Environmental management is nowadays an essential part of business activity. It involves a number of rules and tools that students must know and know how to use in order to minimise the environmental impacts and health risks derived from these activities. For this reason, “Management Systems and Environmental Impact Assessment” is part of the “Environmental Management in Business and Administration” module, which also includes the subject” Environmental Epidemiology and Public Health”. The module is completed with two optional subjects,”Energy Management and Eco-efficiency’ and ‘Waste Management”, which broaden the concepts and tools of interest in this field.



This subject has no pre-requirements. However, due to its characteristics, it is desirable to have previously studied “Geographical Analysis” in the 1st year, “Geomorphology and Edaphology” and “Treatment of Environmental Contamination” in the 2nd year and “Geographical Information Systems” in the first term of the 3rd year. All these subjects develop the necessary skills for the Environmental Impact Study.



The skills acquired in this subject will provide the necessary knowledge to be able to participate in the Environmental Management processes that students will develop throughout their professional life.

GENERAL, SPECIFIC AND TRANSVERSAL SKILLS



Students who study this subject will achieve the following skills:



M05CM01: Acquire general knowledge of environmental management systems applicable in companies and administrations.

M05CM02: Plan and develop environmental management in the company and administration using the available computer tools.

M05CM03: Plan and perform environmental impact assessments.

M05CM04: Design, analyse and evaluate epidemiological studies that assess environmental risks in relation to human health.

G001: Acquire basic science knowledge and use the results, integrating them with the social, economic, legal and ethical areas for the identification of environmental problems.

G002: Plan and develop environmental projects with a transdisciplinary approach.

G003: Be part of work teams that develop professional tasks, including teaching or research, in the environmental field.

G006: develop, implement and maintain environmental management systems in the company, and know, analyse and prevent environmental health risks.

G007: assess the environmental impact of projects, plans and programmes.

G009: Be able to use information from different sources on an applied subject, interpret it appropriately, reach meaningful conclusions and present them in public.

G010: Work in a team with exchange of information, ideas and proposals to achieve scientific and/or professional objectives.



The learning outcomes are achieved when the student:

- Uses environmental management tools (M05CM01, G006).

- Classifies an environmental impact according to its attributes and uses an environmental indicator correctly (M05CM02/M05CM03, G007).

- Analyses the content of specific EIA legislation (M05CM02/M05CM03, G007).

- Builds the tree of actions of a specific project and identifies the environmental impacts that these actions may cause in a specific environment (M05CM02/M05CM03, G003, G007).

- Performs an environmental inventory and assesses the environmental factors of the environment using a survey (M05CM02/M05CM03, G003, G007).

- Qualitatively and quantitatively assesses environmental impacts and calculates the global impact of a project on the environment (M05CM02/M05CM03, G003, G007).

- Draft and prepare a summary report of the Environmetal Impact Study (EIS). (M05CM02/M05CM03, G001, G002, G003, G007)



In addition, the acquisition of transversal skills is satisfactorily developed when students:

- Analyse, synthesise and manage information (G009).

- Organise, plan, make decisions and solve problems (G002, G003, G009).

- Acquire computer skills related to the field of study (G007).

- Working in a team with exchange of information, ideas and proposals to achieve scientific and/or professional objectives (G010).

PROGRAMME: THEORETICAL PART



PART I: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

1: INTRODUCTION

2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS)

Part II: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)

3. GENERAL CONCEPTS.

4: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

5: LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

Part III: THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY (EIS)

6: GENERAL METHODOLOGY FOR CONDUCTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY.

7. PROPOSED METHODOLOGY FOR CONDUCTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY



PROGRAMME: PRACTICAL PART



1. Definition of a project able to generate environmental impact and selection of the environment that supports the environmental impact.

2. Creation of the tree of actions: identification of the project's actions that generate environmental impacts.

3. Creation of the factor tree: Selection of sub-factors that have environmental impacts.

4. Design, implementation and analysis of the survey to calculate the relative weight of the sub-factors affected by the project.

5. Creation of the cause-effect interaction matrix: Identification of environmental impacts.

6. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of all the identified environmental impacts.

7. Correction of impacts: Establishment of corrective and compensatory measures for significant negative impacts.

8. Judgement of impacts

9. Drafting of the Environmental Impact Study.

The methodology proposed for this subject is an active methodology, which implies that the planned activities allow students to participate in the construction of their knowledge and to acquire greater responsibility.



The communication and relationship between teachers and students is carried out through the following channels:



-Theoretical and practical classes.

-Use of e-gela. On this platform, students have all the necessary information at their disposal and the latest news are posted. Throughout the course and depending on the work proposed, forums will be opened for the information exchange.

-Working group coordinator. Each working group will appoint a coordinator, who will be the link person in those tasks of the group that need support from the teaching staff.

-Tutoring



With the exception of the lectures and the two individual written tests, the rest of the activities that the students develop in this subject are framed within a cooperative group.



On the other hand, the face-to-face teaching hours imply a series of hours of non-face-to-face work that will be developed by the students individually or in groups, depending on the activities they are carrying out.



If health conditions require online teaching, the characteristics of this subject allow it to be developed, as it is designed, using the computer resources that the UPV/EHU provides the students with (Microsoft Teams, e gela, etc).

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Multiple-Choice Test (%): 20
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 5
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 60
  • Exhibition of works, readings ... (%): 10
  • Trabajo cooperativo (%): 5

The evaluation method is Continuous Evaluation in order to optimise the learning process and the achievement of skills.



The CONTINUOUS EVALUATION involves the following tasks:

i.WRITTEN TEST: PERFORMANCE OF A PRACTICAL EXERCISE (Individual)(5%).

ii.ORAL EXPOSITION OF A WORK (Group)(10%).

iii.WRITTEN TEST, multiple choice (Individual)(20%).

iv.WRITTEN WORK OF THE EIS, project that includes the application of all the knowledge included in the subject (Group)(60%).

v. COOPERATIVE WORK (Individual) (5%).



The FINAL mark is calculated by applying the percentages described above to the results of the evaluation in each of the concepts, taking into account the following REQUIREMENTS:

a) Attend more than 80% of the classes.

b) To have completed all the established activities.

c) To complete the assigned tasks within the established deadline (which will be announced in e-gela).

D )Obtain a minimum mark of 3.5/10 in each of them.



In order to pass the course a final mark of 5/10 will be required. If any requirement is not fulfilled, the course will be failed in the ordinary exam with a maximum final score of 4.



The evaluation of the PRACTICAL EXERCISE will be based on the accuracy of the answer.



The evaluation of the EIS WRITTEN WORK is continuous, maintaining a close and direct relationship with each group, thus the deviations observed are pointed out as a feedback process for subsequent discussion and correction.



In the ORAL EXPOSITION assessment, both the performance and the content of the oral presentation will be assessed by the students.



The WRITTEN TEST is carried out through eGela and negative answers are penalised by 25% with respect to positive answers.



The EIS WRITTEN WORK, which is presented at the end of the course, has a continuous and direct evaluation and feedback.



The COOPERATIVE WORK is evaluated by the members of each of the teams, through cross-surveys where the performance of the group and the participation of each of its members in it is determined.



Exceptionally, after the end of the academic year, an ‘individual excellence test’ will be offered. This test is aimed at students who have obtained a mark equal to or higher than 8 in the written test and who wish to improve their final mark in the subject. In this case, students will make an oral presentation of the Environmental Impact Study carried out throughout the course, followed by a series of questions from the teaching team about the presentation. As a result of this test, the student will be able to modify his/her final mark upwards up to a maximum of 1 point, or on the contrary, reduce it by 0.5 points if he/she does not reach the minimum required. This additional exam will take place within the official deadlines established by the UPV/EHU for the publication of the marks for the ordinary exam.



In any case, students will have the right to be assessed through the Final Evaluation system, regardless of whether or not they have participated in the Continuous Evaluation system. In order to do so, students must submit a written request to waive the Continuous Evaluation, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks from the beginning of the four-month period.





B) FINAL EVALUATION



The Final EVALUATION will consist of an exam, with a value of 70% of the final mark, which will include theoretical and practical questions, and an Environmental Impact Study, with a value of 30% of the final mark. This work will be presented for evaluation on the date assigned to the final exam. In order to pass the subject it will be necessary to obtain a minimum mark of 3.5/10 in each of the parts and a final mark of 5/10.



Resignation from the evaluation call:



Students who, at the time, have opted for continuous evaluation and given that there is no final individual test that accounts for more than 40% of the total grade for the subject, they must submit their resignation from the evaluation call by writing to the teacher of the subject, within one month of the end date of the teaching period of the subject.



In the case of students who choose the final evaluation system, in order to waive the evaluation period, it will be enough not to sit the final exam.



In the event that it is not possible to carry out a face-to-face evaluation of the subject, the relevant changes will be made to carry out an online evaluation using the existing computer tools at the UPV/EHU. The characteristics of this online evaluation will be published in the student guides and in eGela.

In the extraordinary call, the evaluation process for students, both those who have chosen continuous evaluation and those who have chosen the final EVALUATION, is similar. In both cases, in order to pass the subject, students will have to sit an exam, with a value of 70% of the final mark, which will include theoretical and practical questions, and an Environmental Impact Study, with a value of 30% of the final mark. This work will be submitted for assessment on the date assigned to the final exam.



In order to pass the subject it will be necessary to obtain a minimum mark of 3.5/10 in each of the parts and a final mark of 5/10.



Resignation from the extraordinary assessment period:



The procedure for resignation from the extraordinary evaluation of students, both from the continuous evaluation process and those who have chosen the final evaluation, consists of NOT sitting the final exam.



In the event that it is not possible to carry out a face-to-face evaluation of the subject, the relevant changes will be made to carry out an online evaluation using the existing computer tools at the UPV/EHU. The characteristics of this online evaluation will be published in the student guides and in eGela.

“GESTIÓN Y EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL” Rojo N.; Gallastegui G.; Encinas D.; Gómez-de-Balugera Z.; Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU. 2018. ISBN: 9788490829028.

“ESTUDIO DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. PROCEDIMIENTO Y HERRAMIENTAS” 4ª Edición. Encinas D.; Gómez-de-Balugera Z.; Rojo N.; Gallastegui G.J.; Durana N. Vitoria-Gasteiz: Autor-Editor, 2018.

“INGURUMEN INPAKTUAREN EBALUAZIOAREN OINARRIAK” Rojo N.; Gallastegui G.J.; Encinas D.; Gómez-de-Balugera Z.; Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU. 2019. ISBN: 9788413190471.

“INGURUMEN INPAKTUAREN AZTERLANA: PROZEDURA ETA TRESNAK” (4. edizioa) Encinas D., Gómez-de-Balugera Z., Rojo N., Gallastegui G.J., Durana N. Vitoria-Gasteiz. Egile-Editorea. 2018.

Basic bibliography

METODOLOGÍA DE ELABORACIÓN DE LA EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. Alberto Jiménez. Madrid: Editorial Elearning S.L. 2020.



CASOS PRÁCTICOS EN EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. Juan M. Martínez Orozco. Libro electrónico: https://elibro-net.ehu.idm.oclc.org/es/ereader/ehu/130765. 2020



EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL: FUNDAMENTOS. Ignacio Español Echániz. https://elibro-net.ehu.idm.oclc.org/es/ereader/ehu/130768. 2016



GUÍA METODOLÓGICA PARA LA EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. Vicente Conesa Fernández Vítora. Madrid: Mundi-Prensa, 2010 (4ª Edición) ISBN 9788484766193



INICIACIÓN A LA GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL. Encinas D.; Gómez-de-Balugera Z.; Autor-Editor, 2009. ISBN 9788461354450



EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL: ASPECTOS TEÓRICOS. Encinas D.; Gómez de Balugera Z.; Autor-editor. 2011 ISBN 9788461511464. ADDI http://hdl.handle.net/10810/16783



EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL: GUÍA METODOLÓGICA PARA LA REDACCIÓN DE ESTUDIOS DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. Javier Granero Castro et al. Fundación Confemetal, 2015



EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL Y EVALUACIÓN ESTRATÉGICA. director, Tomás Quintana López ; coordinadora, Anabelén Casares Marcos. Tirant lo Blanch 2014



EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. Domingo Gómez Orea, Mª Teresa Gómez Villarino, Ediciones Mundiprensa Madrid (2013)

In-depth bibliography

EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. Domingo Gómez Orea y María Teresa Gómez Villarino. Madrid: Mundi-Prensa, 2013 ISBN 9788484766438

AUDITORÍA AMBIENTAL. Julián Rodríguez Ruiz; Ángel Alcaide Arenales; José Francisco Castro Guevara; Patricia Rodríguez Fernández. Madrid: UNED, 2013 (edición. digital). ISBN 9788436265378

10 ASPECTOS CLAVES PARA LA GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL. Jos Ben Tez, José Benítez, Wilfredo López, Marieudil Lopez , EAE (2012)

EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. Mª Pilar Borderías Uribeondo, Carmen Muguruza Cañas. UNED, Madrid 2014.

ESTUDIOS DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL. MANUAL PRÁCTICO PARA SU ELABORACIÓN. Tomás Sánchez, Universidad de Alicante (2013)

Journals

Web addresses

EUSKADI.NET
http://www.ingurumena.ejgv.euskadi.net/r49-579/es/

DOCUMENTACI¿ PARA LA ELABORACI¿ DE ESTUDIOS DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL DE PROYECTOS
http://www.ingurumena.ejgv.euskadi.net/r49-4532/es/contenidos/informacion/eia_proyectos/es_8419/documentacion.html

ALAVA AGENCIA DE DESARROLLO
http://www.aad.es/home.php

VITORIA: CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES – SISTEMAS DE INFORMACI¿ AMBIENTAL – ATLAS AMBIENTAL
http://www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/cea/es/html/atlas-ambiental/medioFisico-Natural.shtml

BIKAIA
http://www.bizkaia.net/home2/Temas/DetalleDepartamento.asp?Tem_Codigo=9

BILBO
http://www.bilbao.net/nuevobilbao/jsp/bilbao/homeModulos.jsp?idioma=C&color=rojo

GIPUZKOA
http://www.gipuzkoa.net/ciuTerritorio-c.html

DONOSTIA
http://www.donostia.org/taxo.nsf/fwNweb?ReadForm&id=A501610&doc=Area