Module objectives / Learning outcomes
Enabling objectives:

After studying this module you should be able to:

• From a range of development examples where Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was not carried out, recognise the problems which occurred as a result and thus identify the need for EIA.

• Define Environmental Impact Assessment.

• Describe the factors which influenced the legislative development of EIA.

• Describe the stages in the EIA process.

• Identify the major issues related to the EIA process.

• Describe and evaluate EIA methods.

• Identify the major strengths of the EIA process which underlie its effectiveness, and recognise the future developments needed for further improvements.

Terminal objective :

• To understand what is involved in each of the different stages of the EIA process, and what they are for.