ICYA-4105 Environmental management in projects

This course shall allow students to gain the necessary elements for the handling of the environmental aspect of projects, so that they are able to analyze environmental problems associated to their activities. Through this course the students will be able to identify the risks, dangers and impacts, as well as the likely measures, or solutions to mitigate the problems, so that an adequate framework for a proper environmental management may be developed. The development of the course implies the establishment of systematic processes to identify the possible risks, the identification of the environmental framework and its interpretation, the knowledge of systematic processes of environmental evaluation for the identification of biotics, social-economic, and physical elements, the establishment of systematic processes for the gathering of information oriented towards the knowledge and risk handling that may hinder the feasibility of projects, the establishment of strategies of communication and action as to keep the relation with the interested parties, and the understanding of the elements necessary for the development of management systems applicable to the projects. The ultimate objective is to allow the student to have the elements that will allow him/her to create a plan for environmental management and follow-up.

Credits

4