Environmental and Social Impact Assessment at Project and Strategic Levels, Short Course | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education | Delft, Netherlands
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment at Project and Strategic Levels

12 days
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3500 EUR/full
3500 EUR/full
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This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment at Project and Strategic Levels course at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is about the role of Strategic Environmental Assessment in guiding sectoral and regional planning towards sustainability, supporting strategic decision, and its links with the Environmental Impact Assessment practice.  

Overview

This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment at Project and Strategic Levels course at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is designed for professionals in the civic, public, or private water sector who wish to acquire or update their knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and how these assessments can support decision-making processes and sustainable development. 

Learning objectives

  • Apply selected methods for impact assessment with a system thinking approach to differentiate how it increases its contribution to sustainable development, compared to the conventional disciplinary approach.
  • Develop the capacity to conduct and environmental and social impact assessment or strategic environmental assessment.
  • Discuss how the involvement of stakeholders in impact assessments contributes to the effectiveness and sustainability of projects and strategic interventions.
  • Compare the EIA and SEA processes (methods, similarities, differences, limitations and complementarity) and their role in helping achieve SDGs by addressing social, economic and/or environmental issues at different scales.
  • Programme Structure

    About the course:

    • The course first introduces impact assessment as an integrated and interdisciplinary process. It discusses how it supports sustainable development by informing stakeholders about the trade-offs among (negative) impacts and benefits expected from human interventions on the environment and their consequences on people.
    • Participant’s case studies and experiences are used to discuss and experience how the conventional disciplinary approach for conducting the assessments contributes to externalities that affect the environment and society, and how a system thinking approach can reduce externalities to increase sustainable outcomes.
    • Skills are developed use cumulative effects and ecosystem services as key methodological tools for EIA and SEA, to identify trade-offs among environmental and socio-economic impacts and benefits for stakeholders at different scales. 

    Key information

    Duration

    • Full-time
      • 12 days

    Start dates & application deadlines

    Language

    English

    Credits

    2 ECTS

    Delivered

    On Campus

    Academic requirements

    We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

    English requirements

    We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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    Other requirements

    General requirements

    • Bachelor's degree in environmental or social sciences, engineering, or management of natural resources.
    • Interest in understanding, from a multi-disciplinary perspective, how human interventions affect the interactions among socio-ecological and bio-physical processes.
    • Basic skills in using computer software for spreadsheets, drawing and word processing (e.g. Microsoft Office, Libre Office or Free Office).

    Tuition Fee

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    • International

      3500 EUR/full
      Tuition Fee
      Based on the tuition of 3500 EUR for the full programme during 12 days.
    • EU/EEA

      3500 EUR/full
      Tuition Fee
      Based on the tuition of 3500 EUR for the full programme during 12 days.

    Living costs for Delft

    780 - 1160 EUR /month
    Living costs

    The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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