| Course title | |||||
| 環境アセスメント学 [Environmental Assessment] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01en3055 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 多羅尾 光徳, 錦澤 滋雄, 長岡 篤, 田中 章, 杉本 卓也, 飯塚 史乃, 村瀬 憲昭 [TARAO Mitsunori, NISHIKIZAWA Shigeo, NAGAOKA Atsushi, TANAKA Akira, SUGIMOTO Takuya, IIDUKA Fumino, MURASE Noriaki] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | 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. Partially, some classes are conducted by practitioners such as a JICA expert. |
| Expected Learning |
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(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 Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy. See the Curriculum map. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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On Friday 2:45－4:15pm Class 1 Introduction to the course, What is EIA? （Nishikizawa） Class 2 EIA legislative systems in Japan （Sugimoto) Class 3 Screening and Scoping （Sugimoto） Class 4 Impact prediction（Air pollution） （Nishikizawa） Class 5 Public Participation and communication （Izuka） Class 6 Alternative consideration（HEP） (Tanaka) Class 7 Impact prediction（Natural environment） （Tanaka） Class 8 Impact prediction（Landscape） （Tanaka） Class 9 Mitigation measures for urban developments (Nagaoka) Class 10 Urban Developments in EIA (Nagaoka) Class 11 EIA in local government、Midterm Exam. （Sugimoto） Class 12 EIA systems in foreign countries and SEA （Nishikizawa） Class 13 Renewable Energies and EIA （Nishikizawa） Class 14 Environmental and Social Consideration （Murase） Class 15 Final lecture （Nishikizawa） |
| Prerequisites |
| No prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Materials are distributed at each classes |
| References |
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Edited by JSIA, 『Guidebook of Environmental Impact Assessment （環境アセスメント学入門）』. Koseishakoseikaku、2019 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 |
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Midterm test at the 10th class（30%）、Mini reports at each classes（70%） Class participation will be reflected on the grade |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| 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 |
| 3/16/2021 3:40:12 PM |