Environmental and Social Impact Assessment detailed syllabus for Medical Electronics (MEE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MEE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Medical Electronics 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MEE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to MEE Open Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of environmental and social impact assessment is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION
Impacts of Development on Environment – Rio Principles of Sustainable Development-Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) – Objectives – Historical development – EIA Types – EIA in project cycle -EIA Notification and Legal Framework-Stakeholders and their Role in EIASelection & Registration Criteria for EIA Consultants
Unit II
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Screening and Scoping in EIA – Drafting of Terms of Reference,Baseline monitoring, Prediction and Assessment of Impact on land, water, air, noise and energy, flora and fauna – Matrices -Networks – Checklist Methods – Mathematical models for Impact prediction – Analysis of alternatives
Unit III
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Unit IV
SOCIO ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT
Baseline monitoring of Socio economic environment – Identification of Project Affected Personal -Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan- Economic valuation of Environmental impacts – Cost benefit Analysis
Unit V
CASE STUDIES
EIA case studies pertaining to Infrastructure Projects – Real Estate Development – Roads and Bridges – Mass Rapid Transport Systems – Ports and Harbor – Airports – Dams and Irrigation projects – Power plants – CETPs- Waste Processing and Disposal facilities – Mining Projects.
Course Outcomes:
The students completing the course will have ability to
- carry out scoping and screening of developmental projects for environmental and social assessments
- explain different methodologies for environmental impact prediction and assessment
- plan environmental impact assessments and environmental management plans
- evaluate environmental impact assessment reports
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Becker H. A., Frank Vanclay,“The International handbook of social impact assessment” conceptual and methodological advances, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003.
- Barry Sadler and Mary McCabe, “Environmental Impact Assessment Training Resource Manual”, United Nations Environment Programme, 2002.
- Judith Petts, “Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment Vol. I and II”, Blackwell Science New York, 1998.
- Ministry of Environment and Forests EIA Notification and Sectoral Guides, Government of India, New Delhi, 2010.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Medical Electronics 6th Sem, visit MEE 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Medical Electronics results, visit Anna University MEE all semester results direct link.