Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2501915 Environmental Sciences | OB | 3 | 2 |
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- It is recommended to have taken the course "Environmental and Natural Resources Economics".
- To know the environmental assessment procedures and the content of the mandatory documents.
- To know the legislation governing environmental assessments.
- To know how to identify and assess environmental impacts.
- To be able to propose mitigating measures of impacts.
- To recognize the main effects of human activities on the natural and social environment.
- To know how to value the social perception of environmental impacts.
- To critically analyze an environmental assessment.
Part 1) Concepts, regulations and methods. Impacts on the biotic medium
1. Basic concepts on the Environmental Assessment and basic legislation
2. Structure and content of the Environmental Impact Studies
3. Identification and qualitative evaluation of impacts
4. Assessment of the magnitude of impacts and weighting of environmental factors
5. Mitigation measures of environmental impacts and Program of Environmental Surveillance
6. Evaluation of the biotic medium, ecological criteria to mitigate environmental impacts.
7. Criteria of valuation of species and protection figures
8. Criteria for the valuation of protected natural habitats and spaces
9. Case study with special impact on the natural environment
Part 2) The impacts on the physical environment
1. Introduction to the physical environment.
2. Evaluation of the impact of the spills.
3. Basic information for EIA of the physical environment.
4. Evaluation of the erosion process
5. Impacts in the hydrological cycle
6. Impacts on the river environment: water and sediments.
7. Impacts on the hydrogeological environment
8. Slope impacts.
9. Acoustic impact
10. Study of cases of special incidence in the physical environment
Part 3) The Environmental Impact Assessment from the social perspective
1. The social environment as part of the environment and the impact assessment
2. The temporary dimension. Discount and inflation
3. Techniques of quantification of social impacts. Input-output tables, production functions, others
4. Methods of valuation and social perception. Revealed and declared preferences
5. Aggregations and evaluation. Cost-benefit analysis, multicriterion, Leopold, Battelle
6. The equivalence analysis
7. Preventive, corrective and compensatory measures
8. Surveillance and cost quantification program
9. Applications
The subject combines theory classes, individual practices, practical work and a field trip.
(a) Lectures (theory classes) where the concepts and methods of the discipline are explained. The theoretical the complicated and important points of each didactic unit are highlighted and addressed. Subsequently, the student has to assimilate the concepts explained with the bibliographic information and his individual work.
(b) Methodology classes (seminars) where the explanation of the foundations of the main valuation and evaluation methods will be combined with calculations in the computer through case studies.
(c) Practical work (classroom practices) oriented to the knowledge of the processes and the documents involved in environmental evaluation.
(d) Field practice where a field trip will be made to observe and discuss on the ground the impacts caused by human actions.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Classroom practice | 16 | 0.64 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15, 14 |
Field trips | 8 | 0.32 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15, 14 |
Lectures (theory) | 50 | 2 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 1 |
Seminars | 4 | 0.16 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15, 14 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Documentation and bibliography | 12 | 0.48 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15, 14 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Individual study | 100 | 4 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15, 14 |
Separate evaluations will be carried out for the biotic and physical environment part, and social environment part and for the respective practical works.
The calculation of the final grade will be made according to the following weights, expressed as a percentage:
- Half biotic and half physical, 50%, 20% of which will come from a practical joint work of biotic environment and physical environment.
- Social media, 50%, 20% of wich will come from a practical work of social environment.
The continuous evaluation involves at least 3 evaluation activities throughout the course.
To be able to pass, you must have a grade not lower than 3.5 out of 10 in each test (from the continuous assessment or the June exam if applicable) and a final average equal to or greater than 5.0 in the subject. The format, procedure and specific content of the evaluation tests of each part will be detailed by the corresponding teacher at the beginning of the course.
The student who does not pass the continuous assessment has the option of taking the June test and then for them the grades of the partial exams will not count. Only partial exams may be subject to evaluation in the June test; the rest of activities (works) will not be re-evaluated.
To participate in the recovery exam, the student must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities the weight of which equals a minimum of two thirds of the total grade of the subject. Therefore, the student must take at least 3 of the 4 proposed evaluative activities (2 tests and 2 assignments). To participate in the June test, the student must have obtained at least a 3.5 average in the subject in the continuous assessment.
A not presented in the June test implies a grade equal to that obtained in the evaluation of the course.
Those who exceed the final mitjana requirement equal to or greater than 5.0 and not 3.5 in each test will be qualified in the dossier with the average obtained in the continuous evaluation with a maximum limit of 4.7.
Single evaluation
Students who have accepted the single assessment modality must take a final test that evaluates the 3 parts of the subject (Biotic Environment, Physical Environment and Social Environment). The first 2 parts represent 50% of the exam and the third, the other 50%.
Both the field trip and the seminar are compulsory attendance
The exam can include both open questions(theoretical or exercise type) and multiple-choice questions or True-False. In the case of the Biotic and Physical Environment part, questions from the field trip are included, and in the Social Environment part, the questions include what was worked on in the Problems in the Classroom sessions.
To pass the subject, at least a 3.5 mark must be obtained in each of its 2 parts, that is, the Biotic and Physical Environment, on the one hand, and the Social Environment, on the other.
This exam represents 60% of the final grade for the subject, 20% comes from the work done in the Biotic and Physical Environment part, and the other 20% from the work done in the Social Environment part. Both papers must be submitted on the date established for continuous assessment students.
If the student does not reach the minimum grade required (5.0) and/or does not exceed 3.5 in each of the different evaluations presented, the student has another opportunity to pass the subject, through the recovery exam. established by the coordination of the degree on the date determined, being the same day and time in which one or both partials of the student body in general can be recovered with the continuous evaluation format. In this test, 60% of the final mark can be recovered, which corresponds to theory, field trips and problems. The works, both in their written and oral part, are not recoverable.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Partial exam natural environment | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15, 14 |
Partial exam social environment | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15 |
Practical work natural environment | 20% | 16 | 0.64 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15, 14 |
Practical work of social environment | 20% | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 10, 11, 5, 6, 4, 3, 13, 7, 9, 12, 8, 1, 15, 14 |
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