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Contemporary Environmental Issues

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    By the end of the course the students will be able to: • Gain insight into and a level of understanding of the origin and evolution of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process • Explore key aspects of the EIA process and review selected methodologies designed to identify potential impacts • Understand the relationship between planning and EIA and its implementation in Egypt • Introduce related issues: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and the contribution of EIA and SEA to sustainable development • Describe thoroughly the environmental settings in order to be able to predict and assess the impacts associated with a proposed action, i.e. prepare "environmental inventory" • Work in teams (team work)
  • Course Goals
  • No Poverty
  • Zero Hunger
  • Good Health and Well-being
  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Reduced Inequality
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Climate Action
  • Life Below Water
  • Life on Land

Requirements

Description

  • English Description

    This course introduces the contemporary environmental problem (pollution, environmental degradation, desertification, erosion, climate change) - Environment as an important factor in the planning process - Conflicts leading to ignoring the environmental factor in planning (political and economic factors) - Development alternatives, Resources, Input, output, Renewable Energy, Green Infrastructure - The concept and aims of sustainable development, Types - Strong sustainability, weak sustainability, The concept of sustainable development (aims and types) - Natural protectorates (definition, planning process of the surrounding areas).
  • Department
    Urban Planning
  • Credit Hours
    2
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (25) + tr.Major Assessment (30 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 0% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 0, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4
  • - Singh Pooja Rajeev Pratap Singh and Vaibhav Srivastava. 2020. Contemporary Environmental Issues and Challenges in Era of Climate Change.
  • - Riki Therival and John Glasson ,2013,Introduction To Environmental Impact Assessment fifth edition, rotludge.