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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION II

Vincenzo NADDEO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION II

0622100031
DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA CIVILE
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2014/2015



YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2012
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
VINCENZO NADDEO T Curriculum
Objectives
The course aims to provide the student the basic skills for the identification and assessment of environmental impacts by the construction and management of engineering works. Possible action of mitigation and compensation of the impacts and the basis for the redation of the reports in accordance with the regulations are also studied.

Knowledge and understanding
Ability to understand real environmental problems, ability to "think through" on the concepts of environment, pollution and sustainable development, based on the knowledge of the fundamentals of ecology aimed at understanding the impacts generated by human activities on natural systems, knowledge of the main aspects of each environmental sector.

Applying knowledge and understanding
Ability to set up a mass balance for natural and artificial systems, ability to understand and use models for pollution in the water and the atmospheric sectors, knowledge of municipal solid waste management systems.

Making judgements
Knowing how to identify the most appropriate models to describe and understand the behavior of environmental pollution affecting different environmental sectors and being able to make an assessment of the quality level of a specific environmental sector.

Communication skills
Learning to work in small groups of peers and to orally present a topic related to environmental pollution and/or environmental quality assessment.

Learning skills
Knowing how to apply general concepts to problems that differ from those discussed in the classroom, and how to deepen knowledge using textbooks and resources beyond the recommended ones.
Prerequisites
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE-MENTIONED GOALS, STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE PASSED THEIR FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS CLASSES.
Contents
INTRODUCTION.
DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. BASICS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY. INDICATORS, INDICATORS. MODELS PSR AND DPSIR.

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LAWS

IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENT SECTORS: METHODS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENTS. DATA RETRIEVAL.KEY ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR EACH SECTOR AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENCE ASSESSMENT. LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS.

MITIGATION AND COMPENSATION OF IMPACTS:MITIGATION ACTIONSAND POLICIES.

TECHNIQUES FOR IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION: CHECK LIST, NETWORK), MATIX, OVERLAY MAPPING, GIS.

METHODS FOR THE IMPACTS ASSESSMENT: MONETARY METHODS, METHODOLOGIES MULTICRITERIA QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE METHODS.

ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS: DELPHI METHOD, PAIRWISE COMPARISON, PCT, COUPLES OPPOSITION.

THE WATER SECTOR: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. REFERENCES TO THE PROBLEMS OF WATER POLLUTION. MODELS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE QUALITY OF SURFACE WATER COURSES. WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

AIR POLLUTION: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, ELEMENTS OF METEOROLOGY, DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION OF DIFFUSION, CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER, PASQUILL CLASSES. POLLUTANTS, EMISSION FACTORS, SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION. MONITORING NETWORKS. MODELS FOR THE EVALUATION OF DISPERSION OF AIR POLLUTANTS. THE WINDIMULA. PROCEDURES FOR THE RELIEF, CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF ODORS - SOURCES ODOR.

NOISE POLLUTION: INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, PROCEDURES FOR ASSESSMENT OF NOISE IN URBAN AREAS, CHARACTERIZATION OF NOISE LEVELS IN TIME AND SPACE, INDEXES DESCRIPTION OF NOISE POLLUTION, FORECASTING MODELS, MITIGATION MEASURES - PREPARATION OF ZONING PLANS.

CASE STUDIES: DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES UNDER EVALUATION BY THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES, CLASSROOM-BASED TESTS AND LABORATORY SESSIONS. STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AIM OF STIMULATING THEIR PROACTIVE PARTICIPATION. DURING CLASSROOM-BASED TESTS A PROBLEM TO SOLVE IS GIVEN, AND THE INSTRUCTOR/TA MAKES A CASE OF HOW TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM; THE MAIN GOAL IS TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES STUDENTS MIGHT FACE DUE TO LACKING KNOWLEDGE OF CONCEPTS OR TO A POOR PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR LEARNING LEVEL.
Verification of learning
STUDENTS ARE GRADED THROUGH ORAL EXAMINATION.
Texts
TECNICHE PER LA VALUTAZIONE DI IMPATTO AMBIENTALE DI BELGIORNO V., NADDEO V. E ZARRA T. (2011) ISBN 978-1-257-00753-0

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - SECOND EDITION - DI LARRY W. CANTER EDITO DA IRWIN/MCGRAW-HILL.

MORIANI G., OSTOICH M., DEL SOLE E. (2006). METODOLOGIE DI VALUTAZIONE AMBIENTALE. FRANCO ANGELI.
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