The University of Adelaide - Environmental Impact Assessment
- Offered byFutureLearn
Environmental Impact Assessment at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Environmental Impact Assessment at FutureLearn Highlights
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
Environmental Impact Assessment at FutureLearn Course details
- How do you undertake forms of development without compromising environmental, social, and economic sustainability?
- This four-week course will equip you with the skills to be able to decide what forms of environmental impact assessments (EIA) are needed and when to call on experts.
- Exploring real-world applications, you’ll see what successful EIA implementation looks like and how you can apply this to different contexts. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to develop in your current or future role as an environmental professional.
- You will discover a variety of impact assessments including environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts.
- This exploration will ensure you can gauge the impacts of development, how likely they are to occur, and how significant they will be.
- With an understanding of different impacts that can occur, youll unpack the nature of these impacts and how to assess them.
- This knowledge will help you explore the relationship between people and EIA. You will be guided through an environmental impact assessment process and how you can align this with the people involved, such as through engaging the community.
- Throughout the course, you will be guided by the specialists at The University of Adelaide to ensure you finish with the knowledge and practical skills to conduct a successful environmental impact assessment.
- The skills you will learn are crucial for anyone undertaking an environmental impact assessment, but also for those managing or overseeing the process.
Environmental Impact Assessment at FutureLearn Curriculum
Rationale behind EIA
Getting started
Introduction to Week 1
What are the origins of the environmental impact assessment?
Why are environmental impact assessments important?
What is an environmental impact assessment?
Assessment
Bringing it all together
The EIA process
Introduction to Week 2
Why would you need different forms of assessment?
What are the different forms of assessment?
How do you decide which assessments to use?
Assessment
Bringing it all together
Understanding the nature of impacts and how to assess them
Introduction to Week 3
How do you define impact?
What are the different impacts?
Ranking impacts
Assessment
Bringing it all together
The relationship between people and EIA
Introduction to Week 4
How do you align EIA assessment processes with people?
What does putting theory into practice look like?
Future environmental impact assessment - integrated impact assessments
Assessment
Bringing it all together
What's next?
Additional references
Other courses offered by FutureLearn
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?