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1. Master of Science in Environmental Technology
& Management
ETM 515-2 Environmental Impact Assessment
Prof. Sisira Ediriweera-Uva Wellassa University

2. Objectives
• To provide students with the knowledge and professional skills
necessary to enable them to undertake environmental impact
assessment.

3. Intended Learning Outcomes
• Explore the drivers, pressures and impacts of environmental changes.
• Explain and assess the process, and underlying principles and
concepts, of environmental impact assessment (EIA).
• Explore the methods and techniques used in the stages of the EIA
process.
• Evaluate the operation of EIA in Sri Lanka and other countries.

4. Course Outline
• Drivers, pressures and impacts of environmental changes
• Definition, Process and Purpose of EIA
• Impact Areas, Current and Emerging
• Origin in the USA and World-Wide Development
• EIA in Sri Lanka
• EIA Process - Starting and Initial Stage
• EIA Process - Impact Prediction
• EIA Process - Impact Evaluation, Mitigation and Enhancement
• Socio-Economic Impacts (SIA)
• Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihoods
• Risk and Risk Assessment
• Environmental Management Plans

5. Assessment and Evaluation
• Case Study-I (30%)|Case Study-II (30%)|Online assessment (40%)