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CE 2036 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS
How to study this subject
OBJECTIVE
This subject deals with the various impacts of infrastructure projects on the components of
environment and method of assessing the impact and mitigating the same.
The student is expected to know about the various impacts of development projects on
environment and the mitigating measures.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 8
Impact of development projects under Civil Engineering on environment - Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) - Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) – EIA capability and limitations –
Legal provisions on EIA
UNIT II METHODOLOGIES 9
Methods of EIA –Check lists – Matrices – Networks – Cost-benefit analysis – Analysis of
alternatives
UNIT III PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENT 9
Assessment of Impact on land, water and air, noise, social, cultural flora and fauna;
Mathematical models; public participation – Rapid EIA
UNIT IV ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 9
Plan for mitigation of adverse impact on environment – options for mitigation of impact on water,
air and land, flora and fauna; Addressing the issues related to the Project Affected People – ISO
14000
UNIT V CASE STUDIES 10
EIA for infrastructure projects – Bridges – Stadium – Highways – Dams – Multi-storey Buildings
– Water Supply and Drainage Projects
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Canter, R.L., “Environmental Impact Assessment”, McGraw-Hill Inc., New Delhi, 1996.
2. Shukla, S.K. and Srivastava, P.R., “Concepts in Environmental Impact Analysis”, Common
Wealth Publishers, New Delhi, 1992.
REFERENCES:
1. John G. Rau and David C Hooten (Ed)., “Environmental Impact Analysis Handbook”,
McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1990.
2. “Environmental Assessment Source book”, Vol. I, II & III. The World Bank, Washington,
D.C., 1991.
3. Judith Petts, “Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment Vol. I & II”, Blackwell
Science, 1999.
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