ENVS3001
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course introduces students to the practice and theory of impact assessment and public participation. The course takes a practice-based approach to learning through workshops, exercises and case studies, so that students develop the skills needed for professional employment.
It also addresses critical issues facing practitioners, decision makers and communities in relation to sustainability, more equitable forms of development and democratic environmental decision making. Both Australian and international perspectives are included. This capstone course will equip students with skills, techniques and methods of impact assessment and public participation necessary for entry into environmental management professions.
Availability2020 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2020
Ourimbah
- Semester 1 - 2020
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Explain the history behind and approaches to integrated impact assessment and sustainability;
2. Conduct, plan and review environmental and social impact assessments;
3. Work in a group to produce a professional report;
4. Identify and analyse the role of public participation in impact assessment;
5. Analyse and interpret literature and communicate findings in written and verbal formats.
Content
- Historical background and contemporary approaches to integrated impact assessment and sustainability;
- Environmental and social impact assessment methodologies and practices;
- Professional practice, including team work, impact assessment report writing and evaluating quality of impact assessment reports;
- Role of public participation in integrated impact assessment;
- Issues and critiques relating to the theory and practice of impact assessment, environmental impact statements and public participation;
- Examples and case studies of impact assessment and public participation in different contexts.
Requisite
This course replaces EMGTT3110. If you have successfully completed EMGT3110 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
ENVS2002 Environmental Legislation and Planning
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Essays
In Term Test: Examination: Take Home
Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Group/workshop participation and contribution/oral presentation
Written Assignment: Research Report
Contact hours
Callaghan and Ourimbah
Lecture
Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Workshop
Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term