Environmental Impact & Quality Assessment

EQUAL prepares students for environmental consultancy careers by introducing marine ecological quality and environmental impact assessment (EIA) concepts and methods from academic, regulatory, and operational perspectives, covering research, legal and policy frameworks, and consulting practices.

program: Science & Society
code name: EQUAL
module family: #Environment & Data Analysis
credits: 4 ECTS
semester: Fall (semester 3)

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 Students should

  • understand the academic and theoretical frameworks that underpin Environmental Impact Assessments, including the value and purpose of EIA in marine and coastal environments.
  • understand the regulatory frameworks governing environmental impact assessments, with a specific focus on France.
  • gain insights into the reality of working in environmental consultancy, understanding both the challenges and the methodologies employed by professionals in the field.
  • apply the procedural steps of EIA, including screening, scoping, setting environmental baselines, assessing impacts, and developing mitigation and compensation strategies
  • apply knowledge in practical settings, simulating real-life scenarios they might encounter in professional environmental consultancy
  • assess environmental quality with a focus on factors affecting human health and ocean pollution, including the monitoring of harmful algal blooms.

TOPICS

  • Academic framework of Environmental Impact Assessment
    • The value of Nature
    • Nature and purpose of EIA
    • Origins & developments
    • Procedure (Screening, Scoping, Environmental baseline, Impact assessment, Mitigation & Compensation)
  • Regulatory framework
    • French focus
  • EIA consultancy
    • The reality of environmental consultancy
    • Case studies and workshop
    • Visit of a construction site (subject to feasability)
  • Environmental Quality Assessment
    • Human health and ocean pollution
    • Harmful algal bloom monitoring

INSTRUCTORS

  • Florian Brehin (CREOCEAN)
  • Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui Bottein (ECOSEAS, Université Côte d'Azur)
  • Christophe Mocquet (Université Côte d'Azur)
  • Frédéric Villers (Office Français de la Biodiversité)

ASSESSMENT

  • Quiz on fundamentals
  • Workshops
  • Final exam
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