Sign-in Links
ENSC 301 Environmental Assessment Units: 3.00
The course explores components of environmental assessment including public consultation, scoping, alternatives, protocols, significance, trade-offs, mitigation and monitoring. Biophysical, cumulative, social, strategic and sustainability assessment through case studies highlight strengths and weaknesses of the environmental assessment process.
Learning Hours: 114 (12 Lecture, 24 Group Learning, 78 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 3 or above.
Course Equivalencies: ENSC301, ENSC401
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Develop the skills necessary to start at an entry level environmental assessment job with the government, private sector, or NGO sectors.
- Grasp main environmental assessment concepts - scoping, alternatives, significance, trade-offs, harmonization, public consultation.
- Identify valued ecosystem components (VECs) and know how these are used to scope environmental assessment processes.
- Recommend specific environmental assessment impact studies for a specific case.
- Understand design of environmental assessment processes.
- Understand the main types and steps of environmental assessment.