ZOO 822
Environmental Impact Assessment
3
Course Description
Basic concepts; principles and history of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
Course Outline
Basic concepts; principles and history of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Relationship between EIA and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); Indicator species and organisms of value in environmental assessment; Essentials in EIA; Potential problems of EIA and their solutions; Cost benefits as a tool for environmental decision-making; Field case studies of impact assessment in Nigeria