546-0842/02 – Environmental Impact Assessment (PVP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | | |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor, Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The course focuses on the principles, methods and procedures of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of proposed projects. Attention is paid to natural and anthropogenic factors affecting environmental quality, the social, health, economic and environmental aspects of assessment, and methods for assessing interactions between human activities and the environment. Using examples from industry, energy production, mineral extraction and transport, the course analyses significant impacts of proposed projects on individual components of the environment and options for their prevention and mitigation. The course covers environmental impact assessment methods, including multicriteria approaches, as well as the legal framework of the EIA process in the Czech Republic within its European and international context. Attention is also paid to the individual stages of the EIA process, relevant documentation, participation of the authorities, stakeholders and the public, and the relationship to the Unified Environmental Statement. Emphasis is placed on identifying and critically assessing significant environmental impacts, interpreting assessment results, and using them to propose mitigation measures and support decision-making on proposed projects.
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Summary
The objective of the course is to familiarize students with the principles, legislation, and methodologies of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), and to enable them to critically evaluate, interpret, and propose mitigation measures for anthropogenic impacts.
Professional Knowledge: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to explain and critically evaluate the principles, methods and procedures of environmental impact assessment of proposed projects. The student will characterise natural and anthropogenic factors affecting environmental quality, the social, health, economic and ecological aspects of assessment, and methods for assessing interactions between selected activities and the environment. The student will explain the principles of assessing the environmental impacts of industry, energy production, mineral extraction and transport, and characterise the legal framework and individual stages of the EIA process in the Czech Republic, including its international and European context.
Professional Skills: The student will be able to identify and analyse significant impacts of a proposed project on individual components of the environment and public health, select and apply appropriate assessment methods, and critically interpret the results obtained. The student will assess interactions between individual impacts, apply selected multicriteria assessment methods, and propose and justify appropriate measures to prevent, reduce or compensate for adverse impacts. The student will be able to navigate the individual stages of the EIA process, work with relevant documentation and current legislation, and assess applicable requirements in relation to a specific project.
General Competences: The student will be able to independently and responsibly assess the complex environmental implications of proposed projects, critically work with professional, data and legal information sources, and formulate conclusions based on their evaluation. The student will be able to clearly interpret and professionally justify the results of environmental impact assessments, formulate recommendations for further decision-making, and assess the implications of proposed measures for environmental protection and public health.
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Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Tests. Oral examination. Semester work.
E-learning
Other requirements
Active participation in exercises.
Semester work on the assigned topic with the use of foreign literature.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Natural factors affecting the environmental quality. Anthropogenic factors affecting the quality of the environment.
2. Social aspects of the assessment (sociological aspects, demographic-social aspects). Social aspects of the assessment (medicinal-ecological aspects, analysis of health risks).
3. Economic aspects of the assessment (economic assessment of natural resources, gross regional product, economic evaluation of environmental damage). Ecological aspects of the assessment.
4. Assessment methodology for the interaction of the industry and the environment. Interaction of the power engineering and environment.
5. Collection of solid emissions from energy facilities. Sulphur removal (dry methods, catalytic methods, wet methods). Denitrification.
6. Nuclear power-engineering and the environment (quantities and units of ionizing radiation, sources of ionizing radiation, impact of ionizing radiation on human health, types of nuclear power plants, environmental impact of nuclear power plants).
7. Wind power engineering and the environment. Solar power engineering and the environment. Environmental impact assessment of biogas plants.
8. Interaction of mining and environment.
9. Assessment methodology for the interaction of the transport systems and the environment (road transport, air transport, rail transport, water transport). Road transport – noise and vibrations, exhalations of combustion engines, reduction of emissions in spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines, alternative drives for road vehicles.
10. Environmental impact assessment. Catalogues of criteria. Matrix for the interactions. Fuller\'s triangle. Multi-criteria analysis (total index of environmental quality).
11. Laws on the EIA in the USA and Europe. EU Council Directive 2011/92/EU, Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and the Council (16.04.2014) and Espoo Convention (EIA in Transboundary Context).
12. Environmental impact assessment in the Czech Republic – valid legislation: Act No. 100/2001 Coll., on Environmental Impact Assessment, as amended; Regulation of the Ministry of the Environment No. 453/2017 Coll.; Act No. 284/2021 Coll., which amends some laws in connection with the adoption of the Construction Act; Act No. 148/2023 Coll., on the unified environmental statement (UES) - applies from 05.06.2023 (effective from 01.01.2024).
13. Fact-finding proceedings in the sense of § 7 Act 100/2001 Coll., as amended, and Annex 2 of Act 100/2001 Coll. Requirements for the notification in the sense of Annex 3 and 3a of Act 100/2001 Coll., as amended, (content of the notification), requirements of the documentation in the sense of Annex 4 to Act 100/2001 Coll. (content of the documentation), expert report and binding statement in the sense of Annex 5 and 6 to Act 100/2001 Coll. Public proceedings in the sense of Act 100/2001 Coll.
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