ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO: EVOLVING APPROACHES TO DIFFERENT NEEDS

Luis E. Sánchez ()
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Luis E. Sánchez: Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes, 2373, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2010, vol. 12, issue 03, 245-262

Abstract: This paper documents the experience of teaching environmental impact assessment (EIA) to undergraduate students at Escola Politécnica, an engineering school in Brazil, where EIA was first introduced as a graduate course in 1990, evolving to be taught as an undergraduate course. Learning objectives, course contents and teaching approaches are described. The courses have always sought to prevent a "legal trap" in teaching EIA, i.e. shaping the contents and the approach upon the applicable legal requirements, as it is assumed that, ultimately, EIA is not practiced because of laws, but because society calls for environmentally and socially responsible decision-making. Given the limited literature on EIA education, the paper also hopes to stimulate further reflection and debate on the role of teaching in enhancing environmental assessment practice and in improving its effectiveness and disseminating best practices.

Keywords: Environmental impact assessment; teaching; education; communicative learning; engineering; skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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