41202 - Integrated Environmental Planning Modulübersicht

Module Number: 41202
Module Title:Integrated Environmental Planning
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Department: Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. (NMU, UA) Schmidt, Michael
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every summer semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:Rationale:
This module introduces students to the integrated environmental planning approach. The module covers the following subjects: environmental planning process and tools, sustainability concept and strategies, syndromes of global change, climate change impacts and response, environmental impact assessment (EIA), strategic environmental assessment (SEA).
Lecture Integrated Environmental Planning:
The lecture “Integrated Environmental Planning” provides a basic knowledge of planning and management strategies and tools, information about main syndromes of anthropogenic influence and impacts on nature and human resources, overview of current concepts for environmental planning and sustainable development. The knowledge obtained during the lecture will be tested in form of an ‘oral performance assessment’ by the end of the semester.

Seminar Integrated Environmental Planning:
In the seminar, obtained knowledge of the lectures will be broadened in students' presentations and discussions.

Learning Outcome: 
  • To provide understanding of the conflicts which environmental planning has to solve,
  • To familiarize students with the principal tools, complexity and variety of environmental planning,
  • To develop students’ skills for analysing and managing problems relevant to IEP field of study,
  • To enable students to predict and assess environmental impacts of anthropogenic activities.
Contents:
  • Environmental problems and conflicts from global to local scale: anthropogenic influences and natural disasters affecting natural resources and human health
  • Syndromes of global change
  • Global climate change and response options (mitigation and adaptation)
  • Concept and history of sustainable development
  • Voluntary Sustainability Standards
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Seminar / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • Lein JK (2003): Integrated Environmental Planning, Blackwell, Oxford
  • Canter, L. W. (1996): Environmental Impact Assessment. Second Edition. McGraw-Hill Inc. Series in Water Resources & Environmental Engineering. 
  • Daniels, T. and Daniels, K. (2003): Environmental Planning Handbook, Chicago: APA Planners Press.
  • Bailey J. (1997): Environmental Impact Assessment and Management: An Underexplored Relationship. Environmental Management 21(3): 317–327
  • Glasson J., Therivel R. (2019): Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment, 5th Edition. London: Routledge
  • Noble B. F. (2021): Introduction to Environmental Assessment: A Guide to Principles and Practice, 4th Edition. Don Mills: Oxford University Press Canada
  • Marriot, B. B. (1997): Environmental Impact Assessment: A practical guide, McGraw-Hill
  • Randolph, J. (2004): Environmental Land Use Planning and Management, Washington, DC: Island Press.
  • Schmidt, M., João, E. and Albrecht, E. (2005) (Eds.): Implementing Strategic Environmental Assessment. Environmental Protection in the European Union, Volume 2. Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.
  • Schmitz-Hoffmann C., Schmidt M., Hansmann B., Palekhov D. (Eds.) (2014): Voluntary Standards Systems – A Contribution to Sustainable Development. Natural Resource Management in Transition, Vol. 1. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
  • Schmidt M., Giovannucci D., Palekhov D., Hansmann B. (Eds.) (2019): Sustainable Global Value Chains. Natural Resource Management in Transition, Vol 2. Cham: Springer.
Journals:
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Review
  • Impact Assessment and project appraisal
  • UVP Report (mainly in German)
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:
  • Oral performance assessment (duration 10 minutes, maximum 15 points)
  • Presentation (duration 10 minutes per student, maximum 15 points)
To pass the module students need to gain a minimum of 12 points (the sum of points for the above mentioned module components).
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Architektur / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / eBusiness / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Environmental and Resource Management / keine PO
  • Bachelor (research-oriented) / Environmental and Resource Management / PO 2015
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Euro Hydroinformatics and Water Management / keine PO
  • No Final Exam Possible / Orientierungsstudium (1 Semester) / PO 2022
  • No Final Exam Possible / Orientierungsstudium (2 Semester) / PO 2022
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Umweltingenieurwesen / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Verfahrenstechnik / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen / keine PO
Remarks:
Module Components:
  • 2403111 LE Integrated Environmental Planning 
  • 2403113 SE Integrated Environmental Planning
Components to be offered in the Current Semester: