Environmental Impact Assessment of Transportation Project
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The official GTU curriculum for Environmental Impact Assessment of Transportation Project (subject code 1721308) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 51 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (1721308)Unit 1 Introduction
- Concepts of environmental impact analysis
- key features of National environmental policy act and its implementation
- screening in the EIA process
- utility and scope of EIA process
- Environmental protection acts EIA at national level
- Conceptual approach for environmental impact studies
- planning and management of impact studies
- matrix and network methodologies for impact identification
- description of the affected environmental – environmental indices
Unit 2 Prediction and Assessment of Impact on Air Environment
- Basic information on air quality
- sources of air pollutants
- effects of air pollutants
- key legislations and regulations
- conceptual approach for addressing air environment impacts
- impact prediction approaches
- assessment of significance of impacts
- identification and incorporation of mitigation measures
Unit 3 Prediction & Assessment of Impact on Noise & Social Environment
- Basic information on noise
- key legislation and guidelines
- conceptual approach for addressing noise environment impacts
- impact prediction methods
- assessment of significance of impacts
- identification and incorporation of mitigation measures
- Conceptual approach for addressing socio-economic impacts
- traffic and transportation system impacts
- visual impacts
- scoring methodologies for visual impact analysis
Unit 4 Decision Methods for Evaluation of Alternative
- Development of decision matrix
- Public participation in environmental decision making
- Regulatory requirements
- environmental impact assessment process
- objectives of public participation
- techniques for conflict management and dispute resolution
- verbal communication in EIA studies
- Problems based on matrix and network methodologies for impact identification. 2
- Problems based on prediction and assessment of impact on air environment due to transportation. 3
- Problems based on prediction and assessment of impact on noise level due to transportation. 4
- Problems based on development of decision matrix
- Group work: Collect the data for air quality (emission level) and noise level near the problematic spots on road network
- Analyze and prepare a brief report with suggestions for improvement
- Present the report with group discussion. 22 References: 1
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Betty Bowers Marriott
- Environmental Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide
- McGraw-Hill Professional
- Peter Morris & Riki Therivel
- Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment
- Denver Tolliver
- Highway Impact Assessment
- Greenwood Publishing Group
Unit 5 R. K. Jain, L. V. Urban, G. S. Stacey, H. E. Balbach, Environmental Assessment,
- McGraw-Hill Professional
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