Course title
環境アセスメント学   [Environmental Impact Assessment]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01RN3279
Instructor(s)
錦澤 滋雄, 松本 郁子, 飯塚 史乃, 杉本 卓也, 田中 章, 長岡 篤, 古郡 ゆう子   [NISHIKIZAWA Shigeo, IIDUKA Fumino, SUGIMOTO Takuya, TANAKA Akira, NAGAOKA Atsushi, 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 05    Class 1 Introduction to the course, What is EIA?   (Nishikizawa)
Oct 12    Class 2 EIA legislative systems in Japan (Sugimoto)
Oct 19    Class 3 Screening and Scoping         (Sugimoto)
Oct 26    Class 4 Public Participation and communication (Izuka)
Nov 02   Class 5 Impact prediction(Air pollution)     (Nishikizawa)
※ No class on Nov. 9 due to school festival
Nov 16    Class 6 Alternative consideration(HEP)  (Tanaka)
Nov 23    Class 7  Impact prediction(Natural environment)  (Tanaka)
Nov 30    Class 8 Impact prediction(Landscape) (Tanaka)
Dec 07   Class 9  Environmental and Social Consideration (Matsumoto)
in International Cooperation I
Dec 14 Class 10 Urban Developments in EIA (Nagaoka)
Dec 15(Sat) Class 11 EIA in local government、Midterm Exam. (Sugimoto)
Dec 21    Class 12 EIA systems in foreign countries(US)   (Furugori)
Jan 11    Class 13 Strategic Environmental Assessment     (Furugori)
※No class on Jan 18
Jan 25    Class 14 Mitigation measures for urban developments (Nagaoka)     
Feb 01 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
9/7/2018 3:05:12 PM