Course info

EnvStud 782 – Environmental Risk Assessment

Content:

Approaches and Experiences. Concepts, Principles and Uses. Introduction to risk assessment concepts. The use of risk assessment in environmental management. A typology of risk assessment and management methods. Overview of risk assessment methods.

Course Lecturer: Gerhard Berchtold, PhD

ECTS credits: 6

Coursebook:

http://reports.eea.europa.eu/GH-07-97-595-EN-C2/en/riskindex.html

Environmental Risk Assessment: Approaches, Experiences and Information Sources

EEA publication on "Environmental Risk Assessment - approaches, experiences and information sources" by Robyn Fairman , Carl D.Mead and W. Peter Williams
at Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre, King's College, London

Projectleader at the EEA: Ingvar Andersson

Part I Approaches and Experiences

Section I Concepts, Principles and Uses

Introduction to risk assessment concepts

The use of risk assessment in environmental management

A typology of risk assessment and management methods

Overview of risk assessment methods