ΟΔΗΓΟΣ ΕΙΣΑΚΤΕΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΟΕΤΩΝ 2025

COURSE OUTLINE



(1) General

School:Social Sciences
Academic Unit:Geography
Level of studies:Undergraduate
Course Code:GEO 416Semester:H
Course Title:Environmental Impact Assessment
Independent Teaching ActivitiesWeekly Teaching HoursCredits
Lecture3
Course total5
Course Type:Optional
Prerequisite Courses:None
Language of Instruction and ExaminationsGreek
Is the course offered to Erasmus students:No
Course Website (Url):https://geography.aegean.gr/pps/index_en.php?content=0&lesson=416


(2) Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

  • Knowledge for the need of EIA at various scales and categories of projects
  • Knowledge of the main procedure and techniques by stage on the basis of available data
  • Knowledge of the implementation of EIA in Greece, the EU and internationally
  • Knowledge of the usefulness of EIS in spatial and environmental planning
  • Knowledge of the need for interdisciplinary cooperation and coordination for conducting EIS and of the necessary skills and knowledge
  • Experience with conducting an EIS and the problems that arise

General Competences

  1. Decision-making

  2. Working in an international environment

  3. Working in an interdisciplinary environment

  4. Project planning and management

  5. Respect for the natural environment

  6. Criticism and self-criticism

  7. Production of free, creative and inductive thinking


(3) Syllabus

The course offers basic knowledge of the theory, methods and techniques as well as of applications of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and of the related Environmental Impact Assessment Studies (EIS). The main modules of the course are:

  • The broader framework within which EIA and EIS are embedded; historic overview of EIA
  • The legal framework for environmental protection in the EU, the European EIA Directive; the legal framework for environmental protection in Greece; transcription of the European EIA Directive.
  • Environmental impact assessment: definitions, impact categories, methodological issues, the main procedure for conducting an EIA, selected techniques for identifying impacts
  • Analysis of the stages of the EIA process and related techniques
  • Strategic Environmental Assessment
  • EIA – abiotic environment (geology, geomorphology, soils)
  • EIA – water resources (surface and groundwater)
  • EIA -- ecosystems
  • Social and economic impact assessment
  • Implementation of EIA – the Greek experience
  • Implementation of EIA – the EU experience

(4) Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation

Delivery:
Face to face
Use of Information and Communication Technology:
Teaching Methods:
ActivitySemester workload
Lecture39
Tutorials15
Project25
Non-supervised study26
Performance evaluation/Exams20
Course total125
Student Performance Evaluation
Term paper, final exam and in-class participation


(5) Attached Bibliography

  1. Βαβίζος, Γ.Χ. (2003) Περιβάλλον: Μελέτες περιβαλλοντικών επιπτώσεων. Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου, Αθήνα.
  2. Canter. L. (1997) Environmental Impact Assessment, 2nd Edition, New York, McGraw-Hill.
  3. McAllister, D. (1980) Evaluation in Environmental Planning. Cambridge, The MIT Press.
  4. Wathern, P. ed. (1992) Environmental Impact Assessment: Theory and Practice. London, Routledge.
  5. Καρβούνης, Σ. Και Δ. Γεωργακέλλος (2003) Διαχείριση του περιβάλλοντος: Επιχειρήσεις και Βιώσιμη Ανάπτυξη. Εκδόσεις Σταμούλη, Αθήνα.
  6. Electronic journal «Law and Nature»