Nes 410: Environmental Impact Assessment Question Paper
Nes 410: Environmental Impact Assessment
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Environmental Science
Institution: Maseno University question papers
Exam Year:2012
MASENO UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2012/2013
FOURTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR
THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WITH INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
(MAIN CAMPUS)
NES 410: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Date: 13th December,2012 Time:11.00-1.00pm
INSTRUCTIONS:
.Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions.
.Question one carries 30 marks while the other questions carry 20 marks each.
.Illustrates your answers where necessary.
MASENO UNIVERSITY ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED
Q 1. a)Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) is a planning and decision making tool. Explain this statement. (6 marks)
b)How does EIA fit in the concept of sustainable development? (6 marks)
c)Describe FOUR types of checklists methods used in EIA. Give the advantages and disadvantages of using checklists methods. (12 marks)
d)Differentiate between screening and scoping in the EIA process (6 marks)
Q 2.a)Select any ONE project type listed below. Each project type has dimensions which make a full EIA mandatory.Identify TEN expected impacts on the environment from the project type selected. Impacts should be divided into three phases of the project.
Project types:
i.Municipal solid waste treatment and disposal
ii.Large scale coal mine
iii.A hydro-power dam
(10 marks)
b)Describe one mitigation measure for each of the identified impacts in Q 2(a) above (10 marks)
Q 3.a)Briefly explain how you would take into account demographic and social component in assessing environmental impacts of a new transport system for a suburb of a large community such as Kisumu.
(14 marks)
b)Below is a list of weekly noise monitoring during construction phase of the new transport system
Week Before project During construction of project
(noise dBA-in the evening) (noise dBA-in the evening)
1 35 65
2 35 70
3 35 75
4 35 80
5 35 80
i)Give comments on the results of the noise levels. (3 marks)
ii)Give one mitigation method to improve the noise levels in the evening (3 marks)
Q 4.a)Discuss the role of consultation and public/stakeholder participation in an EIA process(14 marks)
b)At what stages of an EIA is the public involved/consulted? (6 marks)
Q 5.Discuss the type of information found in an EIA report. (20 marks)
Q 6.Discuss the nature and functions of Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) and Strategic Environment Assessment(SEA), indicating their entry points in the Project Cycle.( 20 marks)
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