280.240 Environmental Impact Assessment
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2020S, VO, 2.0h, 3.0EC, to be held in blocked form
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VO Lecture

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to to distinguish and apply Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessment procedures.

EIA: after sucessful completion of the course, students will be able to analyse whether, for certain projects, EIA are necessary. If yes, they know which kind of EIA is to be applied and about planning and legal instruments involved.

Subject of course

Explanation of implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment in practice outlining requirements, the legal regulations and subject-matter related / social demands, the basics and the procedure as such. The proceeding is exemplified and discussed in the lecture. Following subjects and practical experience - preferably by means of concrete Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements - are covered: - Definition of Environmental Impact Assessment according to UVP-Gesetz 2000 Act accounting for social and societal requirements, integration of the general expectations of those concerned and the reality of the institutional position of the EIA - Development of UVP (EIA) in Austria - in comparison with the European and international situation - Planning steps and Assessments as basis prior to an UVE (EIS)/ UVP (EIA) - Strategic preliminary steps "SUP" or "SVP" - Legal fundamentals of "UVP" (EIA) (sectoral legal material) - Proceedings according to legal act and in practice (as concentrated proceeding/ street or with section regulation, etc. - Participants and their legal status - Preliminary proceedings/ analogue assessment framework - Environmental Impact Statement / set-up, handling approach, technical planning and submittal project, report, coordination - Environmental Impact Expertise ( UVG ) / set-up, method, the former assessment specifications, professional handling, part reports, report, coordination - Mediation and moderation throughout a UVP (Environmental Impact Assessment)

Teaching methods

lecture, case-analysis, practical implementation with mock-projects

Mode of examination

Written

Additional information

Die Lehrveranstaltung gehört zum Pflichtmodul 3: Bewertungsverfahren und Evaluierung (Masterstudium Raumplanung)

Das Pflichtmodul 3 besteht aus folgenden Lehrveranstaltungen:
280.228 Systemische Wirkungsanalyse und Evaluierung
280.240 Umwelt- und Raumverträglichkeit
280.233 Ökonomische und statistische Methoden der Projektbewertung 

Lecturers

Institute

Examination modalities

written exam consisting of 2 parts: both parts beed to be positive 

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
24.02.2020 10:00 09.03.2020 23:59 25.03.2020 23:59

Registration modalities

Vorausgesetzt wird ein Bachelorabschluss der Raumplanung und Raumordnung der TU Wien (033 240; Fassung vom 01.10.2011) oder ein anerkannter Abschluss gemäß § 4 des Curriculums.

Precondition

The student has to be enrolled for at least one of the studies listed below

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
066 440 Spatial Planning Mandatory2. Semester

Literature

 

 

Previous knowledge

Vorausgesetzt wird ein Bachelorabschluss der Studienrichtung Raumplanung und Raumordnung der TU Wien (033 240; Fassung vom 01.10.2011) oder ein anerkannter Abschluss gemäß § 4 des Curriculums.

Accompanying courses

Language

German