REN R 307 - Environmental Assessment Principles and Methods

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-0)

Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

Principles and elements of environmental assessment with an interdisciplinary focus. Topics include types of environmental assessments and when to use them, the Alberta and Canadian environmental assessment processes, the relevant legal framework, sampling and pathways of effects for different biophysical components, mitigation of environmental impacts and assessment of risk. Prerequisites: 60 units and one of REN R 290 or REN R 299. One course each on soils, plants, wildlife, and water are recommended.