepare environmental management plans.
  • Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)(5 hours)
    • Emergence of EIA
    • History of EIA in Nepal
    • Definition and Types of EIA
    • Project Types, Impacts and their Types
    • The EIA Process and Project Cycle
  • Screening and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)(6 hours)
    • Objectives of Screening
    • ScreeningProcedure
    • Initial Environmental Examination
    • Methods for IEE
  • Scoping and Preparation of Terms of Reference (ToR)(5 hours)
    • Objectives of Scoping
    • Scoping Process
    • Terms of Reference and its Main Components
  • Establishing the Environmental Baseline(5 hours)
    • The Environmental Setting
    • Purpose of Baseline Data
    • Method of Data Collection
    • Importance of Baseline Data
  • Impact Identification, Prediction and Evaluation Techniques(10 hours)
    • Methods of Impact Identification
    • Methods of Impact Prediction
    • Impact Evaluation Techniques
    • Numerical on Impact Prediction and Evaluation
  • Environmental Protection Measures (EPMs)(6 hours)
    • Introduction
    • Types of Mitigation Measures
    • Implementation of EPMs
  • Management of EIA Process(9 hours)
    • Environmental Management Plan
    • Environmental Monitoring
    • Environmental Auditing
    • EIA Report Review and Decision Making
    • Stakeholder Consultation and Public Participation

Tutorial:

  • Introduction to EIA(2 hours)
    Definitions, History of ElA, Types of ElA, EIA process & Project cycle
  • Screening & IEE(1 hour)
    Definitions, Objectives & Need of screening, Screening criteria & procedures, Methods for IEE
  • Scoping & Preparation of ToR(1 hour)
    Definitions, Objectives of scoping scoping procedure, ToR& its main components
  • Establishing the environmental baseline(1 hour)
    Definition, Purpose of baseline information, data collection methods, importance of baseline data
  • Impact identification, prediction & evaluation techniques(6 hours)
    Importance of impact identification and prediction, Evaluation techniques, Numerical on impact prediction
  • Environmental Protection Measures(1 hour)
    Definitions, Types of mitigation measures, Implementation of EPMs,
  • Management of EIA Process(3 hours)

Practical / Project Work:
Environmental management plan, Environmental monitoring plan, Environmental auditing plan, Review of EtA report, Process of stakeholder consultation & public participation
References:

  • Canter, Larry W., 'Environmental Impact Assessment', McGraw Hill.
  • Upreti, B. K, ' Environmental Impact Assessment: Process and Practice', Uttara Uprety, Koteshwor.
  • IUCN / Nepal, "ElA Training Manual for Professionals and Managers', IUCN/Nepal.

Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:

Chapter

Hours

Marks Distribution*

1

5

10

2

5

8

3

5

8

4

5

8

5

10

21

6

6

9

7

9

16

Total

45

80

*There could be minor deviation in mark distribution.

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