ENV520: Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment

This unit teaches the theories of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), focusing on the policy and procedures involved. The origin, history and continuing evolution of EIA are covered from the perspective of both Australian and international practice. The role of EIA as both a planning and management tool along with strategic environmental assessment and sustainability assessment are covered. The preparation and review of various EIA documents including environmental management programs are covered. The political nature of environmental decision-making is considered.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Students will be required to attend two intensive weekends (Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon) near the start and middle of the semester and one intensive day on a weekend (Saturday) near the end of the semester. Students will work independently on ind
Prerequisites	Enrolment in a honours or postgraduate level course. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Environmental Science
Unit Coordinator	Dr Angus Morrison-Saunders Position: Snr. Lecturer (Environ. Science) E-mail: A.Morrison-Saunders@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.016 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6125
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Angus Morrison-Saunders Snr. Lecturer (Environ. Science) (A.Morrison-Saunders@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6125 Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.016 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)