GGH3705 - Environmental Evaluation and Impact Assessment

Purpose: Overview of environmental assessment; South African case studies; approaches to and a framework for environmental evaluation and impact assessment in transitional and developing countries; the role of legislation, politics, stakeholders and interest groups; procedures and techniques for impact assessment; application in terms of practical examples; future perspectives. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site.