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102-0516-AAL 3 Credits MSC D-BAUG
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Environmental Impact Assessment

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Sven-Erik Rabe
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:41:42

Abstract

Focus of the course are the method, the process and content of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as well as the legal bases and methods for compiling an environmental impact study (EIS).Excursions provide a comprehensive view of the EIA.Using exemplary projects, the process of an EIA will be worked out by the students.

Objective

- Understanding the context of spatial planning and environmental protection - Ability to use central planning instruments and procedures for assessing the environmental impacts and risks of projects - Ability to apply quantitative methods to assess the environmental impacts and risks of projects - Knowledge about the process and content of an EIA - a capacity for critical review of environmental impact assessments

Content

- Nominal and functional environmental protection in Switzerland - Instruments of environmental protection - Need for coordination between environmental protection and spatial planning - Environmental Protection and environmental impact assessment - Legal basis of the EIA - Procedure of EIA - Content of the EIA - Application of the impact analysis - Monitoring and Controlling - View regarding the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) - Excursions to projects obligated under the EIA

Resources

Lecture Notes

No script. The documents for the lecture can be found for download on the homepage of the Chair of Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems.

Literature

Supplementary literature is available for download on the homepage of the Chair of Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
revision course / private study Environmental Impact Assessment
Self-study course. No presence required.
No time listed 90 h semesterly

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