Bachelor's of Architecture

METHODOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

General Data

Code: 86U841
Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 5.00
Engagement hours: 150.00
ISCED-F: Architecture and town planning
Status: Mandatory
Academic Year: 3º
Term: 1º
Modality: Presential
Languages: English
Available for Mobility Students: Yes
Restricted to alliance: No

Coordination

Description

The course aims to provide students with knowledge of basic sustainable development principles and the meaning of environmental impact assessment for plans, programmes and individual spatial activities. Students will learn to apply environmental legislation at local, regional, national and EU levels, and to design frameworks for environmentally suitable solutions to various environmental problems.

Subject area

Architecture – Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development, Environmental Legislation, Spatial Planning

Requirements

Basic knowledge of environmental management and environment protection and spatial activity required. Student can replace the written exam with two midterm exams with 70% lecture attendance.

Instructors

izr. prof. dr. BRANKA TRČEK

Contents

Basic concepts: sustainable development principles; legal and institutional framework (EU and Slovenian legislation; role of local, regional and national levels).

Methodologies and techniques: state of the environment report; strategic environmental impact assessment; environmental impact assessment.

Reporting and assessment areas: air, groundwater, surface water, waste management, noise, soil, nature protection; synergetic effects and summary analysis.

EIA of spatial plans and programmes: strategy of spatial and economic development; practical project execution; national/regional/local environmental programmes; thematic programmes (drinking water, waste, wastewater); sectoral strategies (energy, traffic, tourism).

Public involvement in different phases of document preparation and implementation.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:

  • Know the basic sustainable development principles
  • Understand the meaning of EIA for plans, programmes and individual spatial activities
  • Know environmental legislation, strategies and programmes at all levels with attention to EIA
  • Understand the basis of environmental reports as expertise for EIA
  • Understand the importance of public involvement in environmental matters

Transferable/key skills:

  • Environmental terminology and language of environmental experts
  • Basic principles of environmental legislation
  • Interdisciplinary approach in environmental management
  • Ability to analyse local environmental state and estimate environmental impact

Recommended Readings and Tools

Readings:

  • Ivanochko, T. (2021). Think, do, and communicate environmental science. Cambridge University Press.
  • National Academies of Sciences (2023). Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. National Academies Press.
  • McMullan, R. (2012). Environmental science in building (7th ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Trček, B. (2013). Metodologija ocenjevanja vplivov na okolje. Fakulteta za gradbeništvo.

Planned Activities

Lectures, dialogues, seminar works, and thematic field works.

Course structure:

  • Lectures: 40 hours
  • Tutorial: 20 hours
  • Individual work: 90 hours
  • Total: 150 hours

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Assessment weights:

  • Written examination: 50%
  • Report: 25%
  • Coursework: 15%
  • Oral presentation: 10%

Additional information:

Student can replace the written exam with two midterm exams with 70% lecture attendance.