This comprehensive guide provides readers with strategies for teaching Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in all its forms, whether through formal university programmes or in the form of short courses offered to professionals and practitioners.
Featuring contributions from 39 university teachers and short course trainers, the centerpiece of the book is the suite of 37 recipes for teaching different aspects of EIA. This internationally relevant resource collectively embodies and applies the best practice principles for teaching EIA, developed through a two-year research project with input from a diverse group of international experts. It provides practical and innovative learning activities with complete instructions for successful delivery, and thus represents a truly comprehensive and up-to-date contribution to the field.
This latest contribution to our Elgar Guides to Teaching series serves as both a basis for reflection upon curricula and teaching practices, and as a source of inspiration for learning activities that can be adopted and adapted for different contexts by EIA teachers and trainers. It will be a valuable resource to help both new and seasoned EIA educators expand their toolbox in order to teach EIA more effectively.
This comprehensive guide provides readers with strategies for teaching Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in all its forms, whether through formal university programmes or in the form of short courses offered to professionals and practitioners.
Featuring contributions from 39 university teachers and short course trainers, the centerpiece of the book is the suite of 37 recipes for teaching different aspects of EIA. This internationally relevant resource collectively embodies and applies the best practice principles for teaching EIA, developed through a two-year research project with input from a diverse group of international experts. It provides practical and innovative learning activities with complete instructions for successful delivery, and thus represents a truly comprehensive and up-to-date contribution to the field.
This latest contribution to our Elgar Guides to Teaching series serves as both a basis for reflection upon curricula and teaching practices, and as a source of inspiration for learning activities that can be adopted and adapted for different contexts by EIA teachers and trainers. It will be a valuable resource to help both new and seasoned EIA educators expand their toolbox in order to teach EIA more effectively.
Contents: Preface PART I OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT 1. Introduction: setting the scene PART II ABOUT EIA TEACHING 2. Generic EIA process and curriculum 3. Developing EIA teaching principles 4. EIA teaching principles: content 5. EIA teaching principles: pedagogy 6. EIA teaching principles: skills PART III EIA TEACHING RECIPES 7. EIA process recipes 8. Principles-focused recipes 9. Teaching EIA online 10. Epilogue References Index
Angus Morrison-Saunders, Professor of Environmental Management, Centre for People, Place & Planet, and School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Australia; Extraordinary Professor, Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North West University, South Africa, and Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, UK and Jenny Pope, Centre for People, Place and Planet, Edith Cowan University, Australia, Research Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North West University, South Africa and Integral Sustainability, Australia
‘The authors set out to provide comprehensive coverage of theory of
EIA teaching and a practical resource for teachers and trainers. I
think they have achieved both. Definitely something for those
involved in EIA teaching or training to have on their
bookshelf.’
*Samuel J Hayes, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal*
'A comprehensive resource for EIA training that bridges the
scholar-practitioner model. Morrison-Saunders and Pope establish
sound principles for EIA teaching and present a rich collection of
hands-on teaching and learning activities drawn from leading EIA
educators and trainers from across the globe. This one-of-a-kind
resource is an essential toolkit for those engaged in the teaching
and learning of EIA - both inside and outside academia.'
*Bram Noble, University of Saskatchewan, Canada*
'This is a pioneering publication on teaching EIA. It provides a
most valuable resource to help those teaching university students
or training practitioners to expand their toolbox to contribute
more effectively. In addition to the core expertise of the authors,
it builds on a wealth of contributions from EIA teachers from
around the world with a focus on international best practice. A
particular strength is the compendium of 37 teaching recipes; these
provide a wonderful cookbook of clearly structured short examples
and instructions for teaching activities that can be adapted to fit
different teaching contexts worldwide.'
*John Glasson, Oxford Brookes University, UK*
'More than a teaching manual, this book summarises what EIA
teachers around the world have learned. Angus Morrison-Saunders and
Jenny Pope structured guidance on What to teach, How to teach and
Key learning outcomes around a set of teaching ''principles'' and
seasoned them with a menu of recipes. People teaching EIA in 17
countries - from young lecturers to retired professors and
including me- contributed their ''recipes'' and shared their
experience on engaging with students, fostering critical thinking,
and ultimately using impact assessment as a tool towards a more
sustainable future.'
*Luis E. Sánchez, University of São Paulo, Brazil*
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