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Environment Impact Assessment And Auditing Question Paper

Environment Impact Assessment And Auditing

Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ECD 400:
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND AUDITING

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DATE: Monday 21st December, 2009

TIME: 11.00 a.m – 1.00 p.m

INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer Question ONE and any Other TWO.

1.
The Ministry of Roads is in the process of constructing northern corridor by – pass from Ruai through Ruiru and joining Nairobi – Nakuru Highway under its newly launched strategic plan in order to reduce increasing traffic congestion in the City of Nairobi. In view of this and assuming your firm of experts has won the contract to undertake full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies on the proposed road project.
a)
Discuss attributes that you are likely to consider when appointing the EIA team during the preparation phase. (10 marks)
b)
Identify at five (5) possible negative environmental impacts. (10 marks)
c)
Propose at least five (5) mitigation measures that should be put in place to address the identified possible negative environmental impacts. (10 marks)
2.
i)
What do you understand by the concept of Consultation and Public Participation (CPP) in Environmental Impact Assessment (E.IA)? (20 marks)
ii)
Explain the main objectives of E.I.A (12 marks)
3.
Identify and discuss mitigations of at least five (5) possible Environmental Health and Safety issues during Environmental Impact Assessment process (E.IA)? (20 marks)
4a)
i)
What do you understand by Environmental Auditing. (5marks)
ii)
Outline the main objectives of Environmental Auditing. (5 marks)
b)
Discuss the importance of the following terms in E.A / Auditing processes.
i)
Control Auditing (5 marks)
ii)
Scoping (5 marks)
5.
Discuss what should be contained in an Environmental Impact Assessment study report. (20 marks)

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