Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Việt
3. Course Code:
ENV617008
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to help students develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of the theory and practice of ESIA in the world including developing countries.
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is a planning process that aims to predict, evaluate and mitigate the impact on the environment of a proposed project, program or policy prior to its commencement, and to approve only environmentally acceptable undertakings. ESIA is hence a mechanism for avoiding or mediating some of the potential costs of development.
The purpose of this course is to help students develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of the theory and practice of ESIA in the world including developing countries. The course examines ESIA in general and in specific jurisdictions. It also examines the technical and policy issues involved in the production and the appraisal of environmental impact assessments. Using a broad definition of “environment”, various components of ESIA are addressed, with an emphasis on principles, legal and institutional frameworks, stages in the process, and specific analytical techniques.
Additionally, the course will focus on the ecology of human societies and the social impact of development on communities and regions. The ecology of human societies is about connections between ecological and human social, cultural, and organizational processes. It is a very broad and general subject that crosses numerous scientific disciplines. Together, readings and lectures will provide you with a “big picture” of what human ecology and social impact are about from an interdisciplinary point of view. This learning process will help us generate a new appreciation for the complex world in which we live.