ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Course Description

The objective of this course is provide knowledge on environmental impacts and environmental impact assessment. The course content includes history and basics of environmental impact assessment; framework and legal considerations for impact assessment; predictions of impacts on air, soil and water quality, noise level, and the biological environment; methods of impact analysis; public participation in the environmental impact assessment process; environmental impact assessment reports. Examples of previously used environmental impact assessment reports of various engineering projects are studied as cases studies in the lectures. The course uses lecture notes and discussions for the theoretical information and a term project practicing on how to conduct an environmental impact assessment on an imaginary project learning to use the theory in practice.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Learn the theory and the practice about Solar Energy.
2. 02 Learn the usage of the methods for research, design and development in the analysis of the energy transformation at applications of solar energy.
3. 03 Plan and size the grid-connected PV systems.
4. 04 Plan and size the off-grid PV systems.
5. 05 Learn the types and technologies of solar cells

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 S.A. Kalogirou, Solar Energy Enginering Processes and Systems, Elsevier 2009.
2. 02 Antonio Luque and Steven Hegedus, Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Wiley 2011
3. 03 Planning and Installing Photovoltaic Systems 2nd Ed, Earthscan 2010.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 To define Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
2. L02 To describe environmental impacts
3. L03 To list the environmental impacts of energy systems
4. L04 To imagine a project, asses its impacts and report a technial summary of an environmental impacts assessment

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1: Engaged in insightful thinking leading to self-learning and lifelong learning.
2. P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to work independently through specific learned techniques generated via individual efforts and study.
3. P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills to understand social, economic and legal issues both within national, international and global contexts and apply theoretical knowledge of economics to practice.
4. P04 PO4: Adopted the ability to critically evaluate, analyze and interpret information gathered through the use of related statistical software programs to suggest creative solutions for economic problems and make relevant economic decisions.
5. P05 PO5: Been aware of gathering and analyzing data through the application of appropriate technological tools in an ethical and safe manner in order to generate economic decisions and policy suggestions.
6. P06 PO6: Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills essential for team-working and collaborations for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
7. P07 PO7: Endowed with both oral and written communication skills within the economic field to effectively study and work in an international environment
8. P08 PO8: Been able to transfer theoretical knowledge to real life economic environment: to generate policies for microeconomic and macroeconomic problems faced by individuals, firms and governments at national, international and global context.
9. P09 PO9: Developed an ability to apply economic analysis to everyday problems in real world through the development of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities at work and in personal life.

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