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  • Level 6
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an essential part of effective environmental management. Its key purpose is to examine the potential environmental effects of resource use. This course is designed to provide you with a practical understanding of EIA principles and processes.

In this course you will explore the development of EIA and look at its practical application in New Zealand. You will also look at common practice problems and explore the critical role of the public in EIA processes.

Topics covered include:

  • purpose and principles of EIA
  • requirements for EIA in New Zealand
  • practical methods and techniques; and
  • current issues in EIA practice.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Textbooks

No textbooks are needed for this course.

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

  • choose the qualification you will study the course under
  • check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.

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