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Environmental Impact Assessment

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Course Unit Code546-0770/05
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LAP20prof. Ing. Vladimír Lapčík, CSc.
Summary
Natural and anthropogenic factors are influencing environmental quality.
Social, economical, and ecological aspects of assessment. Methodology of
assessment among industry, power supply, mineral raw material mining, traffic
systems, agriculture and environment. Environmental impact assessment. Cross-
point matrix of effects, criterions catalogs – Fuller triangle. Legal form of
EIA procedure in USA, Europe and Czech Republic. Documentation, expert’s report
and public hearing according to legislation of the Czech Republic.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The target of the subject is acquainting of students with Environmental Impact Assessment process and its application in the Czech Republic.
Course Contents
Natural and anthropogenic factors are influencing environmental quality.
Social, economical, and ecological aspects of assessment. Methodology of
assessment among industry, power supply, mineral raw material mining, traffic
systems, agriculture and environment. Environmental impact assessment (EIA). Cross-matrix of effects, criterions catalogs – Fuller triangle. Legal form of
EIA procedure in USA, Europe and the Czech Republic. Documentation, expert’s report and public hearing according to legislation of the Czech Republic.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
LAPČÍK, V. Wind Farms and Their Impact on the Environment (chapter in book). In: Wind Farm - Technical Regulations, Potential Estimation and Siting Assessment/Book 1 (book edited by Gastón Orlando Suvire). Croatia, Austria: InTech, 2011. pp. 141–162 (22 p.). ISBN 978-953-307-483-2.
LAPČÍK, V., M. LAPČÍKOVÁ. Environmental Impact Assessment of Biogas Stations in the Czech Republic. Polish Journal of Chemical Technology, 2011, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 18-22. ISSN 1509-8117 (Print), ISSN 1899-4741 (Online). DOI 10.2478/v10026-011-0031-8.
BARROW, C.J. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment: An Introduction. London: Arnold, 1997. ISBN 0-340-66271-9.
BISSET, R. Introduction to EIA Methods. EIA Process, Methods and Uncertainty. In: Proc. CEMP Aberdeen. Scotland (UK): University of Aberdeen, 1991.
LAPČÍK, V. Oceňování antropogenních vlivů na životní prostředí (monografie). Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2011. 217 s. ISBN 978-80-248-2440-6.
LAPČÍK, V. Oceňování antropogenních vlivů na životní prostředí (skriptum VŠB-TU). Ostrava: VŠB, 1996. 128 s. ISBN 80-7078-316-8.
LAPČÍK, V. Průmyslové technologie a jejich vliv na životní prostředí (monografie). Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2009, II. doplněné vydání 2011. 362 s. ISBN 978-80-248-2015-6.
LAPČÍK, V. Wind Farms and Their Impact on the Environment (chapter in book). In: Wind Farm - Technical Regulations, Potential Estimation and Siting Assessment/Book 1 (book edited by Gastón Orlando Suvire). Croatia, Austria: InTech, 2011. pp. 141-162 (22 p.). ISBN 978-953-307-483-2.
Recommended Reading:
LAPČÍK, V., M. LAPČÍKOVÁ. Environmental Impact Assessment of Surface Mining. Inźynieria Mineralna (Journal of the Polish Mineral Engineering Society), 2011, Volume XII, No. 1, pp. 1-10. ISSN 1640-4920.
LAPČÍK, V., M. LAPČÍKOVÁ. Biogas Stations and Their Environmental Impacts. Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik, 2011, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 9-14. ISSN 0353-4529.
LAPČÍK, V. Wind Generators and their Impact on Environment. Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Śląskiej, 2009, Nr 1814 (Seria: Górnictwo, zeszyt 287), pp. 125-134. ISSN 0372-9508.
BISSET, R. Review Criteria for Environmental Assessment Reports. In: Proc. CEMP Aberdeen. Scotland (UK): University of Aberdeen, 1991.
LAPČÍK, V. Oceňování antropogenních vlivů na životní prostředí (monografie). Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2009. 254 s. (CD). http://www.hgf.vsb.cz/oblasti/instituty-a-pracoviste/instituty/546/www/studijni-materialy
LAPČÍK, V. Posuzování vlivů větrných elektráren na životní prostředí. Životné prostredie (Revue pre teóriu a starostlivosť o životné prostredie), 2015, č. 1 (ročník 49), s. 29-33. ISSN 0044-4863.
ŘÍHA, J. Hodnocení vlivu investic na životní prostředí - vícekriteriální analýza a EIA. Praha: Academia, 1995. 348 s.
LAPČÍK, V., M. LAPČÍKOVÁ. Environmental Impact Assessment of Surface Mining. Inźynieria Mineralna (Journal of the Polish Mineral Engineering Society), 2011, Volume XII, No. 1, pp. 1-10. ISSN 1640-4920.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit33 (33)17
                Other task typeOther task type33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)34
                Written examinationWritten examination30 15
                OralOral examination37 19