Course title
環境アセスメント学   [Environmental Assessment]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01EN3227
Instructor(s)
錦澤 滋雄, 松本 郁子, 飯塚 史乃, 田中 章, 多島 良, 杉本 卓也, 古郡 ゆう子   [NISHIKIZAWA Shigeo, IIDUKA Fumino, TANAKA Akira, TAJIMA Ryo, SUGIMOTO Takuya, FURUGOHRI Yuko]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an important tool for public and private development and planning decisions toward creating a sustainable society. In this course, students learn EIA theories, methods, regulations and its historical process with several case studies. Scientific aspects such as predictions and evaluation methods as well as democratic aspects relating to public participation will be explained. We will also explore “strategic environmental assessment” as new areas of EIA.
Expected Learning
(1) To be able to explain what is EIA, and learn/understand followings; (2) purposes and methods of screening and scoping, (3) mini/concise assessment (4) EIA system in Japan and foreign countries (5) survey, forecasting and evaluation methods (6) strategic Environmental Assessment (7) roles of EIA for the international cooperation
Course schedule
On Friday 2:45-4:15pm

Oct 06    Class 1 Introduction to the course, What is EIA?   (Nishikizawa)
Oct 13    Class 2 Screening and Mini EIA      (Tajima)
Oct 20    Class 3 Screening and Scoping         (Sugimoto)
Oct 27    Class 4 Public Participation and communication (Izuka)
※ No class on Nov. 10 due to school festival
Nov 17    Class 5  Impact prediction(Air pollution)     (Nishikizawa)
Nov 24    Class 6  EIA legislative systems in Japan (Sugimoto)
Dec 01    Class 7  Alternative consideration(HEP)  (Tanaka)
Dec 08    Class 8 Impact prediction(Natural environment)  (Tanaka)
Dec 15   Class 9  Impact prediction(Landscape) (Tanaka)
Dec 22 Class 10 EIA in local government、Midterm Exam. (Sugimoto)
Jan 05 Class 11 EIA systems in foreign countries(US)   (Furugori)
※No class on Jan 12
Jan 19    Class 12 EIA systems in foreign countries(UK)   (Tajima)
Jan 26    Class 13 Strategic Environmental Assessment     (Furugori)
Feb 02    Class 14 Environmental and Social Consideration (Matsumoto)
in International Cooperation I     
Feb 06 (Tue) Class 15 Final lecture                (Nishikizawa)
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Materials are distributed at each classes
References
S. Harashina, 『Environmental Impact Assessment new edition (改訂版 環境アセスメント)』. Hosodaigaku Kyoiku Shinkokai、2000
J. Glasson, R. Therivel, A. Chadwick, Introduction To Environmental Impact Assessment 4th edition, Routledge, 2012
S. Harashina, 『What is EIA? (環境アセスメントとは何か)』Iwanami、2011 (In Japanese)
Akira Tanaka:『Introduction to HEP(HEP入門 新装版)』、Asakura、2012(In Japanese)
Assessment/Grading
Midterm test at the 10th class(30%)、Mini reports at each classes(50%)、Final Report(20%)、Class participation will be reflected on the grade
Message from instructor(s)
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Course keywords
Environmental Impact Assessment, Public Participation, Strategic Environmental Assessment
Office hours
 Contact to nishikizawa.s.ab@m.titech.ac.jp
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
9/27/2017 3:14:54 PM