ERS 241Introduction to Environmental Assessment
- Faculty
- Environment
- Offered
- Winter
- Credit
- 0.5
- Last listed
- 1994–95
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1987–88 to 1994–95; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
A theoretical and practical introduction to Processes and techniques for incorporating environmental considerations in planning and evaluating proposals for future undertakings that may have significant social and biophysical effects. The course provides an overview of methodologies for, and controversies surrounding, the design and conduct of biophysical and socioeconomic impact studies, and the testing of reported findings. The main focus is on the purposes and design of environmental assessment processes, with particular reference to the Canadian federal and Ontario provincial regimes. Consideration of case examples is emphasized.
As printed in the 1994–95 calendar, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original. Later calendars (1995–96 on) aren’t on uwloo.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: At least second-year standing
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1987–88 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1994–95 1 calendar
A theoretical and practical introduction to Processes and techniques for incorporating environmental considerations in planning and evaluating proposals for future undertakings that may have significant social and biophysical effects. The course provides an overview of methodologies for, and controversies surrounding, the design and conduct of biophysical and socioeconomic impact studies, and the testing of reported findings. The main focus is on the purposes and design of environmental assessment processes, with particular reference to the Canadian federal and Ontario provincial regimes. Consideration of case examples is emphasized.
Prereq: At least second-year standing
Offered Winter · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit
1987–88 to 1993–94 6 calendars
Titled Introduction to Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
An introduction to means of assessing proposed approaches to environmentally and socially significant problems and opportunities. Special emphasis on the nature and limitations of conventional means of assessing the impacts, and overall desirability of technologies, projects, plans and policies. Close examination of case examples.
Prereq: At least second-year standing
Offered Winter · 38 class hours a week · 0.5 credit