STUDIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENVIRONMENT COMPATIBILITY
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No specific prior knowledge is required
The exam will consist of a quiz test plus a short oral test. The evaluation will consider, in particular, the knowledge acquired and the ability to rework, present, argue and summarize this knowledge.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES The course “Studies and Procedures for Environmental Compatibility” aims to provide basic knowledge of the regulatory, methodological and technical procedures relating to the various environmental compatibility procedures for plans and projects. In particular, the actors and stakeholders involved in the decisional process regarding the environmental compatibility, the requested technical documentation that must be prepared by the proponents, the technical contents of such documentation, the timing and methods of development of the various technical-administrative procedures such as the Environmental Impact Assessment , the Strategic Environmental Assessment, the Integrated Environmental Authorization, the Assessment of plans and projects significantly affecting Natura 2000 sites. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, the student will be able to: • critically address a process of evaluating a plan or project in relation to potential environmental criticalities • manage the necessary information relating to the contamination problems of different ecosystems • identify the main environmental issues necessary for the development of technical documentation to support environmental compatibility requests • know how to analyse the project or plan alternatives that aim to reduce environmental pressure • know the regulatory references of the sector and know how to consult them • participate in the environmental monitoring of real systems
The contents of the course concern: • Regulatory aspects at both European Community and National level • Environmental management systems, ISO 14.001, EMAS • Ecolabel trademark • The procedure for verifying the subjection to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) • The EIA procedure • The Integrated Environmental Authorization • The Single Environmental Authorization • IPPC procedure • The Strategic Environmental Assessment • The Impact Assessment and connections between procedures • Structure of an environmental impact study • EIS and programmatic reference framework • Design and environmental reference frameworks • Use of simulation models, general structure and fields of application • Indicators and indices • Use of matrices and methods of critical assessment of impacts • Mitigation and compensation systems • Environmental monitoring: methods and functions • Structure and function of Decision Support Systems All the topics listed above have the same weight and, consequently, will have a comparable duration in terms of lesson hours (about 2 hours), except for the description of the EIA procedure and the structure of an EIS, to which a greater space is dedicated, approximately double compared to the other topics. The theoretical lesson’s part will have a duration of 40 hours, while the practical part will have a duration of 14 hours.
The course includes lectures that use presentations in which the concepts are described both verbally and graphically.
The teacher is available in the classroom before and after lessons and in her office by appointment upon request via email (elena.rada@uninsubria.it)