Socio-Economic Impact Assessment | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

EIA 624

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

Department:

Environmental Management.

Course Discipline:

Geography.

Course Description & Objectives:

The course will give an over view of major problems and issues in the assessment and management of environmental impacts of projects; and gives an introduction to socio-cultural concerns, types of impacts that are considered as well as established methods of carrying out social impact assessment (SIA).

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students should be able to;

define social impact assessment and describe the steps in completing a generic social impact assessment
state the guiding principles of social impact assessment and explain the importance of each one
distinguish some of the key features that characterize social impact assessment and make it distinct from others forms of environmental assessment

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