Aim of the course
The course aims at providing basic knowledge of the regulatory elements, methodological and technical procedures for the various environmental compatibility of plans and projects. In particular, it describes the actors and stakeholders involved in the decisional process regarding the environmental compatibility, the requested technical documentation (i.e. Environmental Impact Assessment) in support of the procedures, the technical contents of such documents, the timing and mode for developing the various technical and administrative procedures such as the Environmental Impact Assessment, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Integrated Environmental Authorization, the Assessment of plans and projects significantly affecting Natura 2000 sites.

Learning outcomes
• Cognitive skills
- acquire the fundamentals information needed to address a critical evaluation process of a plan or project in relation to potential environmental criticalities.
- acquire the required information related to the contamination issues of different ecosystems (air, water, soil)
• Learning abilities
- ability to read, understand and criticize a scientific text about environmental pollution (also in English)
- ability to read, understand and comment technical documents in support of applications for environmental compatibility
• Practical and subject specific skills
- ability to propose a problem-solving approach
- ability to identify the main environmental issues necessary for the development of technical documentation in support of applications for environmental compatibility
• Communication skills
- ability to identify, extract and synthesize relevant information
- demonstrate effective communication skills by practicing, reading, writing and speaking clearly
- demonstrate the ability to communicate with industry experts.