| CODE | SPI5104 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Planning Methods: Plan/Policy and Project Evaluation | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spatial Planning and Infrastructure | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will cover the methods that are used to evaluate the potential of plans/policies and projects. The focus would be on Cost Benefit Analyses (CBA), Environmental Assessments of different types (EIAs and SEAs), Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIAs), Health Impact Assessments (HIAs), and Traffic Impact Assessments (TIAs). The students will go through the literature which describes and critically evaluates the role played by such methods. They will also have the opportunity to meet CAB, EIA, SEA, LVIA, HIA, and TIA practitioners in order to discuss specific experiences. Study-unit Aims The study-unit is designed to enable the students to acquire, develop, and apply impact assessment skills, which would need to be made use of in the assessment of proposals for sectoral and spatial plans and policies, and specific projects Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to compare between the different types of plan, policy, and project evaluation and identify the ones that are appropriate in specific circumstances. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to be capable of participating in teams (initially as junior members and later as coordinators or team leaders) commissioned to assess the likely impacts of sectoral and spatial plans and policies and specific projects. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Carroll, B., & Turpin, T. (2009). Environmental Impact Assessment Handbook: A Practical Guide for Planners, Developers and Communities (Second ed.). London: ICE Publishing. European Commission. (2012a). Environmental Impact Assessment - EIA. Retrieved from EUROPA: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/eia-legalcontext.htm Highways Agency. (2012). Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. Retrieved from Highways Agency: http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/ Kemm, J. (2012). Health Impact Assessment: Past Achievement, Current Understanding, and Future Progress. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Lichfield , N., Barbanente, A., Borri, D., Khakee, A., & Prat, A. (Eds.). (2010). Evaluation in Planning: Facing the Challenge of Complexity. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Morris, P., & Therivel, R. (Eds.). (2009). Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment (Third ed.). Adbingdon: Routledge. Therivel, R. (2010). Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action (Second ed.). Abingdon: Routledge. Tromans, S. (2012). Environmental Impact Assessment (Second Revised ed.). Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional. Wilson, S. (2013). Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (Third ed.). Adingdon: Routledge. Zerbe, R. O., & Bellas, A. S. (2006). A Primer for Benefit-Cost Analysis. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar and Independent Study | |||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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